Why do Greeks fear Tuesday the 13th so much?
Why do Greeks fear Tuesday the 13th so much?
Rooted in history and superstition
While many Western countries have marked down Friday the 13th on the calendar as the most ominous day of the year, the...
Win a Mykonos villa worth £3.6 million for just £36 – huge 4,900sq metre...
GREECE IS THE WORD
Win a Mykonos villa worth £3.6 million for just £36 – huge 4,900sq metre property is being raffled off
By Caroline McGuire, Digital Travel Editor
This luxury five-bed villa in Mykonos worth...
Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says
Greece can do more to weed out corruption, watchdog agency says
Michele Kambas
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece should tighten the rules of conduct for its legislators and judiciary to prevent corruption, a senior official in the...
Greeks rally against use of ‘Macedonia’ in name dispute with Skopje
Greeks rally against use of 'Macedonia' in name dispute with Skopje
Some minor scuffles erupted between the protesters and anarchists who had organised a counter-demonstration, prompting police to intervene with tear gas.
The rally drew members...
Greek debt crisis: ‘People can’t see any light at the end of any tunnel’
Greek debt crisis: ‘People can’t see any light at the end of any tunnel’
Helena Smith in Athens
The Greek government says the country has turned a corner, but that is not the experience of...
Greeks demand answers as government struggles to mop up oil spill
Greeks demand answers as government struggles to mop up oil spill
Critics have accused the government of not acting quickly enough to prevent the spill from spreading from Salamina island across to the coastline.
Greek authorities...
Syrians stuck in Greece protest outside German embassy
Syrians stuck in Greece protest outside German embassy
Syrian refugees stranded in Athens protested against an agreement between German and Greek governments over a policy to slow down refugee reunification.
Syrian refugees stranded in Greece chanted...
Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens’ modern heritage
Forget the Parthenon: how austerity is laying waste to Athens' modern heritage
A full 80% of 19th and early 20th-century buildings in the Greek capital have already been destroyed, and time is running out for...
The most unfortunate and unappreciated generation, this generation!
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The most unfortunate and unappreciated generation, this generation!
Alexandra Xenofondos
Twitter: @alexandra_92
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the youth of our days is the most unfortunate and unappreciated generation of...
Greek anarchists try to storm police ministry over jailed assassin
Greek anarchists try to storm police ministry over jailed assassin
ATHENS (Reuters) - Around 20 Greek anarchists tried to storm the civil protection ministry on Monday in solidarity with a hunger-striking member of a guerrilla...