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Papandreou has announced that he is giving in to society foundations, and dispensed with state control over them. In this way, the institutions can work for their own good and not as means of satisfying the interest of a...

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has accepted an invitation by the Solidarity Federation of the Greek Orthodox Societies of Istanbul to attend the dinner marking the ending of the Ramadan fasting (Iftar). The dinner will be organised in the gardens...

Tulisa Kontostavlos, known for being an idiosyncratic Greek woman, grew up in London. She does not hesitate to talk about when she first smoked weed, when she lost her virginity, and the tough person she is. T. Kontostavlos used to...

The 1st of August marked the first day of a special month for Muslim communities all around the world. Ramadan, which is the ninth Islamic month and a period of fasting, is based on a combination of physical sightings...

On August 30th, a concert will be held for charity reasons in Odeon of Herodes Atticus. Given the occasion of Nikos Gatsos's 100th birthday, Alkinoons Ioannidis and Mary Farantouri will sing for everyone and money collected will go to the...

Three perpetrators stole the cab of an unfortunate taxi driver, who thought they were clients wanting a lift. On August 20th, around 2 am. three Albanians got in a car in Athens and within a few minutes stole it, threatening...

According to article in the Greek newspaper "Nafteboriki", the Prime Minister announced that he will attend the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 10 and 11 and will give a speech as usual, in spite of rumors that he would...

According to e-thessalia.gr, the biggest drop in blood at blood banks is observed in August. The volunteer blood donors decreased by 30% as most of the people are on vacation. However, due to the increased number of car accidents...

The Parents and Friends' Association of Oakleigh Greek Orthodox College will be hosting their annual college ball on Saturday 3rd. The aim of the association is to raise money to help grow the college's resources. The association has generally raised...

Writer Nikos Themelis, associate of former Prime Minister Kostas Simitis, passed away at the age of 64 Saturday evening. Themelis studied Law at the University of Thessaloniki and then in Germany where he did his Ph.D. in 1975. He worked at...

August 2011: as a result of a police fatal shooting, disaffected hooded youth burn[...]

A very strange volunteer fireman caused fires in Andros island and then was on the front line to participate in the fire operation with passion. The 30-year-old man caused fires with the assistance of two friends. He started this ''hobby''...

New reforms will come to change the situation regarding the cohabitation of couples. Until now, only heterosexual couples had the legal right of cohabitation. According to some sources , the government is moving one step closer to changing that,...

According to an article on news247.gr, many important reforms in family law will be imposed. First of all, a child will no longer take necessarily the father’s surname. In cases where parents can not reach an agreement regarding the...

A fire broke out this afternoon in the region of Megara.   No residencies were threatened and  the fire is partly under control. However, the forest area was burnt. Firemen remain in their position prepared for relighting. Another fire broke...