Greece

At least 3 million Greeks go treasure hunting, while many of them are also gold prospectors. Naoussa in northern Greece is the "Mecca of gold prospectors." It is also the city where the first European Convention of Gold Prospectors took place, attracting...

Millions of Greeks played the Joker lottery after continuous jackpots, but just one got lucky. A lottery agency in Athens, Greece, is proud to have produced the winning ticket of 9.5 million euros. According to the agency owner, the lucky ticket holder paid just 3...

The Greek Armed Forces wealth exceeds 32 billion euros in real estate property and the Defense Ministry has a plan to generate 1.5 billion euros per year in revenues by utilizing it. According to estimates by Defense Minister Panos Kammenos,...

"Deal exists," stated Greek Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis in an interview to Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera, clarifying that he foresees that "the deal will close within a few days" and a "Eurogroup to approve financing will follow." Answering a...

Greek coast guard rescued 213 migrants in six different incidents near the islands of Kos, Chios and Lesvos during the night. All migrants are safe and well, and no missing persons have been reported. In recent months there has been...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said it is not Greece's fault for not reaching a deal yet but creditors are to blame because of their intransigence. "If we have not reached an agreement with our partners, it is not...

Relatives of missing persons in Cyprus have called upon the Turkish army to release all information regarding the fate of their beloved ones. In statements to the Cyprus News Agency, Executive Secretary of the Pancyprian Organization of the Relatives of Undeclared...

While technical discussions in Brussels between Greece and creditors show more signs of convergence on previously thorny issues, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have a teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday evening...

Russia has sent an official proposal to the Greek Defense Ministry to co-manufacture Kalashnikov rifles in Greece, according to an onalert.gr report. The verbal proposal was made during the recent visit of Greek Defense Minister Panos Kammenos in Moscow, where he...

The Greek authorities' process of auditing suspected tax evaders is very slow, while the number of potential tax evaders is reaching 1.38 million. According to a report in Greek newspaper "Kathimerini," financial prosecutor Panayiotis Athanasiou has written a 25-page report...