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An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale (initially estimated at 5.4) struck off the east coast of Crete shortly before 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, prompting local authorities to issue alerts to residents. The tremor had an epicenter 14 kilometers east of the Lasithi regional unit with a focal depth of 10 kilometers and was […]

The worker was not injured but was taken to the hospital as a precaution.

“Here, I felt, a higher human consciousness prevails... Here, man’s virtue triumphs over the desert,” Kazantzakis wrote,

Twenty-one thousand Greek citizens had completed the process of issuing the new personal identification number (PIN) within the first hour of the platform opening up to the public on Tuesday, June 3. The use of the new PIN marks the beginning of a gradual phase-out of the old identity card number, AMKA (social security number), […]

What the decision of Egypt's judiciary over the operation of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai means and how Greece and Egypt are responding.

Meteorologists are warning of a "heat dome" forming over the region — a phenomenon caused by a persistent high-pressure system that traps warm air beneath it.

The charges are misdemeanors, carrying a maximum sentence of five years.

Aftershocks have been felt on the island of Rhodes and minor damages reported, following a 5.8R earthquake off the coast of Turkey this morning.

The 87-yr-old man left a heartbreaking note explaining his motive for killing his wife, saying "I didn't want her to suffer."

Twenty officials and the individual who started the Mati fire face charges ranging from negligent homicide to bodily harm through negligence.

Authorities continue to monitor the situation, but the consensus among experts is that this may have been the main seismic event

Temperatures on the rise—hello, early summer!

The reform, ground-breaking by modern Greece’s bureaucratic standards, aims to improve the delivery of public services

Obligations of ubiquitous beach bars and sunbed operators are also listed in tandem with beach access

Journalist Jo Pierri of TO BHMA International Edition brings you the day's top headlines from Greece in a short and sharp English-language news bulletin

The need for meritocracy, a decent income, good working conditions, a reliable state, and, above all, a sense of security for their future were some of the key findings raised by Greeks in a survey carried out for in.gr and presented at the Brain Retain, Regain Forum. The survey, based on a sample of over […]

Greece is launching the telephone line to offer counseling support to those who want to quit smoking.

The body has been transferred for autopsy in order to determine the exact cause of death

The man reportedly fell from a height into the sea, hitting the rocky shoreline below

Authorities have not yet released details about the migrants’ nationalities or intended destination