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On June 6 the 25th Posidonia maritime exhibition will open at Athens Metropolitan Expo. The exhibition has been coordinated in large by Greek organizers who announced Thursday that they expect a huge turnout of over 20,000 visitors. The event will take place through...

A violent fight that erupted at the migrant camp in Samos, left 15 people injured, one of them seriously, and a part of the camp burnt down. A group of Afghan men and another group of Pakistanis started fighting late...

The U.S. State Department annual report on terrorism calls Greece's sea border "vulnerable" and Greek identification documents "easy to forge." The report for 2015 that was published on Thursday says that terrorism in Greece has been limited to small terrorist...

A gay Syrian's migrant asylum petition was rejected by Greece last Thursday, and he will be sent back to Turkey. Sources told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the 46-year-old man had arrived on the Greek island of Lesvos after March 20, 2015...

Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Hagia Sophia, is to be used as a mosque for the 30 days of the religious Ramadan feast in Turkey. Reports by Turkish state TV station, TRT Diyanet, based on newspaper articles state that the basilica,...

Trivago.gr conducted a survey regarding the trends of the incoming tourism to Greece for 2016, and listed the most popular Greek destinations according to the preferences of foreign tourists, as well the countries that chose Greece as their destination...

At least nine dead and 340 rescued migrants is the latest count of a joint rescue operation between the Greek and Egyptian coast guards after a boat sank 70 nautical miles south of Crete, with initial reports talking about...

A mutual exchange of gratitude and admiration took place between footballer Andreas Samaris and Socceroos boss, Ange Postecoglou. Postecoglou, who initially took over as coach for the third division team Panachaiki in 2008 in his home country, Greece, remembers...

Watch interviews and coverage from the opening night of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF), the most Greek red carpet in Hollywood! 10 years ago, a few Greeks were crazy enough to start a festival promoting Greek Cinema in...

Cyprus’ inflation rate for May 2016 decreased at a rate of -2.1%, according to the Statistical Service of Cyprus. The Consumer Price Index for May 2016 increased by 0.61 units to 98.66 units compared to 98.05 units in April 2016....

At a ceremony held at the Onassis Cultural Centre in Athens on Wednesday, Greek President Prokopios Pavlopoulos presented trophies to the three winners of this year’s Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA). This brings the total number of winners to 14...

Dealing with terrorism and ending the war in Syria as a means to halting migration were at the top of the agenda in a meeting between President Prokopis Pavlopoulos and French Prime Minister Manuel Valls in Athens on Thursday. Welcoming...

The Greek drug squad, in collaboration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, have confiscated a container filled with thousands of opiates. The pills, worth 13 million dollars in street value, were destined for the Islamic State. Last week, the...

A bailiff appeared in Greek Parliament on Thursday to deliver a legal summons to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. The action was taken by leftist war hero Manolis Glezos, NGL/GUE MEP Nikos Hountis, former deputy...

The Greek National Football team was welcomed warmly by the Greek expatriates of Australia, at the Sydney airport. The team will be in Australia to face the Australian team in two friendly matches in Sydney on June 4 and...