Greek News

“He was teasing my sister so I took my revenge” confessed a 15-year-old student from Patras to Greek police, after he killed a fellow 17-year-old student with a shotgun. At first the younger boy had been claiming to have killed...

Eva Asderaki made history in her own unique way on Sunday, September 13, at the US Open finals, becoming the first female chair umpire in the tournament, at the Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer match. Asderaki not only managed to make...

The heads of five of the country's largest industry and manufacturing associations joined in calling for a new industrial policy to return Greece to normality, in a joint article to the ANA-MPA on Sunday. The article is signed by Hellenic...

SYRIZA chief Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Vangelis Meimarakis go to Monday's election debate with very few weapons in their arsenals. In fact, most analysts expect a lackluster confrontation with tired, unconvincing arguments and meaningless accusations between the...

In a poignant twist of fate, two Greek firemen needing rescue on the island of Lesvos, Greece, found help from four Iranians that had just alighted on the island as migrants from the Turkish shore. The four men were walking...

This year’s Heritage Open Day in the United Kingdom included a Greek Orthodox landmark in the city of Liverpool. Heritage Open Day is an annual event during which various kinds of historic and often private buildings across the United Kingdom are open to...

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova expressed Russia's gratitude for Greece's decision to allow Russian humanitarian aid aircrafts headed to Syria to fly through Greece's airspace, according to Sputnik news agency. "We appreciate Greek partners' adherence to principles and respect for...

The Greek Orthodox monastery of St. Catherine at Sinai city, Egypt, has been facing a financial crisis, as a result of lack of tourism at Sinai City. The monatsery was also shut down by Egyptian authorities in 2013 fearing...

A small bus that moves without a driver, crossed the streets of Trikala, central Greece, for the first time on Saturday. The initiative was a product of work by the CityMobil2 Program, a multi-stakeholder project co-funded by the EU’s Seventh...

The ancient Greek tragedy “Hippolytus” by Euripides was staged on September 11 by the Theatrical Organisation of Cyprus (THOC) at the ancient open amphitheatre of Salamis, just north of Famagusta in the Turkish occupied areas of Cyprus. Hippolytus was performed...

Participating in a major meeting held in Mytilene to discuss the migrant and refugee crisis, Greek caretaker Prime Minister Vassiliki Thanou on Sunday stressed that Greece strictly abides by all European and international treaties, without overlooking humanitarian values and...

Four European mayors, Anne Hidalgo from Paris, Ada Colau from Barcelona, Giusi Nicolini from Lampedusa and Spyros Galinos from Mytilene, urged European leaders on Sunday not to turn their backs on refugees, stating that their cities are ready to accommodate them. "European cities are...

SYRIZA and New Democracy are going head to head in the upcoming Greel election according to five recent polls published on Greek Sunday newspapers. The difference of the two partied is less than one percent in all the polls. A poll...

Defending champion Olympiakos upheld its perfect start to the Greek league by beating visiting Platanias 3-1 (video) for a third straight win on Saturday. In other action: Kalloni - Asteras Tripolis  1 - 1  (video) Veria - PAOK  0 - 3  (video) AEK...

Germany’s Interior Ministry introduced border controls with Austria and all its neighboring countries on Sunday, after the overwhelming number of refugees -mostly from Syria - entering the country. Interior minister, Thomas de Maizière, told a press conference in Berlin that...