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A religious ceremony by Orthodox Christians began at Sumela Monastery in the Macka district of the northern Trabzon province in Turkey. The Sumela Monastery is a 1,600-year-old ancient Orthodox monastery located at a 1,200-meter height on a steep cliff. On...

Several cruise lines have changed course after a power station fire caused an island-wide blackout Tuesday on Santorini. MSC Cruises Fantasia and Pullmantur's Zenith, both scheduled to call on the Greek island today, came up with alternative plans because services...

An El Al flight bound for Israel from New York made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport early Thursday morning after the smoke alarm sounded on the plane. The aircraft landed safely and no injuries were reported. Flight LY004,...

The well-known to all Greeks bucolic idyll between Golfo and Tassos, will revive for only one night, at the ancient theater of Epidaurus on August 16. The play, directed by Nikos Karathanos, enchanted during the winter season the Athenian...

The 2nd Medieval Byzantine Festival named Alexiada, will begin in Kastoria under the auspices of the municipality of Kastoria and the citizens who contributed to the organization of the festival, which will start on August 22. The festival will start...

The significant rise in tourism can interpret to an extent the rise in the number of visitors to museums and archaeological sites around Greece. According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), in the period January-April 2013, visitors to museums...

The Greek authorities must act immediately to curb the growing spate of xenophobic and racist attacks Amnesty International said today. It follows a brutal knife attack by a mob of around 20 men on two Pakistani migrants on the...

Greece won two medals in the International Paralympics Committee (IPC) Swimming World Championships in Montreal on August 13. Christos Tampaksis won first place in the men’s 50m breaststroke SB2 division, while Antonios Tsapatakis won the bronze in the men’s 100m...

The Hellenic Initiative, a global nonprofit whose mission is mobilize the Greek diaspora to support sustainable economic renewal for Greece and its people announced its first banquet set to take place in New York on October 3rd. The focus of...

Today the Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved the launch of the opening of the Makaza border checkpoint on the Bulgarian-Greek border, which links the Bulgarian town Kardzhali to Komotini. According to the Bulgarian press, which gave wide publicity to the...

Kozani, a town in northern Greece, is known for its music tradition and has various talented musicians, who are recognized worldwide in the field of classical music, jazz and other music genres, and it's going to show off the...

The Cultural Organization of Prespes, the Melina Mercouri Foundation and ADaM Productions of Badminton Theater are presenting the performance, Melina - Wherever I Travel To, Greece, on Aug. 23-24 a tribute to the late actress and former Culture Minister...

Joining a long line of celebrities picking Greece for a summer vacation during a record-breaking tourist season, noted clothing designer Tommy Hilfiger is taking his holiday on the island of Skiathos. He arrived at the island in the Sporades with...

With Greece stepping up ticket enforcement on public transportation, authorities said an 18-year-old was killed trying to avoid a ticket check, while he was on a trolley bus the night of Aug. 13. The young man was on the trolley...

Turbulence and violent conflicts are plaguing Egypt after the gory breaking down of the demonstrations made by Morsi’s supporters. According to information, there are hundreds of dead protestors, though the Minister of Health has announced 95. Egypt’s Presidency has declared...