Greek News

Two women have died and at least 12 people were seriously injured on Tuesday, in the area of Malgara outside Thessaloniki, Greece, when a bus crashed into a truck. According to Christos Lioupas, the President of Thessaloniki Intercity Buses, the bus was...

An ongoing police investigation is targeting members of a migrant smuggling operation from Greece to Italy, using the coasts of Achaea and Ilia. A 32-year-old Greek has already been arrested, while police are looking for at least two others....

With an Amendment brought to Parliament by ministers Yannis Stournaras, Konstantinos Arvanitopoulos, Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Michalis Chryssochoidis, all matters relating to the management and use of Greek Orthodox Church property will be governed from now on by Regulations issued...

Greek 65-year-old chief engineer who was kidnapped by Nigerian pirates was released on Tuesday. He along with the Ukrainian captain of the Greek-owned cargo vessel ALTHEA, were abducted on December 17, while sailing between Nigeria and Guinea. According to the...

Three people died on Tuesday, in a fire that broke out in an apartment in the suburb of Kordelio in the northern Greek city Thessaloniki. An elderly couple lived in the small 50 sqm apartment along with their three...

According to an announcement by the Louvre Museum, it has managed to collect one million euros from private donations to restore one of its most famous exhibits, the Winged Victory of Samothrace, according to the news agency AFP. Approximately 6,700 individuals...

A Greek restaurant with a breathtaking view and exquisite dishes entered the list of 101 best restaurants in the world. Selene Restaurant that can be found in Pyrgos, Santorini earned a place on New York's 101 Best Restaurants in the...

The growing scandal in the Greek defense ministry, with witnesses alleging widespread corruption and bribery involving foreign arms contracts, has led German investigators to look into deals involving the Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW), identified in testimony before Greek magistrates as...

Christodoulos Xeros, convicted member of the terrorist organization November 17, has absconded after been granted leave to visit his family. His brother, Savvas Xeros, who was also a member of the organization is in hospital in Larissa, Greece. The Hellenic...

XTERRA, one of the world’s premier triathlon Championships will be held in 2014 in Greece, for the second time. After the success of the event last year, it is scheduled to take place again on June 21, in and...

While Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Greece's battered economy will begin to recover this year - and with even a possible return to the markets - the government's hope for reducing its debt by not paying back in...

According to the Australian press, a 35-year-old Australian-born Greek, sold his photography app for an undisclosed amount ranging up to millions of dollars to the American tech giant Apple. John Papandriopoulos, following the example of his father who was an...

Greece is exporting a few of its traditional musical instruments to countries all over the world. Australia is a country with many Greeks; therefore there is a considerable demand for Greek traditional instruments. The bouzouki is one of the...

A young Greek woman was declared one of the leading personalities of the state of South Australia. Eleni Glouftsis, 21-years-old, is the first woman umpiring a football game at state level. Her parents were both umpires and when Glouftsis was...

State revenues in Greece, exceeded targets in November 2013, both for the month itself and for the January-November period, according to figures released by the General Secretariat for Public Revenues on Monday. Total revenues in November reached 2.37 billion...