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Greek actor Danis Katranidis passes away at 75

Renowned Greek actor Danis Katranidis passed away on Sunday at the age of 75. Born on August 4, 1949, in Egaleo, Katranidis graduated from the Drama School of Athens ‘Giorgos …

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‘Kilometres’ of dead fish blanket Greek tourist port, Supreme Court investigation underway

Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the central city of Volos after being displaced from their usual freshwater …

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Athens faces new dangers as forest fires edge closer

With the smell still lingering in its suburbs after Greece’s worst wildfire this year, floods and pollution now threaten Athens, experts say. Thousands were forced to flee their homes as …

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Missing Dutch tourist found dead on Greek island

A Dutch tourist who went missing on the Aegean island of Samos has been found dead, Greek police said on Thursday, the latest holidaymaker fatality in an especially sweltering summer. …

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More fish keep washing ashore dead in Volos, Greece

Authorities in central Greece are racing to deal with an inundation of tons of dead fish at a popular port that locals say could threaten their livelihoods. It is the …

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Thousands of dead fish wash ashore in Volos harbour – Investigation begins

Disturbing images have emerged from the harbour of Volos, where thousands of dead fish have been washing ashore for days, flooding both the port and the greater Pagasitikos Gulf. Experts …

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Greece hit by ’50 percent more’ wildfires than last year

Greece has seen 50 percent more summer wildfires this year than in 2023, a government spokesman said on Monday. After its earliest-ever heatwave and warmest winter on record, Greece’s summer …

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Man arrested in Athens for repeated rape of son’s 16-year-old girlfriend

A 44-year-old man has been arrested in Athens for the repeated rape of his son’s 16-year-old girlfriend over a three-month period. The assaults allegedly took place in the Kolonos area, …

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Man dead after Greek coastguard fires on migrant boat

A 39-year-old migrant has been found dead after the Greek coastguard opened fire on a vessel carrying migrants off the island of Symi in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities say. …

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Greek authorities rescue nearly 150 migrants trying to enter the country in small boats

Greek authorities saved almost 150 migrants attempting to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, officials revealed on Wednesday (local time), with one such vessel …

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