Greece made an early repayment of €2.5 billion ($2.8b) bailout loans to the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Thursday, October 1, 2026, using...
Severe storms brought fresh flooding and damage to Greece's largest island of Crete on Saturday, October 3, prompting an emergency alert urging people in...
Strolling down Dionysiou Areopagitou, the most beautiful street in Athens, feels like taking a journey back into the history of Greece's ancient capital. Surrounded...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a firm message to the British Museum on the Parthenon Sculptures on Saturday, saying Greece will not accept...
Greece approved an environmental study on October 1, 2026, advancing plans to enlarge Mount Olympus National Park to approximately 92,800 acres. The plan assigns...
National Bank of Greece repurchased approximately 1.22 million shares between September 22 and September 29, 2026. The purchases cost €20.82 million ($23,4M), according to...
Nearly half of Greek businesses report using artificial intelligence(AI), according to a survey commissioned by Amazon Web Services (AWS). However, most adopters still focus...
Crete remained under an emergency weather response Friday as flood-hit Mylopotamos dealt with damaged roads, overflowing streams and landslides while another round of heavy...
A recent study examines how centuries of contact between Greek and Egypt’s native language shaped Coptic, the final stage of ancient Egyptian, influencing both...
Four ancient mummies found beside a Wari temple in southern Peru are raising the possibility that the expanding empire and the Nasca civilization cooperated...
Japan's capital Tokyo recorded 35 consecutive days with rain through September 30, leaving residents struggling with higher vegetable prices, limited sunshine and mounting frustration...
The Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine at New York's World Trade Center honored recently Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the people...
Archaeologists have uncovered a substantial section of an ancient defensive fortification wall at Midas Castle in central Turkey, providing new evidence of how the...
Historians often remember Byzantine Emperor Michael III by the unflattering epithet “Michael the Drunkard.”
This is not something that a Byzantine Emperor would want to...
Every September 17, Orthodox Christians commemorate Saint Sophia and her three daughters, Faith, Hope and Love. Yet despite the familiar name, the feast has...
The Greek College, established in 1699, was a short-lived attempt to create a separate learning institution for Greek Orthodox students at the University of...
Hidden down below wild olive trees, evergreen bushes and strawberry trees on a secluded, rocky edge of eastern Peloponnese, lies one of Greece's best-kept...
Superyachts are arguably the ultimate symbols of wealth. Complete with luxurious amenities such as comfortable rooms, multiple pools, dance floors, cinemas, bars, and lounges,...
Pontikonisi, or "Mouse Island," is one of Corfu's most recognizable landmarks. The tiny, cypress-covered islet sits at the entrance to the Halkiopoulos Lagoon, just...
Greece's many coastal islands, dense urban centers, and historical architectural sites like the Parthenon have been iconic to foreigners across the world for decades.
But...
The legendary cutting of the Gordian knot by Alexander the Great became the metaphor for solving difficult problems by employing simple, drastic solutions
Among the most memorable conversations preserved in Plutarch’s Life of Pyrrhus stands the dialogue between Pyrrhus, the ancient Greek king of Epirus, and his...
A 2,200-year-old Etruscan baby rattle dating to the Hellenistic period and found in an infant’s grave in northern Italy has given researchers a rare...
Here's a traditional recipe for the Greek dessert galaktoboureko, aka Greek milk, or custard pie.
Greece is known around the world for its delicious cuisine,...
