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Bulgaria's Tourism Ministry is focused on making the country "a year-round destination and among the top destinations in Europe," Tourism Minister Nikolina Angelkova has said.

Turkey's Fibabanka has joined the ranks of banks interested in buying HSBC's Turkish unit, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, a business that is also being considered by ING Group.

Ex-Prince Nikolaos of Greece launched five new Soundwall artworks at Christie’s in London. Six months in the making, the “prince” got a little help from United States Soundwall company that featured his images onto a floating aluminium plate with a raspberry Pi 2 computer hidden behind. Each work emits a specially curated playlist enhancing the viewing experience.

Last May, agents of US intelligence were on the streets of Athens trying to find Arab origin people who were related to Islamic State and could have been a threat to the security of their country.

Greece will focus on attracting tourists in non-peak season months, too Alternate Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura said on the opening day of the World Travel Market (WTM) in London on Monday.

Former first lady Margaret Papandreou appears hellbent on revenge on the late Greek statesman Andreas Papapandreou, founder of the socialist PASOK party, in her tell-all autobiography titled “Love and Power” by Patakis Publications.

The British artist, Poppy Jackson, sat naked on the top of a London rooftop for four hours as a piece of performance art.

The performance is titled ‘Site’ and ‘investigates questions relating to temporality, the body in site, representation and gender through consideration of the use of the body in performance as an activist practice’, as it is mentioned at the artist’s website.

Rich McCor, a 28-year-old creative agency worker from London, takes famous landmark monuments and gives them a uniquely different touch by adding whimsical paper cutouts. He then posts these on his Instagram account.

Turkey will not continue to grow in science and technology unless it also earmarks more for research and development, Sabanc?

Cyrpus is on a drive to secure halloumi cheese’s designated status in the EU against the British government’s decision to support U.K. halloumi producers. London wants to cash in on the name halloumi that it would not be allowed to use if Cyprus producers are successful in getting protected status for their produce.