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The Derveni Papyrus is the only readable papyrus that has survived in Greece and the most ancient manuscript in Europe. Now it is a candidate for the UNESCO list of documented Heritage Monuments. According to archaeologists, the Derveni papyrus was...

An article entitled “Gluten Free Greek and 6 key ingredients in a Greek kitchen,” written by journalist Samantha McLeod, was published in one of western Canada’s most popular newspapers, Province. The article which included photographs and an original dialogue between...

Two Greek-Australians were included in the list of the 100 richest young people in Australia, in the "under 40 years old" category. George Nakas from Melbourne, was placed in 10th, along with his partner Gavin Fernandes, with a personal worth of 188...

Greek Minister of Education Andreas Loverdos is considering asking for volunteer teachers to fill the 1,100 empty slots in Greece's public schools, according to a report in Proto Thema newspaper. Ministry officials claim that the shortage of teachers in several elementary...

The weather in Greece is expected to deteriorate sharply on Friday, as a low pressure front sweeps in from the west, bringing thunderstorms and rain. The phenomena are expected to be most intense in western parts of Greece but will...

The Greek Ministry of Tourism has been forced to re-edit a tourism video unveiled in London this week because it contained footage of the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin under Hitler. The clip depicting the torch lighting ceremony at the...

The Finance Ministers participating at the Eurogroup met yesterday in Brussels and discussed the current economic situation prevailing in the Eurozone. They also discussed the scenarios of Greece exiting its bailout program. The Eurogroup finance ministers discussed the follow-up to...

An earthquake was recorded earlier today in the sea area southwest of the island of Cephalonia, in the Ionian Sea in Greece. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens the two earthquakes measured 4.8 on the Richter scale and are...

As days go by and the mystery of the Casta hill tomb in Amphipolis remains unsolved, new questions and conspiracy theories arise. The "who is buried in there" has now become "why now and not earlier" in the minds...

  Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris apologized for the vandalism of a Canadian monument at an event held at the Thessaloniki archeological museum in Northern Greece. The event marked the official launch of a major new exhibit on ancient Greece that...

London's British Museum Director Neil MacGregor issued a provocative statement to British media today, reiterating that there is absolutely no intention from the British side to return the Parthenon Marbles to Greece. He repeated that "the museum's long-held position is...

Popular Greek singer Haris Alexiou, will be performing tomorrow at the Istanbul Congress Center in Turkey, as part of the Fifth Avea Extraordinary Music Concerts. She is expected to sing some of her old and new songs. Alexiou stated that...

Panathinaikos has been disqualified by Eindhoven, Asteras Tripolis missed countless opportunities and consequently the win and PAOK lacked out of what could have been one of its greatest wins in history. The Europa League results of the three Greek representatives: Fiorentina -...

Arriving at the opening of the Eurogroup meeting on Thursday, in which Greece’s next day after the memorandum exit will be tabled, Jeroen Dijsselbloem declared that it is Europe’s will to assist Greece. “After Greece completes, in a satisfactory way,...

In the light of the Turkish provocations in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras arrived in Nicosia today for a working visit focusing on the common policy that Greece and Cyprus need to follow in...