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  Greek-Australian scientist Dr. Arthur Christopoulos along with his research team made an important discovery concerning the side-effects of drugs on patients. The research team from Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Melbourne discovered how to change the way that the...

Nothing can stop the strong-willed soul of a man who wants to dance to the rhythm of a Greek zeibekiko. In this case, the popular "Zeibekiko Tis Evdokias" (Evdokia's Zeibekiko). During halftime, the song began to play and basketball player...

By Nota Karamaouna* - One of the fundamental features of Thessaloniki – Greece’s second city, sometimes known as Salonica – since its very foundation in 315 BC was its multicultural character. The city, a key highlight on our Exploring Greece:...

Greece has made a decision on who will represent the country in Eurovision 2014. The winning song of the televised Greek show is “Rise Up” by Freaky Fortune feat. Riskykidd. The young act who is well on their way to...

Greek pharmacists will proceed with new strikes on  Friday, March 14 and Monday, March 17 after a  decision taken by the Panhellenic Pharmacists’ Union. Meanwhile the pharmacists union has stated that there is no conflict with the Health Minister,...

The Attorney General of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece, Efterpi Koutzamani, has sent a circular to all the Procurator Generals of the country, in which she asks them to give all the appropriate directives to the...

"Koku” is the name of a Greek accessories company that of late has become very successful abroad. The brains behind this operation are Ilena and Maria Kokkou, two sisters from Greece who have managed to combine their talent and...

The Greek Minister of Administrative Reform and e-Governance Kyriakos Mitsotakis has received a double legal slap, from both the Council of State (CoS) and the legal department of the Greek parliament, on some critical legislative initiatives he is proposing. In...

A new organization called "Revolutionary Anti-Fascist Action" has claimed the responsibility for the attack with gas canisters on the office of the lawyer Failos Kranidiotis that occurred on Sunday, March 2, 2014. The organization attacked the lawyer's office as he...

Despite the assurances of the Greek government that the country will recover by 2014, gross domestic product data released on Tuesday, show that the recession is getting deeper. According to the Greek statistics service ELSTAT, Greece's GDP shrank by 3.9% in...

The political scene of crisis-ridden Greece seems to be scattered in pieces, as no less than fifteen new political parties and as many political movements have been founded, seeking their own place in the Greek political spotlight. Former ministers, political...

Ten years since the last incidence of the mad cow disease in Greece, the Greek authorities have quarantined a farm in Fthiotida, central Greece, after the detection of two new cases. The new cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) were...

One of the major trends recorded in recent years at the International Tourism Fair of Berlin (ITB) is the rapid development of “gay tourism.” According to Deutsche Welle, gay or LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender) tourism, as it is...

Greek interactive artist and designer George Zisiadis is considered to be the happiest man in San Francisco. He has spoken to electronic magazine ellines.com about his life in the United States, and his work. Zisiadis was born in New York...

Several Greek and French businessmen are interested in buying the luxurious villa of renowned Greek painter Yiannis Moralis. The villa is located on the island of Aegina, Greece and was designed by the renowned Greek architect Aris Konstantinidis. It is...