Greek News

The unemployment rate in Greece fell to 16.9 percent of the workforce in July of 2019, from a level of 19.1 percent seen exactly one year earlier and 17.1 percent in June of this year, the Hellenic (Greek) Statistical Authority...

Turkish President Recept Tayyip Erdogan threatened the European Union on Thursday afternoon that he could allow more than 3.6 million refugees and migrants to leave the country and land on European shores. Speaking at a rally for his party on Thursday,...

Greek Olympic champion and weightlifting legend Pyrros Dimas was welcomed with great enthusiasm at the first event in Western Canada co-hosted by The Hellenic Initiative Canada and the Greek Community of Calgary, on Wednesday, Oct. 2. The event featured the...

Greek authorities have discovered two bodies inside a car which had sunk to the bottom of the sea off Neos Molos, in Drapetsona, Greece. The vehicle was found 32 meters (105 feet) under the surface of the sea, and the...

Two out of five teenagers in Greece are not happy with their lives, according to a new survey, published on Tuesday to coincide with "World Mental Health Day," which is commemorated on Thursday. The survey, by Greece's Research Institute of...

"Ermis," the oldest cafe in Greece, which has been in operation since the year 1800 in Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos Island, has recently been included in the European Historic Cafes Association. Historic cafes are important points of reference in...

The largest ship to ever pass through the narrow Corinth Canal in southern Greece amazed both the fortunate passengers on board and spectators along the Canal on Wednesday morning. The MS Braemar cruise ship, belonging to the UK-based Fred. Olsen...

A series of caves on Crete used from the 18th century to the mid-20th century to quarantine people with leprosy (Hansen's Disease) are now being refurbished to be offered as short-term Airbnb rentals for tourists. Manolis Giannadakis bought five of...

The UN Security Council will hold a closed meeting for unofficial consultations on Varosha, the fenced-off part of Cyprus's former resort city of Famagusta, on Wednesday. Security Council members are expected to be briefed on the situation and developments in...

Greece has for the first time in history borrowed money with a negative interest rate, it was made public on Wednesday. According to a statement issued by the country's Public Debt Management Authority, during Wednesday's three-month T-bill auction, the country...

The headquarters of Greece's Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity in downtown Athens was the target of another ”intervention,” as the well-known Greek anarchist group ”Rubicon” terms it, on Wednesday afternoon. At approximately 1:10 PM local time, twenty...

Turkey officially began its new military operations in Northern Syria, it was made public on Wednesday afternoon. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced himself that his country began the long-planned operation, following the recent controversial decision of United States President...

Greek lawmakers voted on Tuesday to open a probe for a possible criminal investigation for ex-minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos in connection with the Novartis investigation. The probe is to determine whether Papangelopoulos sought to incriminate political rivals of the leftist SYRIZA...

Greek authorities announced on Tuesday that a total of 649 migrants and refugees have landed on the islands of the northeastern Aegean in the past two days. Of that number, 377 arrived at Lesvos, 244 landed on Chios and 28...

The American gaming giant Mohegan revealed its design on Tuesday for an Athens casino to be built at the former Hellenikon Airport south of the Greek capital. The casino, which is quite futuristic in appearance, will be named "Inspire Athens" and will...