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Enforced firefighting teams worked through the night on Wednesday to put out rekindled fire pockets and to restrict a larger one in a deep ravine in central Evia, relentlessly fighting a blaze that broke out in dense pine forest...

Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt is to remain the US' top diplomat in Greece, according to reports which came to light on Tuesday. The Hellas Journal quoted a top US official as saying that Pyatt's tenure in Athens will be extended beyond October,...

A disturbing accident took place on Wednesday afternoon in Attica's southern suburb of Alimos, as a man and his goddaughter were attempting to make their way to a beach there. A railway vehicle belonging to Athens' tram network hit and killed...

Hundreds of firefighters assisted by firefighting aircraft and water dropping helicopters  continued their battle on Wednesday against the huge fire in central Evia that has been raging on the island since Tuesday. ''We will remain in our positions until the...

As Greeks around the world prepare to celebrate "Summer Easter'' on Thursday, as the Dormition of the Virgin Mary is called in Greek popular tradition, the nation is also ready to honor those bearing Greece's most popular female name,...

Scores of people and party representatives attended a memorial service at Paralimni Cemetery earlier this week in memory of Tasos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, the cousins who were murdered by Turks in August of 1996 in Deryneia. Anastasios "Tasos" Isaak...

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited on Wednesday noon the scorched areas of central Evia (Euboea) to get a first-hand look at the situation on the island. Mitsotakis visited the mobile coordination center called "Olympos", which is currently based in central...

Greece marks the Feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary, one of the most important days in Orthodox Christianity, in many different ways on August 15 every year. This day is a beloved public holiday which is also often referred...

Hundreds of travelers who have remained stranded on the island for days formed huge queues at the port of Samothraki on Wednesday morning. This unfortunate incident occurred due to a combination of strong winds and a mechanical breakdown of the...

The "Natura 2000" forest in central Evia was turned into blackened hulks of tree trunks after a large fire broke out after 3 AM local time on Tuesday. The destruction of the area continues on Wednesday, with crews battling the...

Olympiacos booked their place in the UEFA Champions League playoffs on Tuesday after a 2-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir, while PAOK fell heroically to Ajax, last year's semi-finalist, losing 3-2 at Amsterdam. Olympiacos, who won 1-0 in the first leg...

‪The astonishing photo showing a meteor from the Perseid shower entering the atmosphere over the Rio-Antirrio Bridge in western Greece on Monday night is going viral. The jaw-dropping image was published on Instagram by Alexandros Maragos (@alexmaragos). https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Ek9RWIL7N/ Monday was the peak...

Events celebrating the full moon of August at archaeological sites throughout Greece are now underway and will conclude on Sunday, August 19, the Ministry of Culture announced in a statement issued on Monday. This year's full moon will occur on...

Twenty-eight lighthouses in Greece will open to the public on Sunday as part of the global celebration of International Lighthouse and Lightship Weekend (ILLW). More than 20,000 visitors across Greece visited the many lighthouses which dot the shores of the...

By Andrew Tzembelicos Last year, I was closely involved in writing a report for the Government of British Columbia following the devastating 2017 wildfire season in Canada’s westernmost province. The deadly wildfires in Mati and Kinetta last summer, and the multiple...