Greece

December 3, 1944 saw one of the bloodiest and most polarizing incidents in the history of the Greek civil war. Known as "Dekemvriana" (from December, the month it began),the Athens tragedy has come to characterize the period of horrific...

A rare video, located in the British archives Bristish Pathe, depicts the Easter celebration in Greece, the years of civil war in 1947.

The small Greek community in Libya appealed on Saturday to the Greek government to take measures to protect them as the civil war in the country escalates. A new offensive launched by forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, who controls...

"Δεκεμβριανά" (Dekemvriana, December events) is a crucial chapter in modern Greek history and signifies the beginning of the Greek Civil War and the long-lasting division of Greeks to "rightists" and "leftists." The departure of the German occupation army in October...

Paul Mason is a British journalist on Channel 4 who recently created an impressive five-minute video, in which he scrupulously describes the rise of Greek leftist party SYRIZA to power in January 2015. Mason's narration begins with the Greek civil war...

Several key SYRIZA members are disgruntled over the presumed compromises Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis have made in the negotiations on the Greek debt so far. Some even talk of a referendum and general elections. Parliament...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has achieved a lot using his charisma. He won the election, he formed a government immediately and got to work right away. He even managed to get behind him people who haven't voted for him,...

Τhe power vacuum created in Greece after the withdrawal of the German occupation forces in October 1944, generated a disorder that resulted in battles in December between the forces of the Left and the newly formed Greek government armed...

PASOK, the party that led the country for many years, has entered a civil war between those supporting former President and Prime Minister Giorgos Papandreou and those supporting current head of the Party, government Vice-President and Foreign Affairs Minister...

Civil wars come at a certain point in every country’s history and create some bleak historic moments. For Greece though it seems that its people have civil wars running in their blood, since during its 194-year-old modern history, Greeks...

    Government vice-president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos  warned on Saturday that "Greece is worn out and desperate, and is in  danger of making a huge mistake,” addressing the PASOK party's  parliamentary group. Government vice-president and Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos warned...

The General Secretariat of Greece's Civil Protection announced that it has informed all relevant state services, as well as the regions and municipalities of the country, that they must be vigilant in the next several days due to the impending...

Thursday Greeks in Athens woke up to the surrounding Parnitha and Ymmitos mountains covered with snow from top to bottom -- something that is a rare sight in the Mediterranean capital city. The forecast for the remainder of the day in...

According to the General Secretary of Civil Protection, the areas of Attica, Evia, Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Crete and islands in the South Aegean are at high risk of wildfires breaking out. The Civil Protection warning was issued Friday. The General Secretary...

While the heroes of the glorious 1821 Revolution fought and died for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and high positions. These were politicians who usurped the glory of the real warriors of the 1821 Revolution...