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Mykonos Splashes it Out for Biggest Concert of the Year (video)
Guests paid up to 1,500 euros each for the privilege of attending the biggest concert of the summer on Mykonos, held at the famous nightclub “Nammos” on Thursday evening. Featuring Greek pop star...
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Property Taxes to Be Reduced For Greek Businesses and Individuals
The government’s new tax legislation, which was brought before Parliament last week, envisages more favorable provisions for taxpayers, both private and corporate, to settle their debts with tax...
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Greek Government Directs Local Authorities to Enforce Ban on Smoking
Greece’s Health Ministry sent detailed instructions to local authorities throughout the country on Monday regarding the strict implementation of a smoking ban in public places. The ban has been...
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Passengers Ferried to Athens from Mykonos After Flight is Cancelled
Passengers of a domestic flight between Mykonos and Athens were asked on Sunday to take the ferry to the Greek capital after the carrier cancelled one of its scheduled flights. The airline Volotea, a...
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Cyprus Police Arrest British Tourist Who Alleged Gang Rape
The police in Cyprus releasing Israeli suspects after the woman who charged she had been raped was taken into custody. A British woman who claimed she was gang-raped in Cyprus was arrested herself on...
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Greece’s Heroic WWII Battle of Fort Roupel Turned Into Comic Book
The story of the legendary Roupel fortress in northern Greece survives in our collective memory through the historically-correct reenactment of the battle which takes place every May on the site. The...
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Greece’s Oldest Woman Celebrates Her 114th Birthday (video)
Ekaterini “Katerina” Karnarou, considered to be the oldest woman in Greece, celebrated the milestone of her 114th birthday among family and friends on Saturday. Kornarou was born in Grylos, a village...
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Greece Begins Monitoring Flow of Migrants With Blimp
The Greek Coast Guard deployed a unmanned blimp on the island of Samos on Tuesday to help combat illegal immigration and to augment search and rescue operations in the eastern Aegean Sea. This is the...
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Greek Parliament Approves Lowering of Tax Burden on Homeowners
The Greek Parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved the bill introduced by the new conservative government which eases the tax burden on four million Greek homeowners. The bill, which includes an...
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Killers of Greek Man Near Acropolis Sentenced to Life
Two men were found guilty by a Greek court on Tuesday and were sentenced to life imprisonment for the 2018 murder of 25-year-old student Nikolas Moustakas. A 29-year-old Pakistani man and a...
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Former Cop Who Killed 15-Year-Old Grigoropoulos Released From Jail
The former police officer who was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment for the murder of 15-year-old protester Alexandros Grigoropoulos in 2008 was released from jail on Tuesday. Epaminondas Korkoneas...
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Olympiacos Cruises Through to Next Round of Champions League (video)
An impressive second half performance by Olympiacos on Tuesday evening against Viktoria Plzen secured for the Greek side a place in the third round qualifying round of the Champions League. The...
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Rattles Crete
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hit the Greek island of Crete at 07:39 local time on Wednesday. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens the epicenter was 23km north-west of Heraklion and was...
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Greek Parliament Rescinds Immunity for Former Minister Polakis
The Greek parliament on Wednesday voted to rescind the parliamentary immunity of former minister Pavlos Polakis, who has been accused of illegally recording a private telephone conversation with Bank...
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Acropolis Lift Back in Operation After Breakdown
A platform lift for disabled persons on Athens’ famed Acropolis Hill is again available to the public following repair work, Greece’s Ministry of Culture announced on Wednesday. Installed in 2004 as...
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Venomous Lionfish Spotted in Waters off Crete
Lionfish, a species of ray-finned fish which are native to the region of the western Indo-Pacific, have been recently spotted in the waters off Crete. Scientists say that the fish, which can grow up...
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Greece Name John Van’t Schip as Coach of National Team
The Greek Football Federation (EPO) announced on Wednesday that former Dutch international winger John Van’t Schip will take over as the new coach of the national team. Canadian-born Van’t Schip...
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French Sisters Drown in Rhodes Hotel Pool
File photo Greek police have arrested the managers of a Rhodes hotel where two French sisters drowned in its the swimming pool on Wednesday. The two girls, aged 16 and 19 years old, were holidaying on...
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African Heatwave to Hit Greece Over the Weekend
Meteorologists warn that a punishing heatwave with temperatures rising above 40°C (104°F) will hit Greece over the weekend, beginning on Friday. According to the Meteo weather service of the National...
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Cypriot Bishop Provokes Anger with Views on Homosexuality and Abortion
Morphou Bishop Neophytos A bishop from Cyprus caused controversy this week with his statements on homosexuality and abortion, forcing the government and the head of the church of Cyprus, Archbishop...
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