Zakynthos

Qatari Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, is accusing the Greek justice system of denial of justice for refusing to conduct a hearing on the sale of properties on Zakynthos island. The hearing of the Zakynthos Archdiocese law suit against...

The island of Zakynthos, western Greece, is drowning in piles of garbage as garbage trucks have stopped collecting them for the past two weeks, after residents of Kalamaki blocked the entrance to the landfill in Skopos. The volumes of rubbish...

On Monday, forty-eight migrants including 16 children were located by the Greek coast guard aboard a sailboat in the sea area between Kefalonia and Zakynthos, after transmitting a distress signal though Olympia radio. Following the distress call and confirmed location, a freight vessel...

Eleni Kriezi-Apostoli (Lena Karrer), the daughter of the legendary late Mayor of Zakynthos, Loukas Karrer, known for saving the Greek island's Jews during the Holocaust, will visit Israel on September 18-21. The visit is being organized by the Israeli...

A 4.2 Richter earthquake shook the Greek island of Zakynthos on Tuesday morning the Geodynamic Institute reports. The earthquake occurred at 9:14 am and was located some 17 kilometers east of the island with a focal depth of 10 kilometers. There...

Tornadoes destroyed homes and farms in the Ilia prefecture while rainstorms caused damages in western Greece and the Ionian islands late Thursday night. In Ilia, tornadoes tore down houses and destroyed farms, while in some places they were so strong...

Spiked drinks (known as bombes) are served in some bars and clubs in Athens and resorts known for partying resulted in huge problems for one young Brit, aged 20. The young woman was rushed to Rio hospital in Patra...

Five Britons, four of them 20 and one 21-year-old, were arrested on Wednesday in the village of Laganas on Zakynthos alleged to have used counterfeit 20-euro banknotes to buy goods from a shop in Laganas. Police located and arrested the...

Works for the Archaeological Museum of Zakynthos in the area of Lazaretta are moving rapidly. The new museum is expected to be constructed at the premises of the abandoned PPC plant near the city of Zakynthos. Deputy Sports and Culture...

A study conducted with the collaboration of ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece, reports that the number of carretta caretta loggerhead turtle nests is especially high this season. Until now, more than 500 nests have been documented...