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Greek retail sales by volume rose 7.4 percent in August compared to the same month in 2013, after a downwardly revised 4.7 percent increase in July, Greek statistics service ELSTAT said on Friday. According to a Reuters report, sales volumes...

Hellenic American Union with the cooperation of the Hellenic American College presents an exhibition on the architectural boom of Athens in the 1960s. The exhibition will take place at the Kennedy Gallery of the Hellenic American Union from November...

Thirty-three-year-old Dionysis-Nectarios Daloukas, plans to open up a restaurant in the Greek port city of Volos, Thessaly, and will be exclusively hiring disabled employees. He hopes that his outdoor restaurant, due to open its doors next May, will help...

In an effort to reach the fourth chamber in the Amphipolis tomb, the excavation crew reached an 8.4 square meter vault and found an almost intact marble door weighing 1.5 tons. According to an official announcement by the Greek Ministry...

  A 44-year old man was shot dead at around 4 a.m. this morning, when gunmen driving a 4X4 jeep, started firing shots at the man using a kalashnikov or MP5 gun. The victim was at a bar located at the...

An increase in energy costs of over 60 percent has been recorded in Greece during the last six years of the financial crisis (2008-2013). The rise in costs is due mainly to a rise in electricity prices, direct and indirect...

Greece is set to send by Saturday, new proposals on several key issues that remain unresolved in its negotiations with the troika of international lenders. The coalition government hopes that the review will be concluded by the Eurogroup on...

An ancient Greek port was revealed and recorded at the location of the Ancient Lechaion harbor, in the area of the modern Corinth Gulf, in the Peloponnese. The submerged ancient port covered a total area of 2,750 square meters. It...

AP - Dozens of Greek police have taken part in an operation to clear an apartment used as the headquarters of a rebel monastery whose monks have been declared schismatic by the Orthodox Church. Police said one monk and five...

The house of the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, in Thessaloniki reopens to the public, exhibiting personal belongings and household objects. The museum had received criticism that there were no personal belongings of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on...

News of a 13-year old boy who died after falling off a building in the northern port city of Thessaloniki has sent shock waves throughout all of Greece. The young boy was parkouring with his friends when he fell from...

On the heels of news that a "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" sequel is in the works, Nia Vardalos is keeping busy by heading into a new project for the new year. She will be starring in the comedic drama...

An Armed Forces of Malta Maritime Squadron detachment in Greece has rescued nine persons in bad weather off the island of Lesvos, according to timesofmalta.com. "The AFM said that while on routine patrol during the Frontex operation, the crew of the...

US officials are considering the possibility of issuing a bounty in order to arrest "17 November" terrorist group member Christodoulos Xeros, who escaped from custody earlier this year. This emerged after the meeting of Greek Public Order Minister Vasilis...

After sixty-six days of agony, Marcus Berg wore the green jersey again and lead Panathinaikos to a 3-1 victory over Panetolikos for matchday 2 of the Greek Cup. The Swedish striker missed the first leg of games for the Europa League...