Meet the Greeks in Forbes’ List of Billionaires
Four Greeks have been included in a list of the world’s billionaires in 2018 released by Forbes. The 2,208 men and women are from 72 countries and territories, and, together, they are worth $9.1...
View ArticleTurkey Slams Greek Presidential ‘Rhetoric’
Pavlopoulos (right) meeting with Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides on Tuesday Ankara has called on Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to refrain from “rhetoric” about Turkey that could...
View ArticleReport Exposes Mistreatment at Greek Psychiatric Clinic
Shocking pictures have emerged of widespread mistreatment of patients at a private psychiatric clinic in Greece. Online magazine VICE published am expose on the unnamed clinic together with photos...
View ArticleGreek President: Turkey Should Respect Borders, Treaties
Greece wants friendship and good neighborliness with Turkey but it should be based on Ankara’s respect for international treaties, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Wednesday. Visiting the...
View ArticleTurkey Ups the Ante with Firing Exercise in the Aegean
Turkey is escalating its provocative moves against Greece by announcing a huge military exercise with real fire in central Aegean during March and April. According to new Navigational Telex (NAVTEX)...
View ArticleGreek Suspected Neo-Nazis Charged with Running Criminal Cell
On Wednesday, 11 suspects were arrested during police operations to dismantle the extreme-right militant group ‘C18’ and were led before a public prosecutor. The prosecutor pressed criminal and other...
View ArticleGreek Police Clash with Protesters Over Home Auctions (video)
Former MP Leoutsakos hits the ground during Wednesday’s clashes in Athens At least one person was injured on Wednesday as Greek riot police used tear gas to disperse a crowd of protesters against home...
View ArticleGreek Women Close the Earnings Gap with Men (infographic)
Women in Greece were paid an average of 12.5 percent less than men in 2014, the last year for which the country has provided data on the gender pay gap, according to a report by Eurostat on Wednesday,...
View ArticleU.S. Backs Cyprus on Drilling Rights
The U.S. has backed Cyprus‘ right to drill for gas and oil within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Replying to a question about recent Turkish provocations, a spokesman for the U.S. State Department...
View ArticleSoldiers Held in Turkey are ‘Sons of All Greeks’
The parents of the two Greek soldiers being held in Turkey for illegally crossing into the country last week have appealed to the Greek authorities to do more in order to secure their release. Nikos...
View ArticleSchoolkids March in Remote Greek Island of the Dodecanese (video)
Children on the remote island of Agathonisi in the Dodecanese marched during a ceremony marking the anniversary of the island chain joining Greece in 1947. The march and the following ceremony were...
View ArticleMykonos Documentary Wins International Acclaim
A documentary on the cosmopolitan Greek island of Mykonos by filmmaker Nico Mastorakis has won international acclaim even before its official release. “Mykonos, The Soul Of An Island,” is already an...
View ArticleWild Boars Filmed Hogging Greek Waters (video)
A video of a pair of wild boars swimming off the coast of the western Peloponnese went viral in Greece on Friday, a day after it was uploaded to social media. The amazing scene was captured by three...
View ArticleDuty Drives Greek Police, Report Claims
Greek police’s lot is not a happy one but the main thing that keeps them going is their sense of duty, a new survey claims. The study — Job satisfaction, job engagement and performance: The case of...
View ArticleGreek Parliament Rejects Inquiry for 3 Ministers
The Greek parliament rejected on Thursday night a proposal by New Democracy to set up a special parliamentary committee to investigate a possible breach of trust by three SYRIZA ministers in...
View Article5 Greek Nominees for Top EU Environmental Award
Five Greek projects have been selected by the European Union to compete for the prestigious Natura 2000 award. The Greek nominees are among 25 finalists and the winners will be decided by a popular...
View ArticleVideo Records Turkish Soldiers Fleeing to Greece
Turkish authorities have made public a video apparently showing three Turkish soldiers minutes before they boarded helicopters to flee to Greece after the failed coup attempt in 2016. In the footage...
View ArticleMasked Attackers Storm Greek University Lecture
A group of about 10 hooded assailants stormed a class at the University of Piraeus on Thursday and threw paint at the lecturer. The incident occurred during a lecture by Professor Mary Bosi at the...
View ArticleGreek Jobless Rate Rises in Last Quarter of 2017
The Greek unemployment rate grew to 21.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2017 from 20.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Thursday. Compared to...
View ArticleGreeks ‘Fighting Turks in Syria’ TV Report Claims
Document purportedly found at abandoned PKK camp in Afrin, Syria A report by Turkish television network TRT alleges that Greeks are fighting on the side of Kurds against Turkish forces in Syria’s...
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