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“Until the present moment, absolutely no problems have been reported in the Greek Diaspora in Egypt,”was  pointed out by Akis Gerontopoulos, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and responsible for Hellenes Abroad. “The developments in Egypt run every moment, but I...

It is a matter of time before the police find the dangerous Albanian escapees, Mario Kola and his accomplices. The giant operation for apprehending the criminals is in process with research now focused on Prousos, Eurytania. According to the police,...

The cargo ship CATHERINE under a Maltese flag, and the Panama-flagged vessel BARU SATU collided in the Strait Kafirea, seven nautical miles south-west of Andros. There is currently no danger of the CATHERINE sinking after the rupture which resulted in...

Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, who as finance minister in a previous Greek government imposed losses of 74 percent on investors and holders of Greek bonds - which pushed Cypriot banks to the edge of default and forced the...

June posted an impressive increase in air arrivals from abroad at the country’s popular holiday destinations, confirming that 2013 will indeed be a record year as far as arrivals are concerned. Preliminary data for Iraklio, Rhodes, Corfu and Zakynthos, four...

Just as Greece seemed to be heading toward getting back on its feet financially, the country's primary deficit grew in the wake of an attempt to regain credibility and pay back bills - a target that fell far short...

The Northeastern Aegean islands have received a crucial economic and social blow with the beginning of the summer, as the last 20 days Lesvos has been totally cut off from ship routing with Southern Greece (Lemnos-Kavala-Thessaloniki) as well as...

Ioanna Thomopoulou, a 24-year-old postgraduate student, daughter of a renowned jeweler in Patras, Greece, died in a car accident in Mexico. Ioanna was a graduate of Media Studies at the Panteion University of Athens, Greece and was conducting postgraduate studies...

In an exclusive statement to Real.gr, the Patriarch of Alexandria, Theodore, expressed his anxiety about the difficult times Egypt is experiencing, while at the same time he sends everywhere a message for the future of the Orthodox Church and...

Saint Hyacinth, the Greek god of love from Crete, is celebrated every year on July 3, the date he martyred for the love of Christ. According to the Orthodox Church, Saint Hyacinth was a steward of the Emperor Trajan, who...

Exhibitions, art events at museums and monuments; art installations, performances, workshops, conferences, educational programs, interventions in public spaces and guided tours will be taking place in Thessaloniki, Greece, during the 4th Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, from September 18,...

Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea which is mentioned in the Christian scriptural Book of Revelation. The book's introduction states that its author, John, was on Patmos when he was given (and recorded) a vision...

Three years into austerity measures, Greek workers in the private sectors have seen another 10 percent cut in their salaries in the last year as private companies slash wages as the government is doing the same to public workers,...

Well-known University of Athens Professor Christos Giannaras, jumping into the debate about the dysfunctional state of Greece, blamed its problems on the usual suspects, primarily a bloated public sector notoriously inefficient which has weighed down the economy for decades. Giannaris...

A hundred and more items from archaeological museums around Greece will enrich two very important exhibitions that will open next year in the US and Spain. The first, will take place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest...