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Moderate Earthquake Hits Near Athens
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale hit near Athens on Wednesday morning. The epicenter was 32 km east of the Greek capital near the seaside resorts of Nea Makri and Marathon. Although...
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Report Says Billions Spent on Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Greece
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) published on Tuesday blasts the nation of Greece for planning to introduce new subsidies for fossil fuels. The report, also signed by the Overseas...
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Free Laundry Service Provides Dignity and Job Opportunities to Homeless
A mobile laundry unit launched in Athens by the nonprofit group Ithaca more than one year ago has helped restore the self-esteem and dignity of more than two thousand homeless people in the Greek...
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Missing British Tourist Found Dead in Greece’s Epirus Region
A search-and-rescue team on Wednesday located the dead body of a 26-year-old British man who had been missing since last Sunday, when he went hiking in the Zagoria region in northwestern Greece. The...
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Powerful Explosions Rock Military Zone in Occupied North Cyprus (video)
Several people were slightly injured after consecutive explosions occurred in a military zone Thursday near the Turkish-occupied city of Kyrenia. According to Cyprus News Agency, the explosions took...
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Family Dog Kills Three-Month Old Baby in Greece
The children’s hospital of Penteli A three-month-old baby girl was killed on Thursday at her home by the family dog, reportedly a Rottweiler, at Glyka Nera, east of Athens. According to neighbors, the...
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Greek-Cypriot Student Brings Down Turkish Flag in Occupied North of Cyprus...
A Greek-Cypriot student was spotted bringing down the Turkish flag last Sunday from a school in the occupied town of Lysi in the north of Cyprus. The incident, captured on a CCTV camera, reportedly...
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Governor of Moria Migrant Camp on Greece’s Lesvos Island Resigns, Citing Fatigue
The governor of the overcrowded Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos handed in his resignation on Wednesday, citing fatigue. Yannis Balbakakis told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA)...
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Piraeus Bank Joins Multi-Million-Euro Investment Program for Greek...
Piraeus Bank, Greece’s biggest lender, announced on Wednesday that it will support a new 650-million-euro ($716 million) infrastructure investment program developed by the Hellenic Ministry of...
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IMF Calls for Review of Greece’s High Primary Surplus Targets
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) agrees with the recent opinion expressed by Christine Lagarde in the European Parliament concerning the need to review the high primary surplus targets for...
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Arrest Warrant Issued for Greek-Cypriot Teen Who Took Down Turkish Flag
Authorities in the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus have issued an arrest warrant for a 16-year-old Greek-Cypriot boy for allegedly taking down a Turkish flag from a schoolyard in the occupied town of...
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Stolen Weapons Probe Eyes Naval Base Guards on Leros Island, Greece
Greek police and naval investigators probing the theft of military equipment and weapons from a naval base on the island of Leros are now focusing on two guards at the base. It is reported that the...
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Pfizer Pharma Conglomerate to Establish Tech Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece
Pfizer, the American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, is planning to establish a digital research hub with a focus on artificial intelligence and big data analytics in Thessaloniki, Greece it...
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Extreme-Right Golden Dawn Lawmakers Found Guilty in 2013 Athens Attack
File photo A Golden Dawn member of the European Parliament and a former MP were both found guilty on Friday in the July 2013 attack on a community center in Athens. Yiannis Lagos and Nikos Michos...
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CBS Report Uncovers Lucrative Human Smuggling Ring in Athens (video)
Evidence that ISIS members are being moved through Greece into the rest of Europe has been uncovered by a CBS News report, which aired on Thursday. Human smuggling is known to be big business in the...
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PAOK, Olympiacos Continue With Wins in Greek Super League (video)
Aris players celebrate a goal during their impressive 4-0 win against Panathinaikos on Sunday Champion PAOK swept all three points in injury time in their clash against Atromitos in Athens on Saturday...
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Greek Cypriot Mother and Daughter Arrested in the Occupied North
File photo of the occupied town of Morphou A Greek Cypriot woman and her daughter were arrested in the occupied north on Sunday for taking photos in the town of Morphou and are expected to appear...
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Party Time for Billionaire Heiress Ariana Rockefeller on Mykonos (video)
Ariana Rockefeller, the great-great-granddaughter of John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil, was spotted over the weekend on Mykonos partying with friends at an island nightclub. The 37-year-old...
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Wildfire at Greece’s Zakynthos Contained
The wildfire at Keri on the island of Zakynthos was still in progress on Monday but the overall situation was much improved in comparison with the day before, the fire brigade said. The fire broke out...
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Meeting Between Greek PM and US President in New York “Very Likely”
A Greek government spokesman said on Monday that a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York at the...
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