A preliminary investigation has been launched after medical personnel at Elpis General Hospital in Athens experienced mild first-degree eye burns following three surgical procedures, officials said Thursday.

Greek league winner Olympiakos will return to the Champions League next season after a five-year gap because Paris Saint-Germain advanced to the final late Wednesday.

Pope Leo XIV, the American Robert Prevost, said “Peace be with you” in his first words as pope, offering a message of peace and dialogue “without fear.”

Stefanos Kasselakis, leader of the Movement for Democracy party, has described his conviction over a discrepancy in the wealth declaration he submitted while he was president of leftist opposition SYRIZA as politically motivated.

A passenger train with 210 people on board departed Athens for Thessaloniki on Thursday with a 96-minute delay due to a technical problem, private railway operator Hellenic Train said.

Greek students at the world-renowned University of Harvard have joined forces in creating the first umbrella organization for the Greek student associations that is officially recognized by the university itself.

Pierrakakis says in 2029 Greece will not be the most indebted country in the EU anymore.

Coast guard successfully rescued 65 migrants south of the island of Gavdos on Thursday afternoon, in the latest in a series of migrant arrivals to Crete.

Lawmakers in Europe have voted to downgrade protections for wolves across the European Union’s 27 states in a victory for farmers over environmentalists.

Three British tourists were convicted Thursday following a violent incident at a nightclub in Kolymbia on the island of Rhodes early Saturday.

Unpaid overtime, unpredictable and burdensome working hours, as well as conditions that negatively affect the health, family life and financial security of Greek workers, are documented in a study.

Authorities seized nearly 194 kilograms of cannabis early Wednesday after inspecting a suspicious speedboat off the coast of Glyfada, a suburb south of Athens.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has said that religious faith should serve as humanity’s safeguard amid rapidly advancing technology and what he described as the “impending robotocracy.”

Greece experienced another strong year for tourism in 2024, attracting 40.7 million foreign visitors and generating €21.6 billion in tourism revenue, according to data released by the Bank of Greece.

A forgotten world comes to life at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum, while traces of Crete’s archaic cities still linger among dry-stone walls and countryside chapels.

Greece’s Orthodox bishops have clarified that formal donations to the Church can only be made via bank transfer or the IRIS instant payment system – not through POS (point-of-sale) card terminals.

A three-day festival blending technology, art and entrepreneurship opened Wednesday at the Piraeus Tower.

Whereas Pope Francis inherited an increasingly polarized world from his predecessor, his successor will confront a far more fragmented, and dangerous, world.

The 19th International Festival of Music Ensembles brings over 3,500 artists to Athens for a large-scale celebration of musical collaboration and cultural exchange.

Pesto trapanese, pasta alla Norma, pasta ‘ncasciata, Sicilian cannoli, arancini: for fans of Andrea Camilleri, this is all a day in the life of his gourmand detective Salvo Montalbano – when he’s not hunting down mobsters and murderers at least.