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New Earthquake Hits Near Greek Island of Zakynthos
An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted Zakynthos in the early hours of Tuesday, less than a week after the area was hit by a tremor with a magnitude of 6.4. The latest quake was...
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Declassified CIA Report on Albania’s Greek Minority Reveals ‘Potential for...
A declassified CIA report warns of the potential for instability in the Balkans that may be caused by the mistreatment of the Greek minority in Albania. The report stresses that this instability may...
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Albanian Travel Agency in Athens Target of Attack
Petrol bombs were thrown at an Albanian travel agency in central Athens in the early hours of Tuesday, causing some exterior damage. Unknown assailants attacked the business on Deligianni Street and...
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Examination of Katsifas’ Corpse by Greek Coroner Fails to Dispel Doubts (video)
The lawyer representing the family of Konstantinos Katsifas, the 35-year-old Greek who was killed on Sunday by Albanian police forces in the Northern Epirus village of Vouliarates, said that a Greek...
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Efforts Ongoing to Dislodge Ferry Run Aground in Santorini (video)
Greek crews are working to dislodge a ferry that ran aground on an islet near Santorini last week. The “Nearchos” ferry struck rocks near the island’s volcano on Saturday. There were no injuries to...
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Greek-Australian Businessman Shot Dead in Athens
Greek-Australian businessman John Macris was gunned down outside his home as he was getting out of his car in Voula, a suburb south of Athens, late on Wednesday. Police say that he was shot at least...
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Five Wild Horses Shot and Killed in Northern Greece (video)
Greek authorities removed the corpses of five wild horses from a canal in the Evros Delta near the border with Turkey on Wednesday. The five animals, a male, two females and two foals, were found...
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Flights From Greece to FYROM Resume After 12-Year Pause
FYROM’s deputy prime minister Bujar Osmani – who was in Greece for talks – was on board the historic flight The first direct commercial flight between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of...
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Katsifas Corpse Yet to be Released by Albanian Authorities
Albanian authorities have not yet released the corpse of Konstantinos Katsifas, who was killed by the country’s special forces on October 28. Katsifas’ family says that Albanian authorities have not...
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Greek Anarchist Group Targets Argentinian Embassy
Greek anarchists belonging to the Rouvikonas (Rubicon) group entered the Embassy of Argentina in central Athens on Friday, scattering pamphlets and unfurling a banner along the exterior of the...
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Two Earthquakes Jolt Greece’s Ionian Islands on Saturday
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted the Ionian island of Lefkada on Saturday morning, in an area that has seen a spike in seismic activity over recent days. The European...
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FYROM Tables Constitutional Changes for Name Deal With Greece
FYROM’s government has submitted draft constitutional amendments to parliament that would formally rename the country “North Macedonia.” Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said on Friday the debate on the...
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Greek Police Make Two Arrests Over Argentinian Embassy Intrusion
Two suspects were arrested following the intrusion into the Argentinian Embassy in central Athens on Friday. Greek police initially held 9 suspects, two of whom were charged. It was reported that ten...
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Greek Hospital Patient Given Raki Instead of Contrast Agent
Spot the difference: raki (left) Vs contrast agent An elderly Greek on the island of Crete ended up in intensive care after one of his relatives that was accompanying him gave him a glass of raki, a...
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Magnificent Ancient Statues Unearthed in Central Greece
At least four marble statues of kouroi and parts of an ancient cemetery were discovered by a farmer near the town of Atalanti in Fthiotida, central Greece. The life-size kouroi, Greek statues...
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Discover Your Greek Roots by Typing Your Surname
A search engine is promising to identify the region of Greece one may come from by simply typing one’s surname. Once the name is typed in Greek, a map of the country appears with the regions that the...
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Two Earthquakes Hit Greece’s Ionian Sea on Sunday
The main port at Zakynthos was damaged from the first earthquake on Oct. 26. Two earthquakes in quick succession on Sunday jolted the Ionian Sea and Islands in an area that has seen a spike in seismic...
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Greek Police Arrest Man in Possession of Ancient Column Top
Greek police announced on Saturday that they have arrested a 51-year-old Greek man in possession of a valuable archaeological artifact — the top of an ancient Ionic column. The arrest took place on...
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Historic Greek Villa Up For Sale
A majestic villa overlooking the town of Hydra in the Aegean is up for sale by the Sotheby’s group with a price tag of 4.5 million euros ($5.1 million). Grande Dame was constructed in 1808 by Venetian...
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Six Out of Ten Greeks ‘Barely Cope’: Survey
The everyday lives of Greeks have not changed much since the country exited the bailout program last August, according to a new survey by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE)....
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