Two Dutch nationals bound for Amsterdam were intercepted at the Lesvos airport while attempting to smuggle fossil fragments from the island’s famous Petrified Forest.
The contraband was discovered during a routine baggage check by Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE)...
The story of olive oil from Lesvos, Greece stretches back through centuries of cultivation and production that strongly influenced the island’s economy, environment, and way of life. The unique flavors of the island’s olive oil anchor local cuisine, while...
Modern English, and indeed many languages, borrow a plethora of words from ancient Greek. One particularly interesting word is "lesbian", today used to describe a homosexual woman who is attracted to other women, but the root of the word...
In the decades leading up to the mid-fifth century BC, the mints of Greece's island of Lesbos produced an extraordinary piece of currency—stamped into small coins made of highly valuable lumps of electrum was the distinct profile of a...
Lesvos remains in turmoil for the third consecutive day as livestock farmers escalate protests against the devastating economic impact of measures taken to combat foot-and-mouth disease.
According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA), protesters have occupied the land zone of...
Greece’s Ministry of Rural Development and Food has imposed a sweeping ban on all livestock products from the island of Lesvos after authorities detected a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm in the Pelopi area on Monday.
The...
Greece has confirmed a case of foot-and-mouth disease at a cattle farm on Lesvos, in what many reports describe as the country’s first outbreak in 25 years.
Authorities identified the case in the Pelopi area, in the island’s mountainous eastern...
The Catholic Christian community of Mytilene on Lesvos solemnly gathered on Saturday afternoon, February 14, to honor the memory of Saint Valentine, whose sacred relics are housed in the Catholic Church of the Metastasis of the Virgin Mary on...
Was Saint Valentine Greek? Although much of the historical information on Valentine's life is somewhat obscure, a community of Catholics on Lesvos has told Greek Reporter there are strong clues that he was either Greek or of Greek origin.
This...
In a verdict that has sent ripples across Europe, a group of 24 aid workers—once facing decades in prison—have been acquitted of all charges related to their rescue efforts on the island of Lesvos.
The defendants, members of the Emergency...
