Earth reaches closest point to the Sun on Perihelion day
Earth has reached its closest point to the Sun on Tuesday in its annual elliptical orbit in what is known as…
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Western contact with China began long before Marco Polo, experts say
China and the West were in contact more than 1,500 years before European explorer Marco Polo arrived in China, new…
IMF will stay out of Greek bailout, to take special status – Reuters
The International Monetary Fund will not join the Greek bailout program but will likely accept a special advisory…
Obama, Greek PM Tsipras discuss economic reforms at NATO summit
President Barack Obama met with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw…
Greek parliament approves reforms in exchange for aid, debt relief
Greek lawmakers approved tax increases and a new privatization fund on Sunday and freed up the sale of…
EgyptAir flight suddenly swerves, vanishes over Mediterranean
Greek officials said Thursday that an EgyptAir flight that disappeared over the Mediterranean en route from Paris…
EgyptAir plane crashed 130 nautical miles off Greek island: Greek aviation source
“At around 0029 GMT (3:29 am) when it was in Egyptian airspace, the plane disappeared from Greek radars... it…
Turkey to abolish visas for Greek Cypriots, in line with EU deal
Greek Cypriots will no longer require visas to visit Turkey under an EU-Turkey agreement on visa liberalization…
Greek police start removing migrants from Macedonian border
Greek police started removing migrants from the Greek-Macedonian border on Tuesday after additional passage…
Eurozone officials rule out IMF’s exclusion from Greek bailout
The IMF will not be excluded from Greece's third bailout program review, Eurozone officials told Greece on Saturday…
Greece eyes lion’s share of diverted Russian tourism
Economically stricken Greece is racing to cash in on a potential bonanza of Russian tourists deprived of their…
Egypt starts joint military exercise with Greece
Egyptian navy and air forces have left for Greece to participate in the joint Egyptian-Greek air military exercise…
Greek parliament approves austere budget for 2016
The Greek parliament approved a 2016 budget featuring sharp cuts in spending and some tax increases to satisfy the…
Egypt’s interior ministry mindful of terrorist plots, vows to stop them
Egypt’s interior minister Magdy Abdel-Ghaffar said on Monday that the country's security apparatus has gathered…
Egyptian president expected to visit Greece in December
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is to visit Greece accompanied by a business delegation next month, said…
A Breath of life!
A migrant arrived in the Greek island of Lesbos on a raft trying to reach for a Spanish volunteer lifeguard, acting…
Tsipras returns to power to fight for Greek debt relief
Greek leftist leader Alexis Tsipras will return as prime minister on Monday determined to secure debt relief from…
Sawiris ‘in talks to buy two Greek islands for refugees’
Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris, who offered to buy a Mediterranean island to help hundreds of thousands of Syrians…
Tsipras plays down fears of fractured result in Greek election
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras played down fears on Sunday that a snap election in two weeks would…
German lawmakers back Greek bailout despite record rebellion
German lawmakers voted in favor of a third Greek bailout on Wednesday despite a record rebellion among Chancellor…
Tsipras yet to decide on early Greek elections
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has yet to make up his mind on calling early elections, a government minister…
Greek Energy Minister signals Tsipras to call Confidence Vote
A Greek minister gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the government will call a confidence vote…
Greek PM keeps lid on Party Rebellion to pass Bailout Vote
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras contained a rebellion in his left-wing Syriza party to win parliamentary…
Greece submits Bill needed to Start Rescue Talks
The Greek government submitted legislation to parliament on Tuesday required by its international lenders to start…
Investors welcome Greek Bailout Approval; Yellen lifts Dollar
Stocks rose and euro zone bond yields fell on Thursday as investors welcomed Greek parliamentary approval of a…
European Stocks and Bonds pause before Greek Vote on Bailout Terms
Yields on peripheral bonds dipped, while European stocks and the euro held their breath on Wednesday as fractious…
Asia Shares waver as China slump undercuts boost from Data
Asian stocks struggled to keep their gains on Wednesday as a renewed slide in Chinese equities eclipsed upbeat data…
Greek Parliament backs Bailout Reform Plan
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras won backing from lawmakers on Saturday for painful reform proposals aimed at…
NBG-Egypt ‘not affected’ by Greek banking crisis
A senior National Bank of Greece (NBG) official declared the bank’s activities in Egypt were unaffected by the…
Asia Shares gain as Euro Shoulders Greek burden
Asian shares made guarded gains on Wednesday as investors gave a resigned shrug to news Greece had become the first…
Greek Crisis pushes Oil below $62 to Three-week Low
Oil fell more than $1 to below $62 per barrel on Monday, its lowest in three weeks, as Greece shut its banks and…
Lack of Greek Deal weighs on European Stocks
Persistent concerns of Greece leaving the euro weighed on European stocks on Thursday, with the lack of progress in…
Two or Three Issues remaining in Debt Talks: Greek Minister
Greek economy minister George Stathakis said on Wednesday "two or three" items remained to settle with…
Greek offer to Creditors runs into Angry Backlash at Home
Greek lawmakers reacted angrily on Tuesday to concessions Athens offered in debt talks and parliament's deputy…
Euro falls in face of Greek Doubts, Broad Dollar Gains
The euro fell back on Tuesday, as traders who had bought the single currency on hopes a Greek debt deal was almost…
Greek Shares up 6.8% on Hopes of Deal
Greek shares .ATG rose 6.8 percent in morning trade on Monday on hopes that Greece was closer to reaching a deal…
Europe Shares surge on Greek Hopes and Telecom M&A
A glimmer of hope for some kind of progress over Greece's debt crisis, as well as yet another proposed takeover bid…
Greece debt crisis: EU leaders gather for critical summit
On Sunday, Greek PM Alexis Tsipras set out new proposals to try to prevent a default on a €1.6bn (£1.1bn) IMF loan.…
Oil Prices nudge Higher as Worries ease over Greek Debt
Oil prices nudged higher in Asian trade on Monday, after initially falling on concerns about the outcome of a…
Dow sees triple-digit fall, but indexes muster weekly gains
U.S. stocks ended Friday deep in the red Friday as the persistent deadlock in Greek debt talks turned investors…