"There is no country named Cyprus," said Turkish PM Recep Tayip Erdogan speaking to Turkish-Cypriot daily Kibris at the conclusion of a meeting in Poland addressing Turkey's relations with the European Union.
German newspaper Die Welt has published a new scenario for an alternative government in Greece, according to which New Democracy will seek a coalition with Independent Greeks and Democratic Left parties to avoid premature elections.
Rifle and machine gun ammunition were found in the first containers from the cargo vessel NOUR-M opened by Greek authorities.
The Special Corruption Magistrate has summoned executives of six of the country's major dairy firms on criminal charges of forming a "milk cartel."
Severe storms have left problems around Greece, with most damage centered in the region of western Greece.
"Greece remains a very attractive destination for direct foreign investments in such sectors as transport, shipping and shipyards, energy and tourism," deputy foreign minister Kyriakos Gerontopoulos said on Monday.
The urgent decision to reimburse fired public broadcaster ERT employees, signed by alternate finance minister Hristos Staikouras was posted on the government e-government website.
Prime minister Antonis Samaras will be in Paris tomorrow to take part in the second EU summit focusing on youth unemployment, along with employment minister Yannis Vroutsis, who arrived there today.
Translation By Lisa Darilis
A Greek engineer, born in Patra is a well known personality on the island of Honolulu, as he made his his business to repeatedly run for mayor.
Translation By Lisa Darilis
Mike Pantelides, a young Greek-American Republican candidate running for mayor of Annapolis, Maryland has won the election. Pantelides prevailed in a thrilling victory over current mayor Josh Cohen, and has now become one of the youngest mayors to be elected in recent times.
Kenyan runner Hillary Yego, 26, was the first to cross the finish line at the 31st Athens Classic Marathon on Sunday, completing the race in 2 hours, 13 minutes and 59 seconds.
A motion of no confidence against the New Democracy/Pasok coalition government, tabled by main opposition SYRIZA, was rejected last night by parliament.
Religious Tourism in Greece
By: Yanna Darilis
There are so many reasons to visit Greece, however, other than the ancient sites and cultural history, the amazing site seeing of nature, the beaches and the lifestyle, there is a special tourism attraction, the Christian religion. Greece was one of the first cradles of Christianity and the prevailing religion in Greece is the Orthodox Christian faith. As part of the Byzantine Empire, Greece established Christianity as the country's official religion in 380 AD. It is closely tied to the nation's identity due to the large contribution in the preservation of the Greek language, literature and arts during the Ottoman Empire. This resulted to a very rich religious tradition, with an impressive variety of local customs in major celebrations that add even more spirituality, mystery and meaning.
The alarm was raised by authorities in the Aegean when a ship was found, after inspection, to be carrying a shipment of arms.