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Greece’s Population Set to Drop to 8 Million by 2050, Scientists Warn
Greece’s population has been on a trajectory of rapid decline since 2011, the first year since 1944 when a negative birthrate was recorded, and it is expected to drop to 8 million people by 2050, a...
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Mystery on Mount Athos: Woman’s Bones Discovered in Monastery
The Pantokratoras Monastery on Mount Athos A group of scientists announced on Sunday in Thessaloniki that they had discovered bones “most certainly” belonging to a woman who was buried centuries ago at...
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Powerful Earthquake Strikes Off Crete
A magnitude 5.3 undersea earthquake rattled Greece’s southern island of Crete on Tuesday evening, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. According to Greece’s Geodynamic Institute the quake...
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Shipwreck From the Time of Jesus Christ Discovered Off Greece’s Kefallonia
Greek scientists have discovered a Roman shipwreck dating back to the time of Jesus Christ near the island of Kefallonia (Cepahlonia), in the Ionian Sea. The findings from the “Fiscardo” shipwreck...
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Mykonos’ Super Paradise Beach Turns Into Killing Field For Stray Cats
The world-famous Super Paradise beach resort in Mykonos has become a graveyard for dozens of stray cats who were recently cruelly killed by poisoning. According to animal rights web site zoosos.gr, a...
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Countdown to Christmas Kicks Off in Athens with Tree Lighting Ceremony (video)
The festive season kicked off in Athens with the lighting tree ceremony in Syntagma Square in front of the Greek Parliament building on Tuesday. Kostas Bakoyannis, the mayor of Athens, gave the...
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From “Eurovision” to “Tsitsipas,” Here’s What Greeks Googled in 2019
People all across Greece once again turned to Google for all the answers in 2019. Google has just revealed its “2019 Year In Search,” a look at the top trending searches of the year in nations all...
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Late Penalty Secures Europa League Spot for Olympiacos (Highlights)
A late penalty from Youssef El-Arabi helped Olympiacos clinch a 1-0 win over Red Star Belgrade and secure Europa League football in 2020 on Wednesday. Olympiacos roared by home fans at Giorgos...
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United Nations Sits on the Fence Over Turkey’s Maritime Designs
The United Nations on Wednesday urged Greece and Turkey to maintain a dialogue after Athens called on the Security Council to condemn a recent agreement that would extend Turkey’s sea boundaries in...
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Greece Launches Sale of Gas Distribution Network
Greece has launched the sale of gas distribution network DEPA Infrastructure, with the state and Hellenic Petroleum both selling their stakes in the jointly-owned operation, the country’s...
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How Did Bronze Age Greeks Know About Asian Monkeys?
Scientists have debated for years over why Bronze Age wall paintings at the ancient settlement of Akrotiri on the Greek island of Santorini depict monkeys who originated from thousands of miles away...
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EU Backs Greece on Maritime Dispute; Declares Turkey-Libya Deal Illegal
European Union leaders meeting in Brussels for a second day on Friday are expected to issue a statement rejecting a Turkey-Libya maritime border deal as invalid and insisting that the pact interferes...
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E-Platform for Greek Diaspora Voter Registration Planned for 2020
Greek citizens who live abroad will be able to register for national elections on an e-platform that will go live in Spring 2020, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Thursday. The minister...
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Greek Teacher Receives International Teacher of the Year Award
Vicky Xanthopoulou, a teacher at a kindergarten in the village of Potamia, on the Greek island of Thassos, has won the prestigious “AKS International Teacher of the Year” award. The award is given by...
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Eight Traditional Remedies of Wise Greek Yiayias that Work Wonders
Greek grandmothers in all their accumulated wisdom and vast experience have been known to use homemade remedies for various illnesses ranging from a simple cold to burns and nausea for millennia....
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Are Greek Authorities Starting to Push Back Migrants?
A series of videos published earlier in the week by German magazine Der Spiegel allegedly show masked figures working for the Greek authorities secretly deporting migrants back to Turkey through the...
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Greece Plans to Buy Drones from US, Israel
Greece plans to acquire three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) from the United States with surveillance capabilities ranging from the Black Sea to Libya, Greece’s Defense Minister Nikos Papagiotopoulos...
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Greeks in Libya Call for Help as Civil War Intenifies
The small Greek community in Libya appealed on Saturday to the Greek government to take measures to protect them as the civil war in the country escalates. A new offensive launched by forces loyal to...
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Nicosia Denies Turkish Ships Forced Israeli Vessel Out of Cypriot Waters
File photo: Turkish ships accompany a research vessel off Cyprus The Cypriot government denied on Sunday reports in the Israeli press that Turkish navy ships intercepted an Israeli research ship in...
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Greek Sailor Kidnapped by Pirates Returns Home
A Greek sailor who was kidnapped by pirates off the Western African Republic of Togo 40 days ago, emotionally reunited with his family on Saturday night when he arrived at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos...
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