Greek News

On Tuesday morning, June 10, the Greek Coast Guard collected 17 immigrants from the sea, in the northeast of Farmakonisi. The immigrants had no legal documents in their possession. The immigrants jumped in the water after their boat flooded and...

Greek Deputy Premier/Foreign Minister/PASOK chief Evangelos Venizelos, who was rushed to the hospital at 1:30 a.m. on June 10 after suffering severe abdominal pain, was found not have any serious problems and would be discharged in time to attend the...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras' revamped Cabinet, which still includes most of the familiar faces of his ruling New Democracy Conservatives and partner the PASOK Socialists, was dismissed by his rivals as a desperate attempt to regain standing after...

The oldest olive tree in the world lies in the village Ano Vouves, in the region of Chania, Crete, Greece.  It is one of the seven ancient olive trees in the Mediterranean area which are believed to be over...

Thanasis Polykandriotis, the Greek skilled virtuoso, will hold a concert in Johannesburg, South Africa on Friday, June 20. The money gathered from the concert will be used to fund the studies of a young Greek bouzouki player via "Τhe...

An innovative demonstration in the form of a performance took place at the British Museum the previous weekend, entertaining many visitors who happened to be there. The internationally famous soprano Sonia Theodoridou together with six more Greek women entered...

According to OECD data, new reforms liberalizing regulated (or so-called closed-shop) professions will be applied this summer until the beginning of 2015. The agreement with the country’s creditors will abolish regulations and restrictions for professions established by law, reportsThe Capital,...

Greek Prime Minister kept most of his Cabinet intact on June 9, but shook it up a bit in the wake of his New Democracy Conservatives taking a beating in the European Parliament elections to the major opposition Coalition...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, his New Democracy Conservatives still reeling from being beaten in the European Parliament elections by the major opposition Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA), made changes in his Cabinet on June 9, with the...

 Vancouver’s White Lung unleashed their infectious punk tunes live in Australia this week. The band includes Mish Way on vocals, Kenneth William on guitar, Hether Fortune on bass, and Anne-Marie Vassiliou, of Greek heritage, on drums. This is White Lung's first trip to Australia and they have already...

A 35 year-old Swiss woman, was found dead in the swimming pool of a luxury hotel resort on the island of Rhodes, in the eastern Aegean Sea, Greece. The body of the woman was found early on Monday by...

Greece is considered one of the outsiders in the 2014 World Cup if you consider that the team doesn't have any super-star players and has a poor record in the tournament. However, the Greek team surprised the world by becoming...

A new book titled “Antigone Kefala: A Writer’s Journey” was launched in Melbourne on May 27 by the Australian poet Judith Rodriguez. The book is an anthology of reviews, essays, analytical and critical writing of Antigone Kefala’s literary works as...

The British auction house Coys will include in this year's auction about 130 classic cars and motorcycles mostly from the 1970s, some of them belonging to government officials such as the late Greek President of the Republic, Konstantinos Karamanlis. The auction includes a Lancia...

An Oregon resident has turned a Boeing 727 of the Greek airline "Olympic Air" into a residence in a forest outside the suburbs of Portland.  Bruce Campbell started his project two years ago, in 2012 and after a lot...