Rhodes
Culture
Medieval City of Rhodes to Undergo Major Restoration
The historic medieval city of Rhodes will be restored in a bid to preserve the historic city and prevent the damage that mass tourism often brings with it.
The Greek Culture Ministry has formed a plan to preserve the beautiful...
Greece
Greece Confiscates Nearly 100,000 Pills of Captagon, the “Jihadist’s Drug”
Authorities in Greece confiscated nearly 100,000 pills of the drug Captagon, which has been linked to ISIS fighters in Syria, on the island of Rhodes on Monday.
Port authority officers found 44 plastic bags filled to the brim with the...
Greek News
TUI Aims to Double Tourism to Greece in 2022
German travel giant TUI is hoping to double tourism to Greece in the coming year, CEO Friedrich Joussen announced during a virtual meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday.
The company believes that 3 million tourists will come...
Greece
Prasonisi, Rhodes: Greek Island in Winter, Peninsula in Summer
Prasonisi in Rhodes, the biggest Greek island of the Dodecanese, is a stunning beach that surprises visitors depending on when they visit. It transforms itself from being an island to a peninsula depending on the season.
Only 92 kilometers (57...
Crime
Turkey Fumes at Greece as Two Found Guilty on Espionage Charges
Turkey condemned Greece on Wednesday after a court in Rhodes found two men arrested last year on the island guilty of espionage against Greece.
The men are Sebahattin Bayram, 36, a secretary who worked at the Turkish Consulate General in...
Culture
Bringing Folk Music from Rhodes into the Modern Age
Nikos Tzellos, a young musician from Rhodes, has made it his mission to revive the folk music of his island for the modern era.
Business
Resort Project at Majestic Afandou in Rhodes Gets Final Go-Ahead
The Greek sell-off fund TAIPED on Thursday announced that it completed the deal to sell the Golf-North Afandou area of Rhodes to private investors.
TAIPED CEO Dimitris Politis and the legal representative of MA Angeliades Hellas, George Mylonogiannis, signed the...
Environment
Massive Fire Leaves Much of Rhodes Without Power
A massive fire broke out on the Greek island of Rhodes on Sunday. The blaze has left a great portion of the island without power.
Greece
Greece’s Halki Island Celebrates First Baby Born in Almost 50 Years
The residents of the picturesque tiny island of Halki have been particularly happy recently as their homeland saw its first baby being born on the island in approximately 50 years!
Crime
Greek Cop Smashes His Boss’ Car in Apparent Revenge Attack
A Greek police lieutenant was caught on video destroying his boss's car in what many are calling a revenge attack on Rhodes island on Sunday.