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Athens’ Acropolis Covered in African Dust (photos)
African dust that has turned much of southern Greece and Crete into a landscape more akin to the planet Mars in the last few days struck Athens on Monday. From the northern leafy suburbs to the...
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Cyprus: EU Sent ‘Clear Message’ to Turkey
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades If Turkey really wishes to continue its EU accession course, it must comply with European principles, respect European law and the Law of the Sea, Cyprus President...
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Greece Probes Reports of Negligence in Migrant Tragedy
Shipping minister Panagiotis Kouroumblis visits survivors at a Samos hospital . Photo courtesy of Der Spiegel Greece is investigating reports that the authorities may be guilty of negligence in the...
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Greece’s High Court Upholds E-Cigarette Ban in Public Places
E-cigarettes fall under the same restrictions as tobacco smoking in Greece Electronic cigarettes fall under the same restrictions as cigarette smoking, Greece’s Council of State plenary has ruled,...
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88-Year-Old Athenian Shoots at Robbers
Two would-be thieves got more than they bargained for when a Greek pensioner shot and injured one of them during an attempted robbery in the suburb of Glyfada, southern Athens, on Monday. According to...
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Erdogan’s Far-Right Ally Launches Anti-Greek Broadside
The leader of Turkey’s ultra-right MHP party Devlet Bahceli on Monday revisited one of his favorite topics: throwing Greeks into the sea. This time he hit out at Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for...
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Greek Government Drops Bill on Pets, Strays Following Outcry
The Greek government was forced to withdraw proposed legislation on pets and strays following widespread outcry from animal welfare organizations and opposition parties. Agriculture and Rural...
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Greek Town Receives Top EU Mobility Award
The port of Igoumenitsa in Epirus, northwestern Greece, is mostly known as a gateway to the nearby cosmopolitan island of Corfu or Italy across the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic. The small town,...
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Erdogan Appears to Seek Exchange of Greek, Turkish Soldiers
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have linked the fate of the two Greek soldiers being held in a Turkish prison with the eight former Turkish servicemen seeking political asylum in...
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Quad Bike Owners Protest in Greece (video)
Dozens of of four-wheel motorbike owners drove through the centre of Athens on Wednesday to protest at a government decision to ban them from the roads. The bikes, also known as all-terrain vehicles,...
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Greek Crews Search for 15 Missing Migrants Near Evros
Greek emergency services are searching for a group of migrants on Wednesday who are reported missing near the Evros River that marks the Greek-Turkish border. Reports say that at least 15 people are...
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Exxon Mobil Research Vessel Enters Troubled Cyprus Waters
Exxon Mobil’s Ocean Investigator research vessel has sailed from the port of Limassol into block 10 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to carry out hydrocarbon explorations for the U.S. oil...
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‘Film Friendly’ Greece Moves to Cut Red Tape (video)
Greek ministers have presented a new bid to attract international film productions by funding incentives and cutting red tape. Digital Policy, Technologies and Media Minister Nikos Pappas stressed the...
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Greek Football Fans Clash with Riot Police in Piraeus
Greek riot police used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of football fans who had gathered to protest the state’s handling of crisis-hit Greek soccer. Angry Olympiacos supporters gathered...
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Guardian’s Greek Crisis Holiday Package Causes Outcry; Gets Retracted
UK media giant the Guardian withdrew an advert for holidays in crisis-stricken Greece following widespread criticism in social media. The Guardian Holiday webpage stated that the package was...
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Aegean Airlines in ‘Biggest Private Investment’ in Greece
The decision by Greece’s largest carrier Aegean Airlines to order 42 aircraft worth $5 billion (€4 billion) has been described as the biggest private investment of recent years in the country. “It’s...
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Flooded Evros Prompts Call for State of Emergency (photos)
The authorities in Evros, northeastern Greece, have raised the alarm following extensive flooding of the river that marks the border with Turkey. Local officials have called upon the government to...
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Greece Edges Closer to Expulsion from World Football
FIFA representative Herbert Huebel A FIFA representative visiting Greece after a series of violent incidents in football games has recommended the country be suspended from the sport’s governing body....
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Greek Girl Becomes Mother at 13
A 13-year-old girl from the town of Lavrio, southeast of Athens, has given birth at a clinic in the Greek capital. In an announcement on Thursday the clinic said that both mother and infant are in...
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Greece Bars BBC from Filming at Ancient Site
Almost immediately after the Greek government presented an initiative to attract international film productions, the authorities have refused permission to Britain’s BBC to film in the archaeological...
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