NATO's secretary-general is urging alliance-member Turkey to show "restraint'' in its military push into northern Syria, adding that the common enemy in the region is still the Islamic State group.
Jens Stoltenberg avoided any direct criticism of (...)
Working-level nuclear talks in Sweden between officials from Pyongyang and Washington have broken off, North Korea's top negotiator said late on Saturday, dashing prospects for an end to months of stalemate.
The talks, at an isolated conference (...)
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging the EU to ease budgetary policy objectives for Athens that will allow the economy to recover.
In its annual assessment of the Greek economy published on Friday, the IMF called for a broader consensus (...)
Greek island ferries were tied up in port on Tuesday and Athens public transport, hospitals and state schools faced disruptions as unions went on strike against proposed labor reforms.
Police said about 8,000 people marched peacefully through (...)
About 50,000 tourists are stranded in Greece and mainly on island resorts after British travel firm Thomas Cook collapsed, the tourism minister said on Monday as extra flights were booked to ease their return home.
Officials said the tourists, (...)
Iran was suspended from international competition by the International Judo Federation (IJF) on Wednesday for putting pressure on one of its fighters to withdraw from the world judo championships to avoid having to face an Israeli opponent.
The Iran (...)
Christine Lagarde took over the top spot at the International Monetary Fund eight years ago in the midst of two crises. The first was an internal crisis of leadership: Her predecessor, Dominique Strauss-Khan, had just been forced to step down amid (...)
Aircraft and firefighters on the ground fought a blaze that burned large tracts of pristine pine forest on the Greek island of Evia on Wednesday as the wildfire flared up again at different spots.
A state of emergency has been declared in regions of (...)
A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday in Athens, to discuss promoting bilateral cooperation and exchange views on issues of bilateral, trilateral – with (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to head to Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday to discuss regional and international issues, including terrorism and developments in the region.
In a statement, Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry is set to head to Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday to discuss regional and international issues, including terrorism and developments in the region.
In a statement, Egyptian foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez (...)
Athens-based construction firm Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) on Tuesday named Mohamed Tarek as executive vice president for North Africa.
Tarek, from Egypt, will be in charge of handling businesses, marketing, and sales in addition to (...)
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over illegal drilling activities by Turkey in Cyprus' special economic zone, the ministry announced in a press statement on Tuesday.
"Turkish unilateral actions increase tension in the Easter (...)
Greece's opposition conservatives returned to power with a landslide victory in snap elections on Sunday, and Prime Minister elect Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he had a clear mandate for change, pledging more investments and fewer taxes.
The win (...)
Greeks began voting on Sunday in the first general election since Greece emerged from international bailouts, a runoff polls predict will bring conservatives to power and end four years of leftist rule blamed for saddling the country with more (...)
Greeks voted on Sunday in the second round of local elections that are expected to show the conservative opposition party consolidating gains ahead of a snap general election next month.
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' leftist Syriza party suffered (...)
Date Venue Winners Runners-up
1956 Paris Real Madrid 4 Stade Reims 3
1957 Madrid Real Madrid 2 Fiorentina 0
1958 Brussels Real Madrid 3 AC Milan 2*
1959 Stuttgart Real Madrid 2 Stade Reims 0
1960 Glasgow Real Madrid 7 Eintracht Frankfurt 3
1961 (...)
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced that award-winning filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari, newly appointed Berlinale Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, and Variety International Film Critic Jessica Kiang will serve as the jury for (...)
Composed of two women and three men from various backgrounds, the short films and Cinéfondation Jury in the 2019 Cannes Film Festival has been revealed.
Chaired by Claire Denis, the Jury will name the Short Film Palme d'or winner from among the 11 (...)
An important event for Egypt's film community since it was established by documentary filmmaker Hashem Al-Nahhas in 1991 (initially as round 11 of a Cairo documentary festival that had been held in 1971-1980), the annual Ismailia International Film (...)
A number of Greek firms expressed interest to invest €70 million ($78.7 million) in Egypt's agriculture and textile sectors within the coming period, Egyptian Trade Minister Amr Nassar said on Wednesday.
The companies are Greek aluminum producer (...)
The UEFA Champions League will continue its excitement on Wednesday with two strong clashes in the quarter-finals first leg.
At 9 pm, Manchester United will host Barcelona at Old Trafford Stadium, while AFC Ajax will host Juventus at Amsterdam (...)
Greek police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse migrants who had gathered in a field near the country's border with Northern Macedonia in the hope of making their way illegally up through the Balkans toward northern Europe.
Hundreds have made (...)
British political parties need to work together to find a solution to Brexit, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Danish counterpart Lars Lokke Rasmussen said after meeting in Athens on Thursday.
Tsipras said the two leaders were “surprised” at (...)
