In Jerusalem, at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City, the Palm Sunday service was conducted without the presence of congregants.

Pope Leo XIV emphasized that the power of Easter—when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ—is “entirely nonviolent.”

Greek tourism remained resilient, as Greece’s National Tourism Organization (GNTO) said overall demand for the country as a travel destination remains solid, despite rising energy costs and airfare prices weighing on European household budgets. GNTO Secretary-General Andreas Fiorentinos convened a videoconference with the heads of the organization’s 14 overseas offices to assess the impact of […]

Pharmaceutical companies say clawback payments now exceed government contributions, leaving patients with access to only one in five new medicines approved in Europe.

Greece secured top honors in two categories at this year’s fourth edition of the Travel Gossip awards, organized by the UK-based travel trade platform. Greece ranked top of the list in the categories “Agents’ Favourite Sunshine Getaway Destination” and “Agents’ Favourite Family Destination,” after UK-based travel agents cast their votes. The “The Travel Celebration 2026” […]

“The Secret of the Forest” (2026) offers a different kind of surprise. The story follows a disgraced former police officer who returns to action, embodying the familiar lone-hero archetype.

Around 200 children with disabilities living within the Municipality of Athens are effectively “schoolless,” while families are forced to send their children to overcrowded special schools in neighboring areas.

This means the real climate footprint of conflicts is often calculated retrospectively by independent researchers rather than through a coherent international accountability system

The material includes intelligence reports, assessments and analyses concerning Soviet bloc countries, activities of Greeks abroad as well as issues related to foreign regions of national interest

Another two men remained detained in the landlocked country to Greece’s immediate north, while the 80-year-old is expected to face homicide charges

As the war in Iran enters its second month, Greece is bracing for the negative fallout to its economy, with the country’s Parliamentary Budget Office drafting a bleak trimester report. The paper, presented by the chairman of the office, Prof. John Tsoukalas, warns of the adverse consequences, which, in the worst-case scenario would result in […]

Athens says it is exhausting every option to ensure the safe transfer of the Holy Fire from Jerusalem to Greece, as Easter ceremonies in the city are scaled back amid active conflict in the region

The United States has formally reopened its embassy in Caracas, marking renewed diplomatic engagement with Venezuela after years of severed relations, as both sides move toward cooperation on oil, sanctions relief, and political transition efforts.

Israel’s envoy to Greece outlined regional tensions and security dynamics, arguing that Hezbollah acts on behalf of Iran while stressing the importance of alliances and diplomacy in maintaining regional stability

A critical care unit in northern Greece has remained out of operation for years due to staffing shortages, forcing emergency patient transfers and raising concerns over regional healthcare access.

An IMF official says millions of unresolved non-performing loans continue to slow Greece’s economic recovery, restricting credit access for households and small businesses despite post-crisis banking reforms and broader financial stabilization.

The Bank of Greece governor says the current inflation surge, driven by global shocks, may be more difficult to manage than the 2021–22 episode, as expectations shift and repeated disruptions test central banks