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Environmental catastrophe: Greece’s most important national parks ablaze

The terrible cost of the fires raging across Greece unfolding include the environmental disaster as over 2,528 hectares of dense woodlands are ablaze in the Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli National Park in the …

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Greece celebrates democracy, honours 48th anniversary from fall of Junta

President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou attended a wreath laying ceremony to honour the heroes of the struggle against the seven-year dictatorship and the restoration of democracy. She was …

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eVTOL air-taxis to launch in Greece by 2026

Air aviation company eVTOL (Electrical, Vertical Take Off and Landing) has announced its plans to launch its operation in Greece by the end of 2026. Florida-based Orama Ventures LLC is …

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Greece heatwave pushes temperatures above 40C

Greece recorded temperatures over 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Sunday expected to remain as high and even increase in the coming days. The Peloponnese and Central Greece recorded 41.4 C …

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Saudi crown prince to visit Greece to sign energy, telecoms deals

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to visit Greece on July 26 where he will meet prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, said the Greek foreign ministry on Friday (Greece …

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New framework for muftis tabled in Greek parliament

The Greek Education Ministry tabled in parliament a new framework for Greece’s muftis that will increase the Islamic clerics’ independence, minority rights website Azınlıkça and daily Ekathimerini reported last Friday. …

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Athens rejects Turkish accusations over minority schools in Thrace

Greece’s Foreign Ministry has issued a sharp response to claims from Turkish Foreign Ministry accusing Greece of closing four minority primary schools in the north-eastern province of Thrace. Ankara claims …

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Greece listed as ‘unfriendly country’ by Russia in expanded list

Greece is one of five latest additions in Russia’s ‘Unfriendly Countries List’, as announced by the Russian government on Friday, along with Denmark, Croatia, Slovakia and Slovenia. All five countries …

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Greek passports to be made valid for 10 years

The validity of Greek passports is to be doubled to ten years, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos announced on Thursday (Greek time). Greece was one of a handful of countries …

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Mitsotakis says arson cannot be ruled out on cause of Penteli blaze

Hundreds of firefighters struggled to contain a large wildfire that threatened hillside suburbs outside Athens on Tuesday (Greek time), after hundreds of residents were evacuated overnight. Raging wildfires continued to …

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