Koran Lessons In Greek Ires Muslims

The Greek government has appointed 90 chaplains to teach the Koran in Greek to minority children at mosques and state schools in the northwestern province of Western Thrace, annoying Muslims who said it is a violation of the freedom of religion in the country. "The children of minority families studying in government schools in Western Thrace will be taught the Koran in the Greek ...

Olympiacos Wins Greek Water Polo Title

Olympiacos has concluded a successful season with not only winning the Greek national cup but added the most important of tropies to their resume On May 25, clinching the national championship. Game 4 of the best-of-five series against Vouliagmeni was won 8-7 in a tense contest. Once again Spanish leftie Blai Mallarach finished as top scorer for the new Greek champs scoring two goals. Christos ...

Catsimatidis Lhota Plan TV Ads Shoot-Out

Coming soon to a TV near you .New York Republican Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis will reach out to voters with ads in his bid to gain the nomination. NEW YORK - Billionaire Republican New York Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis is going to dig deep into his pockets to take on his rival and the frontrunner for the nomination, Joe Lhota in a Battle of the Ads on television, stepping up ...

EU Fines Greece Over Olive Oil Violations

(Photo/Lakoniaoliveoil) A Greek farmer drives home with his fresh pressed olive oil in barrels near Alyki, Greece. The country's pure olive oil is hard to find, expensive and poorly marketed, businessmen say. Much is sold to Italian companies and re-branded as Italian oil. The European Union's Court of Justice has ruled that Greece violated the bloc's agricultural laws by not ...

Greece is banking on big tourist season to prime the economy

A year after tourists avoided Greece as it wrestled with political mayhem and violent street protests, many are expecting them to return in droves. The fragile economy may depend on ...