Greece

On January 15, 1822, Haiti located over 9,000 km (5,592 miles) away from Greece, was the first country in the world to recognize Greek independence from the Ottomans. The country's dedication to freedom and its commitment to fighting oppression is...

Greece and its geology are a wonder of nature, a stunning landscape blessed with high mountains, blue seas and over six thousand islands.

The population decline in Greece, which has been steady since 2011, means the country will have the oldest population in the EU by 2030. That is the conclusion of a recent report by Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, about...

A series of new Greek satellites from the company Hellas Sat will feature cutting-edge technology that may increase the country's internet speeds, according to the company's CEO. Hellas Sat CEO Christodoulos Protopapas stated to AMNA that the satellites, which will...

Greece has now been designated a "dark red" country on the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control’s (ECDC) coronavirus map which shows each European country’s Covid-19 status. The ECDC releases a series of maps each week that indicate the...

Greece's budding medical animation field owes its existence to Manolis Babatsikos. At a time when many Greeks were leaving the country for more opportunities, the 33-year-old left his job abroad at entertainment giant Warner Bros. and moved back home in...

The fire fronts of Ancient Olympia and Evia that broke out on Wednesday and Tuesday respectively continue to cause extensive damage to Greece.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis praised the country's vaccination program, referring to a "wall of immunity" against the coronavirus.

Greece is the only "green" country on the European epidemiological map showing the prevalence of coronavirus infections, according to new information released on Thursday by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). This admirable accolade is not completely...

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked the heads of top pharmaceutical firms during an online meeting on Sunday to develop practical proposals to create a strong and competitive biopharmaceutical sector in the country. As the Prime Minister noted, the challenge was...

Another grim record broke on Saturday in Greece, as the country recorded its highest death toll in a period of 24 hours since the beginning of the pandemic. A total of 121 people died in the past 24 hours, with...

The Greek National Organization of Health, EODY, announced on Sunday afternoon that 71 people had died in the last 24 hours after contracting COVID-19. It was also announced that 1,698 cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed over the last day. There...

"The next months will be crucial and we are very well aware that if we do not take care the health system will come under great pressure," stated Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, at a ceremony marking the...

On Thursday, the UK took the Greek island of Crete off its list of areas from which returning British travelers must isolate. According to the UK government's website gov.uk, as of 4 AM, Sunday October 18, those returning from Crete...

Since it made landfall in Greece on Thursday, the rare Mediterranean hurricane Ianos has caused the deaths of three people in Thessaly and widespread destruction around the country. In the region of Thessaly, located south of Macedonia, entire towns were...