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Santorini has always been one of the top Greek summer destinations, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. Now, according to the island’s Mayor Anastasios-Nikolaos Zorzos and the local hotelier association president Manolis Karamolegos the island is expecting...

More than 165,000 illegal migrants crossed the Mediterranean Sea the first 10 months of 2014, according to figures released by the United Nations. Illegal migrant inflow through the Mediterranean was 60,000 people in 2013. This year's numbers show a 223.22...

American magazine “The Nation” will publish an issue featuring the Greek flag on the cover for the week March 23-30. The blue issue cover shows a raised fist with the Greek flag, while the title reads “Greece Stands Up.” The...

Greek Minister of State Alekos Flambouraris on Tuesday, in statements to SKAI TV, called on all politicians and non politicians to bring their money back to Greece . "We are giving a fight for existence and even one euro matters in...

John Stamos was recently in San Francisco and decided to make a stop by the building used as the "Full House" home in the opening credits of his famous 80s sitcom. Stamos was in black sunglasses and a hat, so...

"We’ll have a chance to discuss the situation in Greece and what more can be done to bolster European growth," said U.S. President Barack Obama ahead of his talks with European Council President Donald Tusk. President Obama said he believes the...

The military parade to mark Greek Independence Day on March 25 will take place without railings and there will not be an elevated platform for the officials, National Defense Minister Panos Kammenos said during a meeting with journalists. The minister...

EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici referred to Monday’s Eurogroup meeting and spoke of balanced decisions that allow the start of the technical processing of the proposals with the Greek authorities. Arriving at the ECOFIN meeting, he...

A new political cartoon about Greece depicts the tension between the crisis-stricken country and the way the European Union views its reluctance to implement reforms required by the bailout program. Political cartoonist Carlos Latuff uses German Chancellor Angela Merkel as...

Monday's Eurogroup did not come to a decision about Greece's bailout, thereby the European Central Bank cannot continue funding the country yet. Greece will be in a dire situation by the end of April, as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras himself...

The Greek government hopes to reach agreement with institutions a lot sooner than April 20, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said in Brussels on Monday, calling the Eurogroup meeting he attended "an important step to the successful application of...

Cave explorers in Israel have discovered a small treasure of coins and jewelry dating to the era of Alexander the Great. According to archaeologists the treasure had been hidden by people displaced due to a war. The 2,300-year-old treasure is...

A Star Trek and Leonard Nimoy fan from Greece says he discovered a rock that looks like "the profile of Spock" on the Greek Island of Kythnos. He adds that he saw the rock the day Leonard Nimoy died. "While...

Representatives of the “institutions” — the way the new Greek leftist government wants to refer to European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund officials — will carry out inspections in Athens as well, Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem emphasized...

In a specially designed room of Greece's largest prison, Korydallos, is expected to begin the trial of extreme right Golden Dawn party members and supporters on April 20. Among the 70 charged of running and belonging to the neo-Nazi criminal organization are...