Greece

Greek police arrested on Thursday a Bulgarian man in connection with the execution-style killing of Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula on October 31, 2018. Police have now arrested a 31-year-old Bulgarian suspect in connection...

A group of anarchists vandalized the Australian consulate in Thessaloniki on Thursday evening by throwing red and black paint on walls at the premises. A different group also vandalized the offices of two Greek newspapers in Athens at nearly...

Antonis Diamataris, the Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister for Expatriate Greeks, assured Vasilis Papastergiadis, the president of the Melbourne Greek Community, on Wednesday that the Greek state will make every effort to support Greeks throughout Australia. His remarks came during a...

Greek-Australian businessman John Macris was gunned down outside his home as he was getting out of his car in Voula, a suburb south of Athens, late on Wednesday. Police say that he was shot at least four times. The 46-year-old was...

On Sunday new protests against shops opening on Sundays occurred in Greece's capital by unionists and employees. Following the end of one of the protests on Sunday, a Greek-Australian tourist was attacked in Athens by four hooded men for...

Austria's foreign minister, Sebastian Kurz, has put forth a controversial idea of keeping asylum seekers in island camps in Greece while their requests are processed for other European countries. The basic practice Austria is proposing involves copies Australia's model of intercepting migrant...

Greek Navy warship "Kountouriotis" and Royal Australian Navy ships "HMAS Success" and "HMAS Anzac" will carry out joint naval exercises in April and May to commemorate the Anzac centenary, marking the 100th anniversary since Australian and New Zealand forces participated...

Two major conferences will be held in Greece next month, with the initiative of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association. The first will be held from July 7 to 9 in Thessaloniki with the cooperation of the Hellenic-Australian Chamber of...

A Greek-Australian treasure hunter, Vangelis Dimas, is financing an excavation to locate the hoard of Ali Pasha, a murderous ruler of the Ottoman Occupation known for his atrocities. The diggings are near the village of Vassiliki, 352 kilometers (218...

The common ties and history between the two countries, the etablished close relations and further possibilities for cooperation, in addition to Australia’s immigration program, and its multicultural model, were among the subjects, Ms. Jenny Bloomfield, Ambassador of Australia to...

Vangelis Dimas, a Greek-Australian treasure hunter has begun a search in the mountains of central Greece.  He is searching for the treasure of a notorious 19th century Ottoman pasha. He is determined and will not give up.  In twenty days he is...

People complain about the price of a cup of coffee in Greece, but -let's face it- Greeks know how to create upscale coffee environments around the world. Three Greeks are leading the way in the coffee and restaurant market...

Greeks from Athens to Sydney celebrated Greek Independence Day and the Greek War for Independence with parades on Sunday.

Linguists and experts in the ancient world have long been puzzled by the absence of a distinct word for the color in Ancient Greek.

Aptly titled "Hawks in a Cage," a book released recently describes the fascinating story of the first seven Greeks who sailed to Australia. The book, by Konstandina Moshou, is a fictional adventure taking place on a British ship in...