Greece

Palm Sunday marks the last Sunday before Easter, and signals the beginning of Holy Week, an important period of prayer and reflection.

The moving film "Cloudy Sunday," which was released in 2021, tells the poignant and tragic story of the Greek-Jewish population of Thessaloniki during WWII. Cloudy Sunday: The Story Against the wider backdrop of WWII, the film follows two lovers, Estrea and...

A total of 17,633 cases of the Coronavirus were recorded in Greece on Sunday. The number is 12,377 cases fewer than the 30,010 cases recorded on Saturday, New Year's Day. Likely due to the holiday, just 78,679 coronavirus tests were...

Greece recorded 580 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, which marks 352 fewer instances of the virus than the 932 cases recorded Saturday.

Greece announced another 1,955 COVID-19 infections on Sunday, with a total of 749 patients now being intubated across the nation's hospitals.

Greece recorded a total of 1,626 cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, 886 fewer than the 2,512 cases diagnosed in the country on Saturday.

In a symbolic gesture, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will be among the first individuals to get the Coronavirus vaccine on Sunday. Sakellaropoulou is not the only one to be vaccinated on December 27, though, as Greek...

It came to light on Monday that Greek citizens had sent a total of one million SMS messages to the state on Sunday, letting the authorities know that they were headed out amidst the lockdown for some much-needed recreation...

On Sunday, 790 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the country, along with 10 deaths in those who had suffered with the virus. This is a decrease from Saturday‘s record-breaking 935 cases, after a week of sharply-increased virus numbers in...

Early this Sunday morning, Greeks must remember to turn their clocks back one hour as the country settles into the late Autumn and readies for Winter. As of that day, Greece will no longer be in Summer time. Some may...

Greek health authorities announced on Sunday that 438 new coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours throughout the country. Nine people hospitalized at ICU's lost their lives. The authorities said that 32 of the new cases are associated...

Greek health authorities announced on Sunday they detected 207 coronavirus cases and recorded three deaths in the last 24 hours. The total number of cases is 13,240, of which 55.5% are men, while 2,394 (18.1%) are considered related to travel...

Greek health authorities reported 170 Covid-19 cases on Monday, significantly down since Sunday's record of 284. The death toll remains at 242. The new cases bring the nationwide total since the start of the crisis to 8,819. Of these, 21.4%...

Per a decision that was announced to the public on Wednesday by Giorgos Dimopoulos, the deputy governor of the central part of Athens, the many boutiques and shops in the tourist areas of Monastiraki, Plaka and the Acropolis will...

Clocks in Greece will turn one hour ahead for daylight savings time at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning. Clocks should be set at 4 a.m. Daylight savings time always goes into effect on the last Sunday of March, to change...