Greece

Panathinaikos and Olympiacos shared an 1-1 draw in the Greek version of el clasico on Sunday at the Athens' Olympic Stadium, whereas PAOK saved a point equalizing against Aris deep in injury rime in the Thessaloniki derby. Panathinaikos left it...

The Greek government decided at an urgent meeting on Saturday to strengthen the Coast Guard due to an increasing number of illegal immigrant arrivals, a spokesman for the government told reporters. "During the meeting, a decision was made to continue...

The Greek government will provide incentives for people, and companies, to replace their old cars with zero-emission ones starting next year, Deputy Finance Minister Apostolos Vesyropoulos said. "Motorists will be motivated to buy clean and electric cars. We want to...

Greek police arrested a group of ten illegal immigrants from Syria at Athens' International Airport on Saturday. The men, who were posing as a volleyball team, were attempting to travel with illegally-obtained passports. Police said on Sunday that the refugees, who...

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said on Saturday that just as he is determined to engage in an honest and creative dialogue, he is equally determined to never do so until Turkey ceases its illegal and provocative activities. Speaking at...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will seek to rebrand Greece by launching a charm offensive during his presence this week at the UN Climate Summit and General Assembly in New York. In scheduled meetings with world leaders, opinion makers and the...

Greece’s Elisavet Teltsidou won the gold medal at the Judo International Grand Prix in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Saturday. It was her second victory this year and the third time she stood up on the international podium as a gold medalist. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2rRsDqoW8n/ Teltsidou...

President of main opposition party SYRIZA and former prime minister Alexis Tsipras had a one-hour meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Saturday. According to SYRIZA sources, Tsipras thanked the Pontiff for his efforts to raise international awareness on...

Thousands of spectators gathered at Tanagra Air Base north of Athens on Saturday to watch spectacular displays by some of the world's best aerobatics pilots on the first day of the annual Athens Flying Week (AFW) air show. The air...

A Lebanese man, accused of involvement in the hijacking of a TWA plane and the murder of a US Navy diver in 1985, has been arrested in Greece, police said on Saturday. The 65-year-old was spotted by policemen on the...