Three PETA Germany activists were attacked during a protest over the treatment of donkeys and mules on Santorini, Greece.
The confrontation occurred on Friday, September 4, on the Karavolades steps, the steep route linking Fira with Santorini’s old port. The...
The Fat Lady of Saliagos (also known as The Naked Lady of Saliagos) is the oldest known Cycladic sculpture.
It is a marble figure from the Aegean Neolithic period discovered on the tiny islet of Saliagos between the Greek islands...
A Greek Air Force F-4 Phantom fighter jet crashed during an aerial demonstration at the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, north of Athens, on Saturday. The two crew members have been found unconcious, with reports suggesting they...
On September 5, the Orthodox Church honors Zechariah and Elizabeth, the elderly couple whose long-awaited son would become John the Baptist—the prophet who prepared the way for Christ.
The story of Zechariah and Elizabeth begins with a couple who had...
The city of Thessaloniki is buzzing with anticipation as the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) opens its doors (September 5–13, 2026), marking the milestone of 100 years since the event's inaugural edition in 1926. This year’s exhibition pairs a...
Greece has completed the restoration of two of Veria's most significant Ottoman-era landmarks, the Orta Mosque and a 15th-century twin Ottoman bath. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni led the handover ceremony in the northern region of Imathia.
Officials described the two...
Greece has recorded one of Europe's steepest declines in obesity, with new data from Eurostat showing the country's adult obesity rate falling from 17.6% in 2008 to 12.8% in 2025. The figures, based on body mass index measurements, count...
The British Museum will lend two fragments of the Parthenon sculptures to an exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany, while Greece has rejected a request to lend nine Parthenon fragments from the Acropolis Museum for the same exhibition.
British Museum to Lend...
From free HIV prevention and anonymous testing to HPV vaccination, Greece has more tools than ever to protect sexual health. The bigger challenge may be getting people to use them — and talk about them without stigma.
World Sexual Health...
From northern Greece to Mount Olympus, butterflies are revealing how warming temperatures, habitat loss and changing weather are reshaping nature.
A butterfly may live for only a short time, but the changes recorded in its populations can tell a much...
More than four in 10 young adults in Greece have completed tertiary education, according to new Eurostat data. The figures show that 42.8% of people aged 25 to 34 in Greece held a tertiary qualification in 2025, placing young...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered a clear message of deterrence to Turkey during joint statements with European Council President-elect António Costa who was on an official visit to Athens.
Mitsotakis made it unequivocally clear that Greece will not tolerate...
