Greek News

Worldwide famous as the home of Odysseus, the Ionian Island of Ithaca boasts lush green valleys and rugged hills, while hiking trails lead walkers to hidden ruins and stunning sea views. Today, it is a peaceful and quiet island ready...

One of the shortest recorded wars in history which lasted between 38 and 45 minutes was fought in 1896 between the United Kingdom and Zanzibar, located off the coast of the African mainland. The immediate cause of the war was...

Giannis Antetokounmpo is planning his wedding with long-time girlfriend Mariah Riddlesprigger in Greece during the summer Greek media report. The wedding according to an exclusive report by Alpha TV will take place at the upscale resort of Costa Navarino near...

Greek frigate Hydra opened fire on two Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Gulf of Aden, off Yemen during the early hours of Thursday, downing one while the second changed course. According to information, the air radar of the...

Even by modern standards, the ancient Tunnel of Eupalinos on Samos, Greece is considered a marvel of engineering and craftsmanship. Built around 550 BC, it's one of the earliest large-scale tunnel projects in history. Over 1000 meters long, it was...

ANZAC Day is a day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand that broadly commemorates all Australians and New Zealanders "who served and died in all wars, conflicts, and peacekeeping operations" and "the contribution and suffering of all those...

An ancient monument dsicovered in Eastern France has caused curiosity with not just one but three connected ancient circular structures. The French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (Inrap) describes the find in Marliens near Dijon as "unprecedented." Digging up...

Greece's Supreme Court has published the final list of parties that will compete in June's European elections with the roster excluding the far-right party Spartiates (the Spartans). The ruling party New Democracy, along with opposition parties PASOK and New Left,...

The ancient Greek sanctuary and theater of Dodona, home to the oldest oracle,  and located in Epirus, northwestern Greece, are part of a uniquely historic site in the country, which predated even the more universally-known Delphi. Questions that required a...

An MP elected with the ultra-right Spartiates Party (Spartans) was arrested on Wednesday after he assaulted a colleague from the populist Elliniki Lysi (Greek Solution) party in the colonnade outside the plenum hall. Konstantinos Floros, now an independent MP, assaulted...

Four stunning ancient shipwrecks off central Greece can now be explored by amateur divers, the Ministry of Culture announced recently. The shipwrecks at the sites at the region of Magnesia in the Pagasetic Gulf are filled with artifacts from antiquity...

The US Congress has approved a $95bn (£76bn) foreign aid package that includes military support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The Senate on Tuesday evening backed the measure passed by the US House of Representatives on Saturday. It includes $61bn in...

Craco, a ghost town in Italy, located in the province of Matera about twenty-five miles inland from the Gulf of Taranto, was once inhabited by Greeks. The medieval village of Craco in Magna Graecia is typical of the hill towns of...

Determining which year in human history was the worst to be alive is subjective and there are many contenders for the top post. Among them 2020 and the coronavirus pandemic that claimed the lives of millions of people and shut...

Kurds are often denied equal access to political representation, economic resources and cultural freedoms in Turkey. Since the 1980s, Turkey has been engaged in a conflict with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which has resulted in over 40,000 deaths. By Recep...