Greece

Ride-hailing service Uber on Thursday said it would suspend one of its two services in Greece after the government approved tighter regulations for the sector. The U.S.-based company said it would suspend UberX from April 10, a service employing private...

Athens taxi drivers walked off the job on Tuesday in protest at what they call unfair competition from the Uber ride-hailing service. Cab drivers gathered outside their SATA union headquarters in downtown Athens in protest over the "illegal and arbitrary...

Taxi Union Association of Athens (SATA) President Thymios Lymberopoulos lashed against taxi drivers who decided to collaborate with Uber, an American transport company that recently expanded to Greece. With two posts on SATA’s official Facebook page, Lymberopoulos expressed his dissatisfaction in...

Uber, the popular American company for private transportation is planning to expand in Greece. The company’s website has now started accepting applications from operations and logistic managers as well as drivers. Many Greeks have rushed to apply and have already secured their positions. Uber...

Several prisoners and police officers in Greece have been found infected with tuberculosis. The Greek Center of Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) has stated that it is launching a program to vaccinate convicted prisoners, immigrants held in detention and police...

Lord Byron is one of the first and best-known philhellenes who actively participated in Greece’s War of Independence.

In the summer Olympics of 1896 in Athens Spyros Louis took advantage of the opportunity to impress his love.

The scariest Greek ghost towns and haunted houses seems a rather appropriate subject at the moment given the rapid approach of Halloween. When one takes into consideration the country’s long and vast history, it is not surprising that there...

In ancient Greece, hair was an important indicator of class and place of origin. Notably,  Spartan men were known for their long, flowing hair, which became linked to the ancient warriors in antiquity. While many would not associate long, beautiful...

Hollywood star Demi Moore was captured on a video while performing a dance on the Greek island of Mykonos. She arrived in Greece once again for vacation and joined the celebrations for Veronica Pastra's birthday. Videos and photos from...

Pytheas of Massalia, an ancient Greek geographer, was the first Mediterranean person to reach Great Britain and the Arctic Circle.

Ancient Greek Olympians left their mark on history, with many of their accomplishments recorded by the greatest historians of the times.

The island of Santorini in Greece has some of the best swimming pools the world over to offer as long as you know where to look.

Ermou Street in Athens ranks as the fourteenth most expensive shopping street worldwide, proving that brick and mortar shops are making a post-pandemic comeback. During the COVID-19 pandemic, online shopping boomed. It generated billions of dollars in profits. Globally, these...

King Otto, the Bavarian prince who ruled as King of Greece from May 27, 1832 until he was deposed on October 23, 1862, was a polarizing figure who tried to bring Greece out of the chaos of revolution into...