Greece

Turkiye, environmental groups unimpressed by Greece’s marine park plan

Greece aims at creating two large marine parks as part of a 780-million-euro programme to protect bi...

world | 5 months ago

Missile attacks damage a ship in the Red Sea off Yemen near previous Houthi rebel assaults

Missile attacks twice damaged a Marshall Islands-flagged, Greek-owned ship on May 28, in the Red Sea...

world | 4 months ago

Man's body with barbell attached to leg found in waters off popular Greek beach

The body of an unidentified man was recovered Sunday off a popular beach northeast of the Greek capi...

world | 4 months ago

Search underway for Michael Mosley, TV presenter and doctor who is missing after going for walk in Greece

An ongoing major search and rescue operation on the Greek island of Symi has still not located Briti...

world | 4 months ago

Body of Michael Mosley, missing British doctor and TV presenter, found on Greek island

The body of missing British doctor and TV presenter Michael Mosley was found Sunday morning on the G...

world | 4 months ago

Newly deciphered manuscript is oldest written record of Jesus Christ's childhood, experts say

A newly deciphered manuscript dating back 1,600 years has been determined to be the oldest record of...

world | 4 months ago

Ancient Greek sanctuary slowly sinks into the Aegean Sea

A brief boat ride from the thrumming nightclubs of Mykonos lies the UNESCO heritage site of Delos, o...

world | 4 months ago

American tourist found dead on Greek island; search ongoing for another U.S. traveler

An American tourist was found dead near the Greek island of Corfu on Sunday, local media reported. I...

world | 3 months ago

American man among tourists reported missing in Greece amid deadly heat waves

Three tourists, including one American, have died and five remain missing in Greece as the country f...

world | 3 months ago

Greece allows a 6-day work week for some industries

As countries around the world experiment with shorter work weeks, Greece has taken a step in the opp...

world | 3 months ago

Divers exploring ancient shipwreck where human remains found off Greece discover second wreck, new treasures

A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and...

world | 3 months ago

Lightning strikes in Greece start fires, kill cattle amid dangerous heat wave

Lightning strikes in northern Greece killed cattle and started fires during a dayslong heat wave aff...

world | 2 months ago

Researchers discover "pot of gold" in ancient Greek city of Notion in western Turkey

Researchers from the University of Michigan's Notion Archaeological Project have struck gold. The te...

world | 2 months ago

Greek tourist spots seek ‘balance’ amid summer ‘crowding’

When Frenchwoman Nadia Romon picked the island of Hydra for her Greek holiday, she was looking for “...

world | 2 months ago

Residents flee as Greece wildfires rage despite 'superhuman' efforts

“Greece ordered fresh evacuations near Athens on Monday (August 12, 2024) as wildfires spread despit...

world | 2 months ago

Thousands evacuated near Greek capital Athens as major wildfire rages out of control

Thousands of people living around Athens fled their homes on Monday, including in the historic town ...

world | 2 months ago