Greece

The energy ministers of Greece, Italy, Cyprus, Israel, Egypt, Jordan and Palestine held their first annual ''East Mediterranean Gas Forum'' on January 14 and 15 in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. Greece was represented by its energy minister George Stathakis...

The Greek Foreign Minister, Nikos Kotzias, will travel to Cairo on Friday afternoon together with his Cypriot counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides. The two ministers will be attending consultations with the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, in the framework of the established trilateral...

French President Francois Hollande confirmed that the EgyptAir plane that left Paris en route to Cairo has crashed off the Greek island of Karpathos. Authorities are still searching the area. All passengers are believed to be dead. "The information that...

Greece’s agreement to play an important role in Middle East was the main outcome of a meeting in Cairo on Wednesday between Greek Foreign Minister Stavros Lambrinidis and Arab League General Secretary Nabil El Araby. Lambrinidis underlined the need...

Aegean Airlines on Monday announced the suspension of its flights to Cairo, noting that the instability in the Egyptian capital has resulted in low capacity on the flights. Aegean said it is suspending its flights to and from Cairo for...

George Papandreou's visit to Cairo is postponed because of the current riots in Egypt. According to an announcement of the Prime Ministers' Press Office, Papandreou is in constant contact with the leadership of Egypt. When the circumstances are convenient,...

Two Greek journalists were attacked and injured early Thursday morning during the chaotic clashed at Tahrir Square in Cairo. Journalist Petros Papakonstantinou from daily Kathimerini and Giorgos Moutafis photographer from To Vima were attacked and injured by a group...

Aristotle Onassis was one of the most famous Greeks in the entire world in the 20th century, a visionary and one of the richest men

The blowing up of the Gorgopotamos bridge on November 25, 1942 stands as the greatest moment of Greece's resistance during World War II.

Surprisingly, the names of countless countries around the world come from words found in the Greek language, attesting to the influence of Greek.

Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, the patron saint of the city of Athens, is also known as the protector of judges and the judiciary. The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Dionysius on October 3rd. Born during the...

The story of Father Dimitrios, the monk who turned out to be a spy for the British Intelligence Service in pre-World War II Greece

The story of Helias Doundoulakis is like a good war movie: The story of the Greek spy who helped Greece and the U.S. beat the Nazis

Sixty years ago, the French comic book hero Tin Tin, beloved by children around the world, celebrated Greek Easter alongside Greek actors.

Archaeologists uncovered the ruins of an ancient Christian settlement dating to the fourth and fifth centuries AD in Egypt's Western Desert.