HMHS Britannic was a sistership of RMS Titanic and was launched in the Belfast shipyards in February 1914, just before the start of the First World War, so that it could be used by the British company White Star Line on the North Atlantic routes.

It was fitting that when Pope Leo XIV was elected, the Italian Open tennis tournament was being played just up the road from the Vatican.

A growing number of independent owners of accommodation facilities in Greece offer guests the chance to book their rooms directly through their websites.

A 74-year-old german tourist has died on the island of Rhodes, in the southeastern Aegean, when she was run over by a car driven by a 19-year-old.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday expressed his support for an immediate 30-day ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia during a teleconference with other European leaders on the war.

Eighty-two foreign nationals were rescued on Saturday morning in the sea south of the small island of Gavdos, near Crete, the Greek Coast Guard said. 

A 48-year-old tourist is in critical condition in the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital in Crete, after he was hit by a glass balcony that fell on his head while he was walking on a street in Hersonissos, in the north coast of the island, on Friday.

Greek art auctions are progressing steadily on the international market, posting record-breaking results year after year.

Police officers on the Greek island of Mykonos are accused of beating up a diabetic man during a hypoglycemic shock because they thought he was a drug addict.

The Justice Ministry has reported positive results from its community service platform for convicted offenders, one year after its launch in May 2024.

A verbal directive from the Ministry of Migration and Asylum instructs administrators of asylum reception facilities to evict recognized refugees and individuals whose asylum applications have been rejected by May 14, prompting alarm among affected populations.

Inflation reached its lowest level in 19 months in April, falling to 2% from 2.4% in March, while the last time it fell below 2% was in September 2023.

The stock of eligible apartments for the state-subsidized program is about to run out.

Pope Leo XIV already faces a packed schedule of religious services, diplomatic meetings and Holy Year events, including a possible meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, many of which were organized for his predecessor Francis.

A court in Cyprus sentenced two Hungarian nationals to prison on Friday for brokering sales of properties in the Turkish-occupied north of the island seized from fleeing Greek Cypriots in a 1974 war.

All Greek universities must submit comprehensive campus safety plans before the start of the next academic year, Education Minister Sofia Zacharaki said on Friday during the Rectors’ Summit in Halkidiki.

A new direct route connecting Los Angeles International Airport and Athens (ATH) has been launched by Norse Atlantic.

Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou and his deputy, Nikos Tsafos, visited the headquarters of Chevron in Houston on Thursday, accompanied by the CEO of the Hellenic Hydrocarbon and Energy Resources Management Company, Aristofanis Stefatos.

The European Investment Fund (EIF) announced this week it has committed 20 million euros to Marathon Venture Capital Mutual Fund III, a new fund targeting early stage technology companies founded by Greek entrepreneurs in Greece and across Europe.

There are currently 3,000 unresolved cases involving unpaid loans piling up in Cyprus’ courts.