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The refugee crisis has taken a heavy toll on the Aegean island of Lesvos, which this year saw a sharp decline in tourist arrivals, one of the main sources of income for its economy. The island that became a...

Two Syrian nationals have been arrested on Wednesday on the Greek island of Crete, authorities Cretan airport of Irakleio say. The two individuals were attempting to board flights to Italy and Switzerland with forged documents. The man, a 24-year-old was trying...

The Greek Olympic Team has made history by unanimously selecting athlete Sofia Bekatorou as the first-ever female Standard-Bearer to represent Greece in opening ceremonies at Rio 2016. The 39-year-old Greek sailing champion has taken part in three previous Olympics starting...

China and Greece vowed on Tuesday to well implement the Piraeus Port project and make it an important part of the bilateral cooperation on the Belt and Road Initiative. The pledge came as Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Greek...

At a press conference on Tuesday the mayor of the Greek island of Samos, Michalis Angelopoulos stated that the efforts to cope with the migrant crisis hitting Greece hard over the past couple of years need to step up. Angelopoulos...

The EU-Turkey deal on migration must be respected and the relocation and resettlement procedure must be intensified, Alternate Minister for Migration Policy Yiannis Mouzalas and German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière agreed on during a meeting in Berlin, according...

Early on Wednesday morning police detained 10 suspected members of the Greek anarchist group Rouvikonas for disturbing the check-in area at Athens International Airport. The group allegedly shouted "No to the agents of Mossad" and "No tolerance to the bullying...

The proposal for the new electoral law was submitted to the competent parliamentary committee that will vote on the bill on July 20. It includes the amendment that gives the right to vote at the age of 16. The age...

Chinese giant Cosco is to invest an additional 500 million euros on developing Piraeus Port, as it was revealed during Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' visit to China. The Greek prime minister visited Cosco headquarters in Shangai on Tuesday where he...

A recent study by Luxury-Hotels.com, found that the most expensive hotel in Europe was Amanzo'e in Kranidi, at the Peloponnese, whose minimum rate for a room in the summer period was 1,779 euros. The list compared different luxury hotels...