There is immense sadness in Kefalonia for the loss of 19-year-old Myrto who lost her life, with her friends abandoning her unconscious in the middle of the street.
The protection of the country’s borders is carried out in accordance with international, European Union and national law, with full respect for fundamental rights and human dignity, according to sources at the Ministry of Citizen Protection, in response to a BBC report stating that mercenaries, acting on police orders, were pushing back refugees and migrants at the Greek land border towards Türkiye.
The contract to carry out exploratory drilling for hydrocarbons in "Block 2", located in the northwestern Ionian Sea, is being signed on Wednesday, at the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
In Greece, workers supporting families are now required to cover housing costs that have reached the levels of European capitals, while incomes remain stagnant and do not keep pace with rising prices. High costs and the way the real estate market operates have created a new reality, where housing absorbs the largest part of monthly income. The result? The average rent now amounts to almost an entire monthly salary.
Skopelos and Andros are recording a dynamic presence, which are among the "surprise destinations" for 2026 through a Euronews article.
A 32-year-old woman from Chios was taken to an Athens hospital after being injured by a rocket in Vrontado on Easter Sunday.
Under the title “Britain’s bases in Cyprus ‘not up for negotiation’’” and subtitled “Legal status of Akrotiri and Dhekelia ‘rock solid’”, the Sunday Telegraph published an interview by the Deputy Defence Secretary (responsible for the Armed Forces), Al Carns, to the BBC’s Brussels correspondent, Joe Barnes. In it, among other things, it is stated that the status of the British military bases in Cyprus is not up for negotiation, the Deputy Defence Secretary told The Telegraph newspaper. In his exclusive interview, Al Carns insisted that the transfer of sovereignty over Akrotiri and Dhekelia would be out of the question in the upcoming crucial negotiations with the Cypriot Government. “We must be absolutely clear on this issue: the legal status of the sovereign base areas is absolutely solid,” he said.
The Parade Committee of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York invites the Greek community to the cultural event "The Spirit of 1821" which will take place Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 7:00 p.m., at the Stathakio Cultural Center in Astoria (22-51 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11105).
Turkish Cypriot singer Isin Karaca has been declared persona non grata by the Greek authorities, as she reported in a video she posted on Instagram.
As regional rivalry between Turkey and Israel intensifies—driven by the war involving Iran and Israel’s military focus on its northern front toward Lebanon—Ankara is seeking to weaken the strategic cooperation between Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel. This trilateral partnership has become a key pillar of stability in the Eastern Mediterranean and strengthens the deterrence capabilities of Athens and Nicosia against major security threats.
Significant damage was reported at the Nea Kydonia High School in Chania when, instead of burning Judas as the custom dictates, the school almost burned down.
The documentary "The Woman Behind Elgin", signed by Mimi Denisi, has completed filming and will be broadcast next season by ERT
Just before midnight on Saturday evening, April 11, clergy and faithful gathered at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New York, New York for the Service of the Resurrection, Orthros, and Hierarchical Divine Liturgy of Great and Holy Pascha. Presiding over the service, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America was joined by Cathedral Dean the V. Rev. Archimandrite Chrysostomos Gilbert.
Seven people were arrested on Monday in Chios for making homemade rockets, in view of the Easter celebrations. The previous night, according to the Hellenic Police, some of them were injured in a warehouse on the island by the ignition of a mixture of materials that would fill the rockets. The warehouse was filled with “raw materials”, necessary for the ceremonial Easter “rocket war” in the town of Vrontado.