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The first expedition to the "Door to Hell" in Turkmenistan, central Asia, had a Greek scent. More than four decades ago a crater opened up in the desert of northern Turkmenistan, likely the result of a drilling mishap. The Darvaza Crater,  known...

Greece's Aegean Airlines won the Best Regional Airline in Europe Award for the fourth year in a row. The 2014 Skytrax World Airline Awards are based on 18.85 million completed surveys by customers from over 160 countries, who chose Aegean...

The minimum guaranteed income will start being offered on a trial basis by the beginning of September, with its universal application scheduled to begin within the first half of 2015, Greece's Labor Ministry sources said on Wednesday. This was agreed...

Greek Police are seeking a hideout or other clues regarding the activities of left-wing militant group Revolutionary Struggle after its leader, Nikos Maziotis, was arrested following a dramatic shootout in downtown Athens yesterday. Maziotis, who had been at large since the summer...

The German Parliament, within the framework of the International Parliamentary Scholarships (IPS) program, is giving the chance to 120 graduates from Greece, Turkey and Cyprus to participate in events, seminars and internships in the Parliament. The IPS program is carried out each year...

The New York Times published an article today, July 17, on the arrest of “Greece’s most wanted terrorist, Nikos Maziotis.” The article makes a brief description of the events that took place in one of the busiest tourist areas in...

An impressive sculpture, symbolizing the Olympic Games around the globe, was installed in Gaia park at the municipality of Town of Mount Royal, a region located on the border of Parc Extension. It is a sculpture by Praxitelis Tzanoulinos, crafted in Greece,...

A meeting between Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, took place before the EU Summit in Brussels yesterday. Government sources said that the meeting lasted about 40 minutes and was an important and in-depth discussion on...

Shipping and Aegean Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis received on Wednesday on behalf of the Hellenic Coast Guard from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation 10 high-speed inflatable boats, which will reinforce Greece's fight against illegal migration from the sea borders. "Our target is...

According to a new survey conducted on a global level by Pew Research Center and published in the American newspaper New York Daily News, Greece ranks 6th on the list of countries that dislike America. Forty four thousand people from 44 countries...

Finding the perfect place for your family vacation can be quite tricky. The numerous Greek islands offer tourists a large selection of places to go for a relaxing vacation with their family. Even though Mykonos and Rhodes are mostly...

*By Dr. Nicholas Economides - Through targeted investments, Greece will increase GDP and tax revenue as well as reduce unemployment and the debt/GDP ratio.

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, wrote President Obama urging the Administration to increase attention to the...

Intralot Australia signed the renewal contracts with Western Australia’s Lotterywest (Lotteries Commission of Western Australia) for three more years, with the possibility of two additional one-year renewals. Therefore, the company will continue to provide technology and related services to Lotterywest until...

The 26th International Conference of Philosophy is being held from July 12 to 17 in the coastal suburb of Vouliagmeni, in Athens, Greece. This year's conference theme is "Greek Philosophy and Moral and Political Issues of our Global Era." It is...