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The Greek Coast Guard rescued 86 migrants and refugees in two incidents off the coasts of Chios on Wednesday. No arrivals were recorded on Samos and Lesvos. According to police, on Wednesday 11,096 migrants and refugees that have applied for...

An amendment suspending an increase in VAT for the islands of the northeast Aegean worst hit by the refugee crisis was passed with unanimous support from Greek lawmakers in Parliament on Wednesday, with 259 votes in favor. The amendment was...

"The Man from the Nine Dimensions" -- a dramatized documentary on the Theory of Everything that puts viewers on the trail of a shadowy and mysterious figure known only as ToE -- will be screened at Athens' Digital Planetarium...

The majority of revenues of Greek luxury real estate transactions acquired by foreign nationals remain in banks outside of Greece, sources have reported. In fact, according to Yiannis Ploumis who is the general director at the Ploumis-Sotiropoulos real estate agency...

The International Hellenic Associaton sent an open letter to the President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan following his recent statements: Dear President Erdogan, Recently, you have launched an often repeated and relentless campaign referring to “your heart’s borders"...

According to sources, there is a plan in the making to drive Greeks to use their credit cards to make purchases. The government has a 12 point plan as a part of a long-awaited bill with incentives to increase...

According to authorities, an active mine from WWII was discovered by a tourist on Skopelos some 70 meters from the beach of Loutraki while diving. Local authorities just announced the discovery of the mine on Saturday, although the tourist found it...

Two boats carrying 52 migrants and refugees were collected early Sunday morning off the island of Lesvos by two Frontex vessels. The migrants were then transported to the Mytilene Port to be registered at the Moria hotspot. After Sunday's arrivals, the...

"Debating comes home" was the slogan of the World Universities Debating Championship (WUDC), which took place in Thessaloniki, Greece, between December 27, 2015 and January 4, 2016. The statement proved to be prophetic since 19-year-old Greek students Maria Roussi...

A boat carrying migrants and refugees capsized in the East Aegean Sea, North of the Greek island of Samos, on Wednesday. Turkish authorities rescued 16 people who were aboard the ship, according to Greek media reports. Greek authorities were informed that another 15 people...