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Acclaimed Greek writer Menis Koumandareas was found murdered Saturday morning in his home in the neighborhood of Kypseli in Athens. Robbery was the possible motive, police say. The 83-year-old writer lived alone in an apartment on Zakynthou street in Kypseli....

Attica vineyards have joined forces to form the non-profit company "Wines of Athens," through which they will seek to promote local wine varieties and link them to Athens' archaeological sites and attractions, through an organized system of "wine routes." The...

The Eurozone economy showed marginal growth in the third quarter of 2014, with GDP showing an increase of 0.2% in the third quarter, compared to the previous, according to revised figures released today by the European Statistical office, Eurostat. In...

Greek PM Antonis Samaras last night briefed President Nicos Anastasiades on his meeting earlier in the day with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, with whom he discussed the Cyprus problem and Turkish violations of the island’s Exclusive Economic Zone...

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale hit the Aegean island of Lesvos, Greece, on Saturday morning. The temblor was reported at 8:20 a.m. (local time epicenter) at a depth of 10.86 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued,...

Greek-Canadian engineer Catherine Karakatsanis has been included in National Posts’ list of the 100 most powerful women in Canada for the second consecutive year. Karakatsanis is the former President and Chair of Engineers Canada and board member of Engineers without...

The Finance Ministry cleaners who became known for their long-lasting sitting protest outside the Ministry’s building in downtown Athens have officially been fired, it became known earlier today. The 600 cleaners have been protesting their placement in a labor reserve, a measure...

Almost the entire Greek Police force of the Attica region will be on alert on Saturday due to the sixth anniversary of Alexandros Grigoropoulos' assassination, the visit of Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and the planned parliamentary vote on...

Two Syrians refugees, among those protesting in Syntagma Square in order to be granted a political asylum, have lost their lives, as their compatriots revealed yesterday. According to them, one died in his attempt to cross the Greek-Albanian border...

  As reported by German financial review "Handelsblatt," the Troika of Greece’s lenders has threatened the country to suspend the provision of liquidity, unless an agreement is reached for the completion of the Greek program's final review. Such a development...

Turkish Foreign Minister Melvut Cavusoglu said that Turkish vessel "Barbaros" will continue its seismic research inside Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), despite protests from the Cypriot side. The Turkish Minister spoke to Greek newspaper "Kathimerini," ahead of the Greek-Turkish High Level Cooperation...

Twenty-one-year-old Greek anarchist Nikos Romanos continues his hunger strike for the 26th consecutive day, in demand of an educational leave from prison in order to attend his studies at the Business Department of the Technical Education Institute of Athens, where...

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu arrived in Athens a few minutes after 3:30 pm accompanied by nine of his cabinet's Ministers, in order to participate in the 3rd Greek-Turkish High Level Cooperation Council, to be held over two days...

Political uncertainty is the country’s main issue, Greek government Vice President Evangelos Venizelos said on Friday addressing the Democratic Bloc Secretariat meeting. He explained that this uncertainty makes negotiation even more difficult and provides lenders with arguments, when the main...

Greek-Australian politician and Labor Party member Jenny Mikakos was sworn as Minister for Families, Children and Youth Affairs in Daniel Andrews’ Victorian state cabinet, on Thursday, December 4. After the elections on Saturday, November 29, Premier Daniel Andrews set a new...