Greece

Greece’s borrowing costs have tumbled to a record low on Wednesday, reflecting hopes among foreign investors that the new government will be able to reinvigorate Greece’s reform program. The 10-year bond yield fell 2.6 percent on a daily basis on...

The Foreign Ministry of Greece issued a statement on Tuesday evening calling for the immediate release of a British-flagged ship seized as it passed through the Straits of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. The Greek authorities called for the immediate...

The battle to improve citizens' health by reducing smoking was the subject of a meeting chaired by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, with the participation of the country's Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias and Deputy Health Minister Vassilis Kontozamanis. During the...

Turkey will cancel its migrant readmission agreement with the European Union as long as the bloc fails to deliver on its promise of visa-free travel for Turkish citizens in the EU, the country’s foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said this week...

Turkey has recently increased its navy buildup in the eastern Mediterranean Sea off Cyprus, and Turkish drilling vessels are currently operating in the company of Naval Forces Command elements. Turkey's Naval Forces Command is providing full protection to the drilling...

The female partner of a French tourist who was stabbed to death on Crete on Tuesday was arrested and will be brought before a prosecutor on Wednesday. According to local website cretapost.gr, the suspect stabbed the 53-year-old repeatedly with a...

The Greek government will soon start preparations to cope with a disorderly Brexit and any negative repercussions this may have, Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Miltiades Varvitsiotis said on Wednesday. Varvitsiotis, who is responsible for European affairs, made the statement prior...

Turkey received its first shipment of an advanced Russian missile defense system earlier this month, ignoring repeated warnings from Washington and fueling concerns about where the country’s loyalties lie between the West and Moscow. The primary concern of the US...

World-renowned Mediterranean diet expert Dr. Antonia Trichopoulou talked to a Greek audience about “Extra Virgin Olive Oil: The Secrets We All Know” at the Food Expo in Athens this spring. “We all know olive oil,” she said; “it’s in...

The five days between July 20 and July 24, 1974 were the most turbulent, and the most decisive, in modern Greek history. The Turkish invasion to Cyprus, the collapse of the seven-year-long military junta, and the birth of the...