Addicts turn to deadly shisha drug in Greece
ATHENS (Greece): Nobody knows which came first: the economic crisis tearing Greece apart or shisha, the drug now known as the “cocaine of the poor”. What everyone does accept is that shisha is a killer. And at EUR2 or less a hit, it is one that has come to stalk Greece, the country long on the frontline of Europe’s financial meltdown

Onassis wedding island sold for 117m euros
ATHENS: It was the ultimate symbol of status and celebrity for Greece’s most famous dynasty — a private island playground for the legendary shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis and the location of his wedding to Jackie Kennedy

Qatar’s ruler shells out $10m on idyllic retreats for family
THE suitor is one of the world’s wealthiest men; the location happens to be the eurozone’s poorest country. But in an unlikely coming together of economic circumstances, the Amir of Qatar, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, has opted to splash out seven million pounds (roughly 10m dollars) on six idyllic isles in the Ionian sea.

Euros edged out by bartering
IT’S been a busy day at the market in downtown Volos. Angeliki Ioanitou has sold a decent quantity of olive oil and soap, while her friend Maria has done good business with her fresh pies.

EU’s most corrupt state
ON top of the litany of woes that have befallen Greece, comes the news that the eurozone’s weakest link is also its most corrupt.

Eurovision in times of austerity
ONE after another they are calling in sick. First, Portugal and Poland and now, short of an economic miracle, Cyprus and Greece. For an event that is meant to be one of the most unifying in Europe, next year’s