Europe

A recent article of Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" revealed that a historic building in the town of Marmara, Turkey, which was being used as a Greek school in the 19th century, has been turned into an imam-hatip school, a religious vocational school, after remaining closed...

Turkish newspaper "Hurriyet" proceeded with complaints over the extended loot of a Byzantine tomb known as Silivri Crypt, the desecration of the tomb and its conversion into a garbage dump. The newspaper is accusing the Municipality of Istanbul of neglecting the Byzantine...

The photography exhibition 'Ethiopia, Spiritual Imprints' by Greek artist Lizy Manola will open on August 30, 2014, at 6 PM, at the Officina dell'Arte Spirituale on Venice's San Giorgio Maggiore island. It will run through October 20. The exhibition is comprised...

Trinity Island in the Gulf of Evia, near Athens, has been put on the market for a whopping €15 million. According to the British newspaper Daily Mail, this amount can get you a stunning private island in Greece, with two...

Greek restaurant Filoxenia ("hospitality" in Greek) in the seaside village of Zandvoort, the Netherlands, has gained increasing reputation due to its delicious Greek dishes. Babatsia family, owners of the restaurant, left Greece and immigrated to the Netherlands 17 years ago.  They recently celebrated...

As images of the newly discovered ancient Greek tomb in Amphipolis are making their appearance across the world, British newspaper The Guardian brings up the burning issue of the Parthenon Marbles' return to Greece. Famous British columnist Jonathan Jones wrote about the...

According to representatives of tourism associations in Bodrum, Turkey, the prices in local restaurants or cafés have reached such high levels that tourists often have to pay more than 10 times the standard price. Tour operators claim that this practice is...

Most hospitals in Germany are staffed with foreign doctors, particularly Greeks, because there are not enough German doctors to meet the needs of the population, as well as the fact that the number of young scientists in German universities is constantly...

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew visited Sumela Monastery in Turkey for the fifth consecutive year and officiated the Divine Liturgy held in the historic monastery. Hundreds of worshipers attended the liturgy for the Dormition of Virgin Mary in an atmosphere of piety and...

The economy in Europe's 18-nation eurozone has stalled. After a year of weak growth, the European Union said Thursday the economic fortunes of the countries that use the euro currency flattened in the April-to-June period. The region's three biggest economies failed...