Greek authorities have arrested a 49-year-old man after a fire broke out in Aianteio, Salamina, at around 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. The Arson Crime Investigation Units of the Hellenic Fire Service determined that sparks from hot work using an electric welding device caused the fire. The flames burned dry grass and low vegetation across an …
In a marble workshop in Mets, an Athens neighborhood, tourists are trading sightseeing for chisels. For about a year, the Georgiou family, third-generation sculptors, has opened its workshop to visitors eager to try the fading craft of marble carving. Source link
Attica and 11 Regional Units across Greece have entered a “Red Code” mobilisation status today, Monday, due to the very high wildfire risk forecast for the affected areas. The authorities have placed the following areas under Red Code: Attica Region, including the island of Kythira Central Greece Region: Regional Units of Phthiotis, Boeotia and Evia, …
The government expects overseas voting to become a significant factor in the next national election following the expansion of postal voting rights for Greeks living abroad. Source link
Cristiano Ronaldo has become one of the main attractions this summer at a unique wax museum in the small village of Kipia, at the foot of Mount Pangaio in northern Greece. Visitors to the Wax Museum of Theodoros Kokkinidis can now stand beside a lifelike wax figure of the Portuguese football star, dressed in the …
Two years after the first case appeared in Kastraki, near Kalambaka, Greece has regained its official status as free of peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a fierce and very contagious viral disease that hits sheep, goats and wild small animals, according to the World Organization for Animal Health. Source link
A packed schedule awaits Greece on the fourth day of the Games, with major participation across eight sports. The day features finals and crucial knockout matches. Here is the full schedule of Greek participation: Advertising1 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 All times listed are in local Italian time, one hour behind Greece. ROAD CYCLING 09:00 — Argyro Milaki — …
A 29-year-old man has been charged with a felony for slamming a car into a group of tourists in Malia, a resort town in the northern coast of Crete, injuring two people. Source link
Greek taekwondo athletes Stella Marentaki and Agoritsa-Artemia Kitsiou won two bronze medals at the Taranto 2026 Mediterranean Games on Sunday. Marentaki secured bronze in the women’s -67kg category. She defeated Serbia’s Nadja Zecirovic 2-1 in the quarterfinals before losing 2-1 to Tunisia’s W. Masghouni in the semifinals. Kitsiou also claimed bronze in the women’s +67kg …
A rescue operation was underway on Mount Olympus, northern Greece, on Saturday to extricate a Polish climber who fell into a ravine earlier in the day. Source link