Greece
Culture
Greek Lighthouses Thrown Open to the Public
Twenty-seven lighthouses in Greece will open to the public on Sunday to celebrate the International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend (ILLW).
Visitors will be given information about the importance of lighthouses and the duties of lighthouse staff.
According to the ILLW's site, the...
Greece
Plane Lands on Crete After Bomb Threat Hoax
An airplane that was flying from Egypt to Germany on Thursday was forced to land at Chania, Crete airport after a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax.
The Condor Airlines Boeing 757 was flying from Egypt's Hurghada airport to...
Environment
Western Greece Hit by 22,000 Ligthning Strikes in One Day
The Ionian Sea and Western Greece have been hit by 22,000 lightning strikes in a single day.
According to the Meteo.gr weather website, the ZEUS lightning detection system of the Athens National Observatory recorded the thunderbolts that started early on...
Archaeology
Researchers Find Fifth Century BC Complex in Cyprus
A 5th century BC architectural complex from the royal dynasty of the Paphos era was identified during the 2018 excavations of the Hatziaptoulla Plateau, one kilometer east of the sanctuary of Aphrodite.
According to the University of Cyprus, the 13th annual...
Greece
Mosquito-Borne West Nile Virus Kills 5 in Greece
The death toll from the West Nile virus in Greece reached five on Thursday, according to the Hellenic Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO).
All five victims of the West Nile virus were over 70 years old. According to...
Crime
Fatal Fall in Athens After Mugging Claims Young Man's Life
The death of a young man in Athens who fell onto rocks from Filopappou Hill is being probed by Greek police.
Detectives are looking into the how the 25-year-old died. A report in Greek newspaper Kathimerini noted the man's 23-year-old...
Ancient Greece
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Depicts Ancient Athens as a Colorful, Vibrant, and Multi-faceted City (Video)
Ubisoft Quebec, the studio behind the popular Assassin’s Creed Syndicate went the extra mile to ensure the authenticity of ancient Greece in the soon-to-be-released Assassin’s Creed Odyssey by depicting ancient Athens as a colorful, vibrant, and multi-faceted city.
The game takes...
Cyprus
Trump Announces Judith Gail Garber to Be Appointed New US Ambassador to Cyprus
US President Donald Trump has announced on Tuesday his intention to appoint Judith Gail Garber of Virginia, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cyprus.
Her appointment is subject to Senate confirmation...
Greece
Greece's Labor Min Reports Job Losses Outnumber Jobs Added in July
For the second consecutive July, Greece saw more job losses than hires.
According to the Labor Ministry’s Ergani database, there were 239,080 new hires throughout the country in July, while job losses totaled 247,690.
July was the second top month in...
Greece
Greek Boccia Champ Claims Another Gold Medal
Greek boccia player Grigoris Polychronidis has claimed gold at the sport's world championships in Liverpool, U.K.
Polychronidis clinched top spot in Wednesday's final by beating South Korean opponent Von-Ho Geong in the BC3 ranking.
The Paralympic sport is played in around 50...