Politics

Ramadan, the Islamic holy month, has arrived. The Education and Religion Ministry announced that Olympic Stadium (OAKA) and the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) will be at the disposal of the Muslim Union to host their Ramadan celebration. The Muslim...

According to shocking documents of the Ministry of Interior Affairs, more than 300 brothels have been operating without permits, and authorities have been forced to shut them down. Currently, only 3 brothels have permits for operation. Local authorities in...

The Greek Australian Community warns Greeks interested in immigrating to Australia not to be deceived. They have been countless reports of frauds naming themselves ''immigration councilors'' who have taken large sums of money from Greeks claiming to help them immigrate...

The Ministry of Immigrants  is deeply concerned with the Health Center of Christmas Island. According to a report from the health magazine ''Journal of Pacific Health'', a psychiatrist accused the government of mistreating children of refugees. The report blames the...

President of the Republic of Cyprus, Demetris Christofias, appointed a new cabinet, it was officially announced Friday morning. The new Cabinet comprises of: Minister of Foreign Affairs - Erato Kozakou Markoullis Minister of Finance - Kikis Kazamias Minister of Interior - Neoclis Sylikiotis Minister...

The Greek government has entered a race against time in order to implement the reforms required to kick-start the economy and render the public debt sustainable.  Especially with August and September being crucial for the success of the program,...

President of the Democratic Party Marios Karoyian, after his third meeting with President of the Republic of Cyprus Mr. Christofias, officially announced the end of their government cooperation. As Mr. Karoyian explained, they discussed thoroughly the points of view and...

A few months ago, Apogevmatini newspaper filed a petition of bankruptcy in court. This petition had a very specific meaning to its employees, that they were not going to be paid for the work they had performed. This petition of...

The Greek government made the first big step regarding decriminalization of drug use. Justice Minister Miltiadis Papaioannou presented to the Greek Parliament the basic ideas of a new law concerning drugs. He announced that, for the first time, drug...

Arthur Sinodinos has been elected as the NSW's Liberal state President. He was the former chief of staff of former state president John Howard. Mr. Sinodinos won the ballot of 512 votes with only 50 votes against him. His political...

Taxi drivers are going to continue their strike and tourists are going to continue confronting difficulties. Taxi drivers think that the government was laughing at them and that no actual progress was made. Strikers are considering blocking the streets leading to...

The government has decided to change policy regarding a VAT increase. The initial goal was to raise the VAT from 13% to 23%,  However, such a measure would be detrimental to the markets and enterprises which have to pay...

Statistics of the Australian government show that the unemployment percentage is up to 50% for people aged 16-24 in remote areas of the country. Data shows that though the economy is flourishing and everything is going well according to the...

The government on Friday, 29 July, tabled three amendments to a draft bill on "Measures for Growth and Fiscal Reform" that legislate for the abolition or merger of several state agencies, mergers of tax offices and drastic reductions in benefits...

A one-day event for the Greek ambassadors was organized at the  Giannos Kranidiotis amphitheatre at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The aim of the event was to coordinate Greek foreign policy and to inform in detail the heads of Greek...