The new muftis of Komotini and Xanthi were sworn in at Greece’s Education Ministry on Friday, completing a selection process that drew competing statements from Athens and Ankara last week.
Bilal Kara Halil took the oath as mufti of Komotini...
A female Eurasian brown bear in a file photo from Slovenia. The image does not show the bear killed in Prespa. Credit: Charles J. Sharp / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0. CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo source.
A young female...
Greece’s citizen protection minister has called for an immediate review of the rules governing political gatherings after police said they had no legal authority to stop an indoor event organized by Ilias Kasidiaris in Thessaloniki.
Kasidiaris, a former Golden Dawn...
Greece’s new pay-transparency rules take effect on Sunday, November 1, requiring private-sector employers to explain how they set wages and to give job candidates pay information before the first interview.
The rules implement Law 5316/2026, which transposed the EU’s pay-transparency...
OTE reported a 3.1% increase in third-quarter adjusted core earnings Friday as Greece’s largest telecommunications operator added fiber customers and maintained its full-year outlook.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization after leases reached €371.4 million, while revenue rose...
Greece has opened a draft national strategy for semiconductors and microelectronics for public consultation, setting out how the country hopes to build a larger role in chip design, research and specialized manufacturing between 2026 and 2030.
The Development Ministry is...
Train and suburban rail services across Greece were disrupted on Friday as railway workers staged a 24-hour strike over disciplinary measures, safety concerns and working conditions. The walkout followed a court ruling against the drivers’ union’s original strike and...
Archaeologists have uncovered human remains in northern Greece that could shed new light on burial practices during the Late Neolithic period. Two graves were found beside an ancient enclosure at Toumba Serron, a prehistoric settlement near Serres. The discovery...
Greece commemorated the 86th anniversary of OXI Day on Wednesday, October 28, with military and student parades across the country, honoring the nation's refusal to surrender to Fascist Italy in 1940 and its subsequent participation in World War II....
On October 28, 1940, Greece refused an Italian ultimatum, a moment the country still marks every year as OXI Day. Eighteen months earlier, Britain had publicly promised to stand behind exactly that kind of refusal.
On April 13, 1939, Prime...
The role of Greek women during WWII was of pivotal importance. We often speak of the heroic deeds of great men, yet the contribution of the women of these harsh times and their significant support of the men is...
Greek resistance to the Axis powers during the Second World War was the longest of all the nations of Western Europe, with the exception of the U.K., which was never occupied outside of the Channel Islands.
According to historical records,...
Greek soldiers gained fame around the world in modern times for their incredible courage and fierce resistance against the Italian and German invasions in 1940 and 1941 and also during the brutal years under Axis occupation.
Historical figures have long...
Most Greeks know about the golden pages of heroism written by the Greek soldiers in the mountains of Northern Epirus, when Greece bravely fended off the Italian attack in the Greek-Italian War of 1940.
Many, however, ignore the contribution of...
