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Study Abroad in Greece: College Year in Athens
Perhaps now more than ever, Greece’s pristine and majestic landscapes, open-air cultural sites, and relative success with the coronavirus offer a unique opportunity for foreign students to study in...
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5.1 Earthquake Hits South of Athens
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook the island of Hydra, south of Athens, on Monday morning. According to Athens National Observatory’s Geodynamics Institute the quake’s epicenter...
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New Coronavirus Measures Come Into Effect in Greece
Photo: Apostolis Makris/Greek Reporter The new package of protection measures against the spread of the coronavirus came into effect on Monday morning, August 17. Among the measures announced by...
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Greek Infant Just Days Old Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Photo: Judgefloro/Wikimedia commons Health authorities in Thessaloniki announced on Monday that a 27-day-old baby has tested positive for the coronavirus. The infant is being treated at Ippokratio...
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Turkish Hackers Launch Cyberwar Against Greek Government Websites
Photo: Magnus916/Wikimedia commons Suspected Turkish hackers attacked the website of the Region of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace on Tuesday, uploading a photo of the Turkish research vessel Oruç Reis...
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Greece to Receive 3 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
This image is a computer generated representation of COVID-19 virions under electron microscope. Photo: Felipe Esquivel Reed/Wikimedia commons Greece is set to receive 3 million doses of the vaccine...
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Huge Vessel USS Hershel “Woody” Williams Arrives in Crete
Photo: U.S. Navy USS Hershel “Woody” Williams, the second of a new class of sea-based ships called Expeditionary Sea Bases, docked at Crete’s Souda Bay base on Tuesday. The huge vessel set sail from...
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Meteor Lighting Up Sky Over Greece Captured on Video
A meteor in the night sky. Photo: Navicore/Wikimedia commons A meteor burned up on the night skies over Greece on Tuesday evening, creating a spectacular fireball clearly visible in many parts of the...
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Photo Emerges of Damage to Turkish Ship After Collision with Greek Frigate
The blurry photo reportedly shows the damage to the Turkish ship A photograph made public by Greek daily Kathimerini on Wednesday purportedly reveals the damage sustained to the right side of the stern...
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Greek Sailor Dead in Fire on Cargo Ship in the Arabian Sea
Photo: Alf van Beem/Wikimedia Commons A 55-year old Greek sailor died and another member of the crew was injured during a fire on a Greek-flagged cargo ship on Wednesday in the Arabian Sea. The fire...
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Greece Records Highest Number of Covid Cases; 22 Detected at Nursing Home
Credit: Anastasios Papapostolou / Greek Reporter Greek health authorities announced on Wednesday that at least 22 Covid-19 cases were detected at a nursing home in the town of Evosmos, near...
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A Medieval Labyrinth: The Beautiful Village of Mesta on the Greek Island of...
Photo: A. Papapostolou/Greek Reporter One of the most beautiful, remote and well-preserved villages on the island of Chios is Mesta, which combines medieval architecture with impressive natural...
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The Mystery of the Oldest Throne in Europe at the Cretan Palace of Knossos
Photo: Olaf Tausch/Wikimedia In the palace of Knossos, at the centre of Minoan civilization, a magnificent throne room built during the 15th century BC is considered the oldest such room in Europe....
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Greece Releases Charts Claiming to Show Comparatively Low Covid Cases, Deaths
Photo: Apostolis Makris/Greek Reporter The Greek government released two charts on Thursday which it claims demonstrate the country is faring much better than other European countries of comparative...
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Face Masks Become the New Normal in Mykonos
Most Mykonos residents and tourists adhered to the stricter measures imposed by the Greek authorities to combat the spread of coronavirus which came into effect on Friday. Mykonoslive.tv reports that...
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Greece Offers Free Covid-19 Vaccine, Face Masks to All Students
Source: pxfuel The Greek government announced on Friday that it will provide, free of charge, the Covid-19 vaccine to all Greek citizens and face masks for all pupils and teaching staff when schools...
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Manchester United Captain Harry Maguire Arrested After Mykonos Brawl
Greek police arrested Harry Maguire, the captain of English football giant Manchester United, late on Thursday after a brawl involving police officers outside a Mykonos bar. According to reports,...
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Dramatic Scenes as Greek Ferry Saves 4-Year-Old Adrift at Sea
Credit: Petros Kritsonis/Facebook A passing Greek ferry rescued a small child that was floating adrift in the open sea near the port of Rio, east of the city of Patras, on Monday. “She was in a state...
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Coronavirus Cases in Greece Drop After Sunday’s Peak
Credit: Apostolis Makris/Greek Reporter Greek health authorities reported 170 Covid-19 cases on Monday, significantly down since Sunday’s record of 284. The death toll remains at 242. The new cases...
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Greek Northern Port Aspires to Become Energy Hub After Bulgaria Deal
Leaders of Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov and Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis during Monday’s ceremony in Athens. Credit: Greek Government The leaders of Greece and Bulgaria signed a deal on Monday in Athens that...
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