Greece
Powerful earthquake shakes Athens
The Geodynamic Institute of the National Observatory of Athens and the American USGS, reported that an earthquake of an initial intensity of…
Cyprus marks 45th anniversary of 1974 coup
Cyprus on Monday marked the 45th anniversary of an Athens-backed military coup with a memorial service for those killed at a church…
Dozens evacuated from flooded homes in western Greece
Authorities evacuated dozens of citizens from flooded homes in western Greece on Sunday, a few days after seven people were killed by…
Strong tremor in central Greece
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 has struck in central Greece Initial reports give the epicentre at 5 km NW…
New skull discovery shows mankind may have arrived in Europe 150,000 years earlier than previously
Mankind may have arrived in Europe 150,000 years earlier than previously thought, researchers say, after reassessing an ancient skull found inside a…
UPDATED: Two children among tourists killed in storms in Greece
Six foreign nationals, including two children, and one person who so far has not been identified, were killed and more than 100…
Greece’s new Prime Minister names cabinet
Greece's new Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis named his cabinet on Monday. Mitsotakis' conservative New Democracy party won an outright majority with 158…
Mitsotakis sworn in as new Greek PM
Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Greece shortly after winning the Greek general election held…
Kyriakos Mitsotakis New Democracy wins Greek election with a ‘strong mandate’ (UPDATED)
The newly-elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Sunday that he will work hard to ensure every Greek, particularly the young,…
Turkey to hold military manoeuvres in the Aegean on Greek Election Day
. Turkey has issued a navigational warning reserving a large area south of the island of Kastellorizo, within Greece’s continental shelf, for…
Wildfires cause evacuation of villages on Greek island
Four villages were evacuated on the Greek island of Evia after two new brush fires have broken out. The new wildfires came…
First drop in five years in tourist arrivals in Greece
Tourist arrivals this summer in Greece are slightly slower than last year, according to surveys, air arrival data and hoteliers. The drop…