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Ancient Greek City of Bargylia in Turkey on Sale for Eight Million Euros

A shocking news story emerged from the Turkish press, as according to the country's major newspaper, Hurriyet, the ancient Greek city of Bargylia, dating back to the 5th century BC, located in Asia Minor near Gulluk Bay on the...

Tsipras Aims for Parliament Majority

SYRIZA’s aim is to get the majority of seats in the Greek Parliament on the first election round. “I don’t even want to think about the scenario of a second round,” said the party’s leader Alexis Tsipras in an...

Greek PM Samaras: SYRIZA an Accident that Must Not Happen

Greece’s Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, during a campaign speech in western Greece on January 12, expressed his optimism that Greek people will fight against populism and will not vote for the main opposition party SYRIZA.  He characterized the leftist...

Albania: ‘Omonoia’ Elects New President

As of yesterday, January 11, 2015 Leonidas Pappas is the new President of the Greek minority organization Omonoia in Albania. During the organization conference in Saranda, Albania, the 41-year-old Leonidas Pappas, a civil engineer, was elected president, with 190 votes...

61% of Germans Say ‘Yes’ to Grexit

The majority of Germans are open to the idea of Greece’s exit from the Eurozone, if the country fails to comply with the austerity measures that international lenders have imposed, revealed a survey conducted by German broadcaster agency ARD. A striking...

Young Greek Opens Popular Barber Shop in Germany

A young Greek professional hairdresser and self-taught barber, fulfilled his dreams five months ago when he opened his own barbershop in Frankfurt, Germany. The 26-year-old Alex Vellios has had a great deal of success since opening his “Torrento” barbershop, with...

Greek-Cypriot Develops Virtual Reality Project

Greek-Cypriot Constantinos Miltiadis graduated from the National Technical University of Athens School of Architecture in 2012, while in December he presented his thesis entitled "Project Anywhere" at ETH in Zurich. "Project Anywhere" is based on the Oculus Rift mentality. It combines...

A Greek in Paris Talks About ‘Charlie Hedbo’ Terrorist Attack

Paris residents were shocked today, January 7, after the terrorist attack on the Charlie Hedbo magazine offices. French authorities suspect that the gunmen who opened fire in the satirical magazine offices killing 12 people and injuring another 7 were,...

Greek Orthodox Celebrate Epiphany in Istanbul

   A cross-throwing ceremony was held as part of commemorations on the birth and baptism of Jesus Christ, held at Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate in Istanbul. A group, led by Bartholomew and other members of the clergy, walked to the...

London: Greek Man Murdered Outside Waterloo Station [Update]

A 43-year-old Greek man was found brutally murdered near London’s Waterloo Train station, early in the morning on Saturday, January 3. According to London authorities, the deceased is Menelaos Agisilakis and his family has been alerted about the tragic incident. The...