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A United Nations’ special envoy says he is “encouraged” by the stance of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) new government toward resolving its long-running dispute with Greece over the country's name. Matthew Nimetz met in Skopje with FYROM...

Almost 200 victims of the strong earthquake that jolted the Greek island of Lesvos on June 12, were forced to evacuate their temporary shelters. People whose homes were damaged had to take refuge inside their cars, in churches and even...

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras defended the recent Eurogroup agreement and expressed optimism on the prospects for the economy during his speech at the Greek parliament. Tsipras attacked the opposition who have criticized the agreement saying that they are "prophets of...

The area of ​​eastern Mani, Peloponnese is still suffering from the fires that started on Saturday destroying houses and forest lands. Even though firefighters and local volunteers had managed to contain the blazes on Sunday afternoon, the fires rekindled on...

Fifteen people lost their lives and 566 were injured in a total of 494 road accidents which occurred in June, in the region of Attica alone, data by Attica's Traffic Police Directorate showed on Sunday. The main causes of these...

The islands of Patmos and Arki in the eastern Aegean have achieved water autonomy with the creation of desalination units, ending their longtime dependency on water tankers. The units were acquired in 2012 but then the plan was abandoned. Work...

Greek media magnate, shipping tycoon and former president of the Hellenic Olympic Committee Minos Kyriakou, passed away late on Sunday night at the age of 75. Kyriakou died of a heart attack, according to the Athens Medical Center official report. Born...

Melinda McRostie is a Greek-Australian and a local Greek taverna owner on the Greek island of Lesvos. As many islanders on Lesvos, she helped the refugees when they first started arriving on the island, long before the international community...

Greece is heading for a significant population decrease to the point that the total population might be reduced by 1.2 million people in 2034, a new study says. According to the estimates of the Laboratory of Demographic and Social Analysis...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres met with Cyprus President and the Turkish Cypriot leader and said that there is now an understanding of what is needed for a possible settlement on Cyprus. In a U.N. backed conference that started on June...