Greece

An unseasonable hailstorm hit the region of Drama in northern Greece on Tuesday night, causing major disruption to the roadways there. The hailstorm in the city of Drama was particularly severe. Such a dense layer of ice pellets accumulated there...

An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit the sea area south of Crete on Saturday afternoon. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the tremor occurred at 4 p.m. local time and the epicenter was about 60 kilometers...

Several old buildings collapsed from a 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Northwestern Greece in the early hours of Saturday. There have been no reports of injuries from the tremor which struck at 02:49. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, it's...

A magnitude 5.3 undersea earthquake rattled Greece’s southern island of Crete on Tuesday evening, but there were no reports of damage or injuries. According to Greece’s Geodynamic Institute the quake occurred at 11.59 p.m. at a depth of 27.1 kilometers. The...

The well-known Greek anarchist group ''Rubicon'' struck again on Friday, this time at the office of the country's Minister of Health, Vassilis Kikilias. A total of four members of the group, comprising three men and one woman, threw red paint...

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale struck an area of the Mediterranean south of the island of Crete on Tuesday morning. The European Mediterranean Seismological Center calculated the strength of the tremor as 5.6 on the Richter scale,...

The British Foreign Office updated its travel advice over the weekend, just before the annual summer exodus to a number of countries popular with British tourists, including Greece. Nearly three million Britons visited Greece in 2018, which was second only...

Four people were injured on Wednesday afternoon on the Acropolis, as a lightning strike hit the ancient hill. According to the first information available, the four people were near the point where tickets are issued for the visitors who wish...

Airbnb has recently suspended a Greek villa from its platform after an Irish family discovered hidden surveillance cameras throughout the property, which is located on the outskirts of Athens. “We take privacy issues extremely seriously. As soon as we were...

The announcement of Wednesday's general strike in Greece by the two largest labor unions was the second this month. An earlier strike took place on November 14. And if one was to report on any of the details of...

A strong tornado hit the area of Sitia, in Greece's Crete, causing widespread damage to local greenhouses and farms, with tens of trees being uprooted. The extreme weather hit the area at 4 o'clock, local time, on Saturday morning. Sitia's...

A powerful tornado swept through Cyprus on Sunday afternoon, causing extensive damage in the areas of Agios Trimithias and Paliometocho. The tornado reached heights of 200 meters, causing extensive damage along its path, particularly in the area of Agios Trimithias....

Three people are reported missing in Greece after swirling winds and torrential rain brought flash floods in several parts of the country. A rare type of cyclone dubbed Zorba began on Saturday and has so far mostly affected areas on...

Cyclone “Zorbas” moved deeper into mainland Greece on Saturday afternoon after it struck southern Peloponnese in the morning. Heavy downpours caused flooding in central and northeastern Peloponnese and Evia. In the central and northern Peloponnese, meanwhile, authorities closed dozens of roads...

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...