Salamis

Greek government is facing criticism for its delayed and ineffective response in the wake of the oil spill from a sunken tanker, which has spread to some of Athens’s most popular beaches. Crews scrambled to clean up the oil that escaped...

On Tuesday night, strong winds swept away large chunks of oil slick that were the result of Sunday's sinking of the anchored oil tanker "Agia Zoni II", just off Salamis island in the Saronic Gulf. Five large anti-pollution vessels are in...

The island of Salamis in the Saronic Gulf, south of Athens, is faced with an environmental disaster, following the sinking of a small taker carrying tons of fuel, on Sunday. Many beaches on the island are now coated with black...

An underwater ruin that could be the remains of a public building situated near the port of Salamis in antiquity - possibly one seen and mentioned by the traveler and geographer Pausanias in the 2nd century AD - is...

An extraordinary scene was witnessed by ferry passengers at the small port of Megalo Pefko, south of Athens, when a driver jumped into the water to rescue his car that was floating away in the Saronic Gulf. The amazing incident...

Archaeologists have discovered the site where the Greek fleet gathered for the Battle of Salamis against the Persians (480 BC), after finding antiquities in the waters of Ampelakia Bay. A 20-member scientific team was involved in the underwater research that...

Greece has closed its embassy in Libya and is withdrawing its diplomatic mission from Tripoli as militia and Libyan troops are fighting for the city's control. In an operation spearheaded by the Greek Navy, frigate Salamis left Greece on Wednesday with the...

A ceremony marking the last stand of the 300 Spartans and their Greek allies against the Persian hordes of King Xerxes at the Pass of Thermopylae, a gallant battle that helped save Western Civilization, was marked on Aug. 8. Some...