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Prime Minister Antonis Samaras asked for the resignation of Education Deputy Minister Georgios Stylios on Thursday over abusive comments against Greek Communist Party (KKE) MP Liana Kanelli. Stylios made the comment in parliament during talks on education in Greece. The...

Chelsea’s Agora Gallery in New York City will feature the original work of Greek artist Varvara Liakounakou in the exhibition "Reconstructing Reality." The exhibition opens on November 29 and continues until December 19. The opening reception will take place on the...

Greek-Canadian artist Katerina Mertikas has donated a painting to be reproduced in order to raise money for Marcus Cirillo's trust fund. Marcus is the son of Nathan Cirillo who was slain in a terror attack while standing sentry at...

Greece and Athens are at the top of the LGBT community's list as a choice holiday destination, GTP website reports quoting the results of a study released Wednesday at this year's World Travel Market in London. Research data released by...

“Wherever you turn... gods, myths, and heroes. A story about Greece.” This is the introduction to the new advertizement from the national Tourism Organization, titled “Gods, Myths, Heroes,” released by the Ministry of Culture to promote its communication campaign...

The talented Greek painter, Ilias Raftopoulos, passed away at the age of 54 on the island of Crete. Relatives, friends and many admirers of the painter gathered at his funeral yesterday, which took place at his hometown, Kalyves in...

A new poll published today by the Greek “Eleftherotypia” newspaper shows that the left-wing SYRIZA opposition party is in the lead over governing New Democracy party. The new poll was conducted by Palmos Analysis rating firm. It was conducted...

More tax evasion scams uncovered in Greece...... The Financial Crime Squad of Greece, known as SDOE, has revealed 38 cases of remittances worth over 5 million euros each and another 15 cases of remittances worth more than 1 million euros...

At a time when most cabinet members speak about the long-awaited exit from the bailout program, Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis spread discomfiture to the government with his statements in Reuters on Wednesday, proving the lack of communication between...

Myles Litchmore-Dunbar, accused of the murder of a teenager stabbed to death in Malia on his 19th birthday, spent 15 months in jail, but has been cleared by court. The family of  the murdered teenager have spoken of their “utter...

Government Vice President and Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met with Prime Minister Antonis Samaras earlier today, ahead of the critical Eurogroup meeting tomorrow. The meeting was also attended by Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis and the discussion was dominated by the upcoming...

Greece has the ability to use the remaining 11.5 billion euros from its bank rescue fund as a preventive support line when it exits its European Union / International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program, Bank of Greece (BoG) Governor Yannis...

A verbal confrontation between Greek and Turkish representatives broke out at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, regarding the latest Turkish activity in the Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). "We are troubled by the recent provocations of Turkey in Cyprus' EEZ," Greek...

35.7% of Greeks were facing the risk of poverty or social exclusion during 2013, according to Eurostat figures unveiled on Tuesday, while 23.1% remained at the risk of poverty even after the social transfers and another 18.2% were living in...

Ancient Greeks had an understanding of the concept of capitalism and knew about economic growth, profit and gross domestic product maximization, according to an Economist article. In a series of articles on the concept of capitalism through the ages, the...