In April 1941, German troops invaded Athens. The next morning, Nazi officers went to the National Archaeological Museum to inspect the antiquities and assess...
Thirty-five years after his election as Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew remains one of the most influential figures in contemporary Orthodox Christianity, having guided the Church...
Greek households spent more than their disposable income in 2025, with consumption exceeding available income by 6.4 billion euros ($7.1 billion), according to figures...
Three Arab nations, Egypt, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, joined Greece in the Turkey-Libya maritime dispute on Monday, opposing a contested sea boundary...
Two major Greek food chains are at the center of separate tax fraud investigations involving estimated losses of more than €135 million ($157 million)...
The dawn of October 28, 1940 after Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas’ "OXI" (or "OHI," meaning "no") to the Italians, heralded the nation's entry...
Greek striker Tasos Douvikas has extended his Como contract through 2031, the Italian club announced Monday, October 26, rewarding a scoring run that has...
Organized outdoor hiking groups are actively transforming the stagnant economies of desolated mountain villages across provincial Greece.
This expanding tourism sector offers an unexpected financial...
Archaeologists have uncovered the nearly complete floor plan of a 2,400-year-old Numidian house in Tunisia, offering new insight into how homes were arranged within...
Archaeologists have uncovered human remains, intact pottery and metal objects inside ancient tombs in Oman, where officials say some of the ceramics are linked...
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro has successfully fled his home country and landed in Florida following a chaotic multi-nation escape.
Bolsonaro, his wife, and their two...
Music teachers earned more than other educators in the ancient Greek city of Teos (Greek: Τέως), in present-day Turkey, some 2,200 years ago, according...
The United States and Israel are preparing for the possibility of renewed military strikes against Iran after the November 3 US midterm elections. However,...
On December 1, 1913, the island of Crete was officially integrated into the Greek state after Sultan Mehmet V had finally relinquished all sovereignty...
Santorini’s towering cliffs, flooded caldera and black volcanic islets, all shaped by volcanoes, form one of the most recognizable settings in Greece. Yet the...
In the past couple of years, cryptocurrency has invaded Greece's society, mostly because of high taxation and the pandemic. While the average Greek might...
Prominent universities across the world continue to offer students the option of pursuing Greek studies, as it remains a vital academic discipline despite the...
Fables occupied an important position in the literary, intellectual, and social life of Classical Greece. They communicated practical wisdom, criticized human behavior, explored social...
The stereotypical image we have of ancient Spartans is unbending, austere warriors who had nothing to do with luxury. However, the story of Gylippus—Sparta's...
In ancient Greek warfare, music played a significant role as it boosted the warriors' patriotism and morale while at the same time signaled formation...
The ancient Roman pillars known as Las Incantadas embody Thessaloniki’s multicultural past, their disputed removal to France and their partial homecoming through replicas.
In 1864,...
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient building with painted interior walls and frescoes near Benghazi in eastern Libya. The structure may have once stood two...
Aristotle conceives of God as the Prime Mover—the cause of all motion and change in the universe—forming the Greek philosopher’s foundation of Western metaphysical...
A spin of the traditional Melomakarona, the chocolate filled Greek Christmas cookies are a great dessert for the holiday meals.
In a bowl
• WATER 17...
Greek gardoumbes, or gardoumbakia, are pieces of lamb organ meat wrapped in lamb intestines. It is a traditional Greek delicacy usually served on Easter....
Multifaceted, bright, and refreshing like the waves of the Mediterranean Sea, Greek cuisine has won millions of hearts all over the world.
Traditional Greek dishes,...
