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Huge Wildfire Rages Near Mount Parnitha, North of Athens
Hundreds of firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire at the foothills of Mount Parnitha, located north of Athens on Wednesday amid fears that...
Football Started in Greece, Ancient Artifact Reveals
A relief exhibited at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece shows an ancient Greek youth practicing by balancing a football on his thigh...
Congress Approves Amendment for New US Bases in Greece
The House of Representatives approved an amendment on Wednesday to examine a plan to construct US bases on Greek islands, allowing for the expansion...
Where Do the Names of Greek Islands Come From?
Many Greek islands derive their names from mythical heroes, ancient gods and kings, or from geological features.
The Greek territory is composed of 6,000 islands...
Japan Baffled as Unidentified Iron Ball-Like Object Appears on Beach
On Tuesday, Japanese authorities began an inquiry into a gigantic, unexplained metal ball that a woman found on a beach. The beach in Hamamatsu...
Frédéric Boissonnas, The Photographer Who Fell in Love with Greece
The Philhellene Frédéric Boissonnas was the first foreign photographer to set out to travel around Greece to photograph landscapes.
Greece Honors Baltadoros, The Pilot Who Fell Defending Aegean Skies
Greece remembers Giorgos Baltadoros, the fighter pilot who died April 12 in 2018 when his Mirage 2000-5 plane crashed into the Aegean.
Australia Funds Remembrance Trail on the Greek Island of Lemnos
The Prime Minister of Australia, Scott Morrison, announced recently the funding of $4.9 million in the 2022-23 budget for the Lemnos Remembrance Trail to...
Greece to Sign Mutual Defense Agreement with US
After the defense agreement with France inked just weeks ago, Greece is getting ready to sign an amendment to its defense deal with the...
Remembering Fallen Lieutenant Nikolaos Sialmas
The Chief of Hellenic National Defense General Staff honored the memory of a fallen lieutenant by flying a plane over his memorial on Friday.