Athens’ tram network will roll out an expanded schedule starting on Monday, September 7, in a bid to boost capacity along the coastal front and city center, where ridership totals 55,000 passengers, officials said. Source link
Team Greece faces a packed schedule on Monday, August 31, at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games, with Greek athletes competing across rowing, shooting, table tennis, sailing, weightlifting, gymnastics, athletics, 3×3 basketball, tennis and handball. Several Greek athletes will compete in medal finals, while others begin their campaigns in qualification rounds and preliminary heats. Rowing Greek …
There was a significant increase in the speed of internet connections in 2025, data from Greece’s National Telecommunications & Post Commission show. Source link
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has called for a fundamental change in humanity’s relationship with nature, greater ecological responsibility and international cooperation to address the environmental crisis. In his message for September 1, which marks the beginning of the new ecclesiastical year and the Day of Prayer for the Protection of the Natural Environment, Bartholomew warned that …
The Culture Ministry has delivered the restored 15th-century Venetian Port of Nafpaktos to the public following stabilization, maintenance and restoration works. Source link
Four people have been arrested in Chania and Aetolia-Acarnania over separate fire incidents and fire-safety violations, with authorities imposing administrative fines totalling €10,429.68. The Fire Service’s Investigation Units for Arson Crimes responded to four separate incidents on Saturday, August 29, and Sunday, August 30, 2026. In Chania, authorities arrested a man at around 5 p.m. …
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras told sector heads of his Greek Left Alliance (ELAS) party that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ government is their only rival. Source link
Video footage has emerged of the tragic moments before a catamaran capsized off the coast of the occupied areas of Cyprus where at least eight people have died and 18 remain missing, on Sunday afternoon, August 30. The vessel was carrying 267 people — 259 passengers and eight crew members — when it began taking …
A total 30 migrants, including four children, have been found on a small boat off the eastern Aegean Sea islet of Farmakonissi, authorities said. Source link
A video from the Acropolis in Athens has sparked widespread reactions on social media after a military detail heading towards the site of the Greek flag’s lowering appeared to march without a coordinated pace and with significant gaps between soldiers. The footage was recorded on Saturday afternoon at the Acropolis, in front of dozens of …