Homes, warehouses, cars, olive groves, and stretches of virgin forest were reduced to ashes in Friday’s wildfires southeast of Athens, which also claimed the life of an elderly man found burned in his home.

A 23-year-old man has been arrested on the island of Skiathos after a 17-year-old tourist accused him of raping her. According to the teenager’s statement to police, she met the man through mutual friends while on holiday in the Sporades. They were out socializing on Thursday night when, she claims, he managed to isolate her […]

Zelensky made the statement ahead of meeting planned between Putin and Trump in Alaska on August 15

Ferries returned to their normal operating schedule on Saturday, but gale-force winds continue in the Aegean

Starting next academic year, Greece will host four licensed private universities offering new law, medicine, psychology, business, and technology programs, marking a major change in the country’s higher education landscape.

A major blaze near Athens has subsided after an overnight battle by firefighters, though scattered hotspots persist. Hundreds have been evacuated and air support is underway as extreme fire danger continues across Greece.

Beyond criminal charges, the Trump administration is exerting economic pressure on Venezuela. Since returning to the presidency in January, Trump has tightened an oil embargo and imposed additional tariffs on countries that buy Venezuelan crude

Several businesses were slapped with fines and ordered closed for up to two days

The mild earthquake had a magnitude of 4 on the Richter scale and was recorded just before 21.00 (19.00 GMT) on Friday evening, with an epicenter inland from the coastal town of Eretria

Worst blaze in extreme southeast Attica prefecture, southeast of Athens proper, in the Keratea district, which claimed the life of one elderly man

Pnevmonidis once again stood out, Strefezza opened his scoring account, and Olympiacos delivered a satisfying performance in their final friendly on Dutch soil, beating Al-Taawoun 2-1

Short-term rentals in Greece have reached unprecedented levels this year, surpassing one million available beds months earlier than in 2024, as demand remains well above the European average during the summer peak.

Winds of up to force 9 on the Beaufort scale (with gusts exceeding 90 kilometers per hour in some cases) kept most passenger ferries and other coastal shipping docked in the main Athens-area ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina

Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Cairo with talks focusing on Gaza, Libya, regional cooperation, and boosting bilateral trade and investment

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan unannounced the visit to Damascus to discuss Kurdish matters. According to official accounts, the talks focused on Turkey’s security concerns stemming from northeastern Syria and on joint counter-terrorism efforts

In a separate development, Mitsotakis later spoke by phone with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA)

From the glow of ancient temples to the melodies of open-air concerts, the August full moon remains one of Greece’s most atmospheric cultural nights, blending history, art, and the magic of the summer sky

The wildfire raging in Keratea, eastern Attica prefecture, spiraled out of control in the afternoon, claiming the life of an elderly man and burned several homes, amid gale force winds