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Erecting a fence along one part of its borders with Greece may not be all that the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia does, according to the latest reports. On November 28, FYROM soldiers began constructing an electric fence in the neutral zone between the...

Turkish authorities rounded 1,300 asylum seekers yesterday (30 November) that they said were planning to sail to Greece from hideouts near secluded Aegean beaches and forests. Turkish gendarmes apprehended hundreds of Syrians, Iraqis, Iranians and Afghans and three human traffickers,...

Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH) on Monday submitted an application in order to receive a license for the creation and operation of the metropolitan waterway. The waterway will offer four docking positions at least and will offer the mandatory operative support...

TEZ TOURS HELLAS in Heraklion-Crete has invited 320 of the most prominent Russian tourist agents. The Philharmonic of the Municipality of Heraklion and a local Cretan band followed by Cretan traditional treats and wine (rakomelo) welcomed the Russian agents during...

Constatinos Spirakos is both a professor in the department of Civil Engineering at the National and Technical University of Athens and a Director of the Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering. In a recent study, he and his team noted that monuments...

According to a recent study by the OECD the average Greek smokes systemically, has an  overweight child, and is in danger of being involved  in a car accident at any given time. OECD's latest report on Health states that Greeks...

The city of Athens is bracing itself for a busy week. On Tuesday, protesters will take to the streets of the Greek capital over the ongoing refugee crisis, in the aftermath of Sunday's summit. Thursday will be especially busy, as the General...

The Cypriot government has expressed its satisfaction over the results of the EU-Turkey Summit, held on Sunday in Brussels, which focused on the refugee crisis and Turkey's role in curbing the influx of refugees to Europe. Cyprus, an EU member...

A group of hackers who had blackmailed the Greek banking system last week have given Greek banks three more days to meet their demands before they go through with their plan, according to Greek media reports. The team of hackers called Armanda Collective are asking...

  Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a brief meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference COP21 in Paris, on Monday. According to a prime minister's office announcement, the two leaders said that the...