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The Suez Canal expansion was inaugurated with a lavish ceremony and the presence of various world leaders. Dressed in a military uniform, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi sailed in the El-Mahorusa, the same yacht that the then French Empress Eugenie, Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, sailed in to...

A large wildfire broke out on the Greek island of Corfu around noon, near Myrtiotissa beach and the operation to extinguish the fire is still underway. According to local media, the Corfu Fire Department chief stated that authorities have not...

The International Monetary Fund is in favor of the idea of participating in Greece's bailout, however the decision will be taken in the autumn, says a Reuters report. The report cites Sweden's representative to the IMF executive board. The fund...

On Thursday afternoon, the Greek government said that a supposed interview that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave to German newspaper Neues Deutschland, never took place. As a government announcement clarifies, the Greek version of German newspaper Deutsche Welle, which had first reported the...

Greece’s financial crisis has led to several cuts in various sectors. Now, the country’s financial turmoil has delivered another heavy blow, this time affecting the famous November Marathon run, an ancient Greek tradition that takes place in Athens every...

Cypriot officials announced on Thursday that a downed Greek wartime aircraft may have been located during excavations, near a memorial on the outskirts of Nicosia, Cyprus. The aircraft is said to have been downed by friendly fire in the...

The Greek unemployment rate fell to 25% of the workforce in May, from 25.6% in April and 27% in May 2014, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Thursday. The statistics service, in a report, said that the number of employed people...

Parliament President Zoe Konstantopoulou has often been ridiculed in social media for her pompous talk and authoritarian behavior, inside and outside the House. However, her stance to go against Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in signing Greece's bailout agreement and...

The "new" Suez Canal, which was officially inaugurated on August 6, 2015, changed the world of shipping, doubling the cargo capacity of the original canal, which was built in the mid-1800s. The nation of Greece has been connected to the Suez...

Filmhouse, Kalamata’s new film club is participating in the “Cultural Summer” event organized by the public welfare institution Faris and the Municipality of Kalamata, Peloponnese. The film club will present the first Greek animated feature film “From Earth to...

Tax inspectors who did random audits between July 27 and August 2 found out that almost 90 percent of businesses that evade taxes do not issue receipts. According to figures released by the General Secretariat of Public Revenue (GGDE), 18...

The meeting of Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis with the representatives of the four lending institutions concluded on Wednesday, with Tsakalotos stating that the only differences remaining are on the timeline of the implementation of the...

The battle of Thermopylae and the valiant fight of 300 intrepid Spartans under the guidance of warrior King Leonidas against 10,000 Persian elite soldiers is one of the greatest moments of Ancient Greece's history and provided great tales of...

Panathinaikos F.C. will not be hearing the famous UEFA Champions League anthem this year either. During the second leg of the 2015-2016 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round, the Athenian team was unable to capitalize on their first leg 2-1 victory over Club Brugge in...

The prefect of the Southern Aegean, Giorgos Hatzimarkos is visiting the island of Kos to discuss with local authorities the ways to address the massive inflow of undocumented migrants and refugees at the island. Authorities estimate about 3,000 migrants...