It began in the Bronx in the 70s as a dance form of hip-hop culture and is now making its Olympic debut in Paris.

Greece is drafting legislation to lift the obstacles faced by foreign students from countries outside the European Union who want to study in English-language undergraduate or postgraduate programs at Greek universities. 

Greece’s Athanasios Charalampos Kynigakis takes a moment after crossing the finish line in the men’s 10km marathon swimming event at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, on Friday.

The internal affairs division of the police in northern Greece has investigated a drug trafficking case leading to the arrest of a deputy fire chief, a former police officer and a civilian. Additionally, an active police officer and another civilian have been charged in connection with the case.

Traffic on the Athens-Corinth national road was disrupted in both directions on Friday following an accident involving a tanker truck.

Local authorities on the island of Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean detained four Turkish nationals on Wednesday for performing maintenance work at a mobile telecommunications company without the necessary permits. The individuals were employed by a company also owned by Turkish nationals, which specializes in such projects.

Domestic production of potatoes has plunged in recent years, and imports, mainly from Cyprus and Egypt, have risen, sending the prices much higher.

The Athens Stock Exchange resumed its decline Thursday after a two-session rebound from Monday’s mini-crash.

Turkey has blocked access to the popular video game platform Roblox over concerns about content that could lead to child abuse, the country’s justice minister said.

The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East deepens, officials said on Thursday.

A 48-year-old man from Viotia, central Greece, who was vacationing in the western Peloponnese, passed away on Thursday afternoon after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the General Hospital of Pyrgos, according to state broadcaster ERT.

The European climate change agency Copernicus has announced that by all indications so far, 2024 will be the hottest year on the planet since records have been kept.

The captain of the privately chartered yacht which caused a pine forest fire on the island of Hydra with fireworks on June 23 has reportedly taken full responsibility for the incident.

Greek authorities flew additional forces Thursday to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters battled a wildfire that forced the evacuation of eight villages in mountainous areas.

The bottler is also counting on operating profits rising 7-12% from a previous estimate of 3-9%. Second quarter operating profits rose 7.5%, to €564.1 million and gross profit margin rose 1%, the company said.

The bland surroundings of the 2nd century Hadrian’s Arch in central Athens are not doing any justice to the monumental ancient gateway.

The president of Thessaloniki’s Macedonian Center for Contemporary Art, Petros Kamaras, delivers a speech at the 1980 opening of the first exhibition at the newly established institution, featuring works by Theophilos.

The establishment of foreign-language university departments was a necessary step for the extroversion of Greek universities.

The positive climate that has been established in the last year between Greece and Turkey is on a collision course with the recurring rhetoric from Ankara about the expansionist doctrine of the so-called “Blue Homeland,” which envisages Turkish influence over vast areas that extend from the Black Sea, to the Aegean and the Mediterranean.

European Union member-states will follow a collaborative model in 2025, with the aim of identifying emerging health technologies and to respond to the major challenges posed to the health systems by the development of new drugs and diagnostic tools.