Greece

The Areopagus, the Supreme Court of the nation of Greece, announced on Wednesday the parties and coalitions which have been granted permission to participate in the upcoming national elections of July 7, 2019. From a total of twenty-four applications made by...

A total of twenty-four parties and party coalitions have submitted their name and logo to the Supreme Court prosecution of Greece, declaring their intention to participate in Greece's general elections on July 7. More specifically, twenty parties have declared their...

Pushing the date of general elections earlier than had been planned is a matter of sensitivity towards democracy, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, confirming that snap elections will be held on July 7. Speaking to state broadcaster ERT,...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged his SYRIZA party on Monday to regroup and heed the message of voters ahead of snap national elections he called after his ruling SYRIZA party suffered a resounding defeat in the European and...

The five days between July 20 and July 24, 1974 were the most turbulent, and the most decisive, in modern Greek history. The Turkish invasion to Cyprus, the collapse of the seven-year-long military junta, and the birth of the...

A 78-year-old man died of burn injuries in Thriasio hospital, in western Attica on Sunday bringing the number of fatalities of the Greek blaze to 97. In a short statement, the fire service said that 83 people were killed in...

As Cypriots say even 44 years later, July 20, 1974 was the day time stopped for Cyprus; a day when the course of history changed and the ongoing crime of the Turkish occupation is as fresh at each anniversary...

It was early in the morning of July 20, 1974 when 40,000 Turkish troops invaded Cyprus from sea and air, catching the Cypriot armed forces in their sleep, almost unable to resist. The code name of the attack was...

Eye’s Walk Digital Festival will be held in Ermoupolis, Syros island, on July 27-29. It is an innovative festival that connects the unique architectural legacy of Syros with public space and the community of the island, through the most modern...

Distinguished personalities from the business and academic communities will address the first TEDxMonemvasia event to be held on July 27 in Monemvasia, southern Greece, seeking to inspire audiences with their ideas, achievements and vision. People who dared to create and...

The number of the recorded unemployed in Cyprus rose in July and reached 48,112 people (31.7 percent) compared to 47,594 in June 2013, according to data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus on August 5. The young unemployed under...

On April 21st, 1967, Greece woke up with a military junta taking over power and putting the country in shackles for seven years

The Corinth Canal, which separates mainland Greece from the Peloponnese, will reopen in early July after a number of landslides last year left the passageway inaccessible for over a year. The canal will reopen on July 5th and will remain...

It was on this day in 1952 that Greece joined NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), establishing its place in the West

An 87-year-old Greek grandmother in Pyrgos, in the Peloponnese, will go on trial for shooting a burglar who broke into her home. The elderly woman says she had simply had it with burglars, who have broken in and stolen from...