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Thousands Jump on Saddle for Athens Cycling Tour
Thousands of bicycle enthusiasts jumped on the saddle and took part in 25th Cycling Tour of Athens, organized by the Athens Municipality. In two separate routes — the 13-kilometer race and the...
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Greece’s Rhodes Hosts International Marathon Race
Hundreds of runners took part in the 5th International Rhodes Marathon, a race that follows a route next to the endless blue of the Aegean and the medieval walls of the capital of the Dodecanese. The...
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How Greek Music Evolved Over a Century in a Single Video
A group of Greek musicians joined forces to create a video with the most famous and successful Greek songs of the last century. Nikolas Raptakis, the mastermind behind the creation, says that he chose...
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Member of Notorious Greek Anarchist Group Arrested
A member of the anarchist group Rouvikonas has been arrested on Sunday for the raid at the British Council in Kolonaki Square, central Athens. The 38-year-old was arrested within the time period...
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Tennis: Greek Teenager Tsitsipas Loses Barcelona Final to Nedal
Athenian teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to the “King of Clay” Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s Barcelona Open 6-2, 6-1. Tsitsipas, who holds 63rd place in the world, had produced the best tennis of his...
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Greece to Abolish University Entrance Exams
Greece’s education minister has announced a radical overhaul of the country’s education system, including the abolition of university entrance exams. In an interview with Greek daily Ta Nea, Kostas...
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Greek Media Mogul Giorgos Kouris Dies at 81
Influential Greek publisher Giorgos Kouris died Monday morning at the age of 81 after a long battle with cancer, his family announced. Kouris was born in Argostoli, Kefalonia in 1937 and began...
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Two Killed as Garbage Truck Falls Off Cliff in Greece’s Tinos
File photo Two municipal workers were killed when a garbage truck fell off a cliff in the Greek island of Tinos on Monday. Reports say the vehicle fell from a height of at least 300 feet in the Potamia...
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Labor Day Strikes to Paralyse Greek Shipping
A 24-hour strike by Greek seamen to mark May 1 will paralyse shipping across the country on Tuesday. The Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) said it had called the action as part of International...
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Elliniko Project Hits New Snag as Residents Lodge Appeal
An artist’s impression of the Elliniko redevelopment once completed The long-delayed development of the old Athens airport in Elliniko has hit another snag as hundreds of residents launch a legal...
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Greek Priest Wins 4-Day Endurance Race (photos)
A Greek priest who ran in a punishing 90-hour race while wearing full religious garb has helped raise thousands for charity. Pater Theodoros from a village near Giannitsa, northern Greece, crossed the...
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Wreaths and Fire Jumping: Greek May Day Traditions
May Day in Greece has its roots in ancient times as a celebration of Spring. According to tradition, May was named after the Roman goddess Maia, which is the Greek word for midwife, nurse and mother....
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Greek PM Faces Protests Over Migrant Numbers, Tax Hike in Lesvos
Lesvos is beefing up security for the visit of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and a host of ministers who will participate in regional conference on the Aegean island on Wednesday and Thursday....
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Greek City Transforms Bus Stops into Libraries (photos)
A Thessaloniki municipal authority has installed libraries in bus stops to improve local residents’ daily commute. Bookcases were built inside the stone bus shelters along the number 64 bus route...
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Turkish National Arrested for Crossing Greek Border
Greece police arrested a Turkish national who crossed into the country’s territory with a digging machine near the border village of Kastanies at Evros. Greek officials say that the man is an employee...
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Greece Grants TV Licenses to 5 Media Groups
Greece’s independent regulator granted TV licenses to five of six bidders after a 12-hour meeting this week. The National Council for Radio and Television (NCRT) announced that SKAI TV, STAR, Alpha,...
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Greece’s Lesvos Shuts Down in Protest Against PM (photos)
Mytilene, the capital and port of the island of Lesvos, has shut down in protest against the visit of Greece’s prime minister, Alexis Tsipras. Shops and local services have pulled down their shutters...
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Greek Court Gives Turkish Border Crosser Suspended Sentence
Musa Alerik is led to the prosecutor in Orestiada A five-month suspended sentence was imposed by a Greek court on a Turkish national who strayed into the country on Wednesday. Musa Alerik, who was...
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Turkish Cargo Vessel Rams Greek Gunboat in Eastern Aegean
A Turkish cargo vessel rammed into the Greek gunboat “Armatolos” about four nautical miles southeast of the Greek island of Lesvos in eastern Aegean, in the early hours of Friday. According to the...
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Everyone Has to ‘Assume Their Responsibilities’, says EU’s Moscovici
The EU’s downward revision of growth rate forecasts for Greece in 2018 and 2019 are due to the economy’s weak growth in the fourth quarter of 2017, European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on...
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