Greece

  For Cretans, and lovers of music, Feb. 8 is a sad day. It marks the anniversary of the death of one of Crete's greatest singers, Nikos Xilouris, whose talent made him known on the international stage. During the early 1970s,...

Sam Brownback, the American Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, has stated that the United States will support the reopening of the Halki Theological School in Turkey. Brownback made the comments during an interview with the state-run AMNA...

The Greek Prime Minister gave an interview this week to the Turkish TGRT Haber television channel while he was in Turkey visiting Ankara, Istanbul and Halki. The full interview will be broadcast on Sunday. In a snippet of the interview shown...

The Greek parliament is expected to vote Friday on the NATO accession protocol for the country of FYROM, bringing a conclusion to the decades-old dispute one step closer. Political tensions have risen following the decision by six MPs – four...

The famous Greek musician Yanni is going back to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to perform at a concert as part of the ''Winter at Tantora'' festival. The concert will be held on Friday, February 8, in the scenic...

Greek farmers, who blocked roads in protests last week, are expected to do the same in central Greece again this Saturday. The renewed blockages could prove to be the beginning of a series of wider nationwide actions. The farmers of...

The Greek island of Crete has just been voted the fifth best of all the world's top destinations in TripAdvisor's recent "Best Destinations in the World - Travelers Choice" awards. Crete was featured among the most well-known and popular tourist destinations...

Soon, Greek citizens and tourists alike will have the option of catching a ride in a new type of auto rickshaw. Also known as a "tuk-tuk," the small, efficient, electrically-powered vehicles are common sights throughout many Asian countries. The tuk-tuk...

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the island nation of Cyprus is expected to grow by 3.3 percent in 2019, the European Commission said on Thursday. The commission predicted this rosy outlook on the basis of new data which...

A 49-year-old man in Chania, Crete who died on Thursday at a local hospital is the latest victim of this year's influenza outbreak in Greece. His death brings the number of fatalities from influenza since last November to thirty-nine; twenty...