Livestock breeders are making anguished calls for an arrangement to be found, so that at least some slaughterhouses can be opened in the areas where there are no cases of the cattle plague that has swept through the country.

A fire broke out Friday at noon burning forest land near the city of Ptolemaida in Western Macedonia. 

Ankara appears relentless in its efforts to gain international support for its hardline stance on the Cyprus issue, which boils down to the requirement for prior recognition of the pseudo-state in the Turkish-occupied north of the island before any UN procedure for talks can begin.

Police in the northwestern region of Epirus are investigating the death by shooting of a 62-year-old woman in her home.

Tax revenue in the first seven months of the year are significantly higher than the budgetary target, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has said.

The areas on the southeastern and eastern side of Mount Penteli, in northeast Athens, which have burned repeatedly in the last 30 years, are at risk of desertification.

The popular tourist islands of Folegandros, Ios and Sikinos were left without electricity for seven hours on Thursday night, a likely cause being the unprecedented demand on power due to the combination of large tourist numbers and high temperatures.

Port authorities have arrested a ferry captain after a video showing a chaotic ship departure from the Cycladic island of Andros went viral.

The islands of Mykonos and Santorini, perhaps Greece’s most famous tourist destinations, were the two glaring exceptions in the accommodation and catering business during the first half of the year.

It took Ajax 34 penalties to beat Panathinaikos 13-12 in a marathon shootout on Thursday, setting a UEFA competition record after their Europa League third qualifying round tie ended 1-1 over two legs and extra time.

Police in the northwestern Athens suburb of Kamatero are investigating an incident in which a man was injured after shots were fired outside a kebab shop.

The repercussions of the fires that have wreaked havoc in recent years in Attica will include reduced water, increased pollution, less biodiversity and a compromised forest ecosystem.

Electronic payment methods and real-time monitoring of expenses and revenue streams have made individuals and corporations more likely to pay their dues in time, data from the Independent Authority for Public Revenue show.

The wholesale meat market at Rentis now sells lambs from Romania and Spain, as local slaughterhouses have shut down as part of the effort to eradicate cattle plague.

When you cross the finish line of your first marathon, the high can make it easy to forget about everything you’ve put your mind and body through to get there.

Many in the Balkans region have long mistrusted artificial cooling methods. In some areas, away from the tourist hot spots, people even avoid chilled drinks and ice cream for fear of catching a cold.

It's one of the more improbable aspects of Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Even after 2 1/2 years of war and repeated rounds of sanctions, Russian natural gas keeps flowing through Ukraine's pipeline network to customers in Europe.

European stocks added to their gains Thursday, encouraged by data on US retail sales in July, which fended off worries about a recession in the world's largest economy. 

The medalists in the 10-kilometer marathon swimming (l-r: Oliver Klemet, Germany, silver; Kristof Rasovszky, Hungary, gold; and David Betlehem, Hungary, bronze) pose for a selfie with a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 phone provided to them for the occasion.

A Turkish CN-235 naval cooperation aircraft and a Turkish UAV entered the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) on Thursday without filing a flight plan, according to the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA).