Greece

A rare phenomenon visible in Greece: the innermost planet of our solar system, the Mercury will transit the sun on Monday, November 11, 2019.  Mercury will pass directly in front of the sun and be visible through telescopes with solar filters as a small black dot crossing the sun’s face. …

A British endurance athlete has become he first person to run the length of a marathon in every country in the world after completing the Athens Marathon. Exactly 694 days after he set off on his mission to run the famous distance in all 196 UN-recognised countries in January 2018, …

Chinese President Xi Jinping touched down in Athens on Sunday evening, for a three-day official visit looking at “a deeper cooperation with Greece in all sectors.” It is the first visit by a Chinese head of state to the European nation in 11 years. Following laying a wreath at the …

Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis has announced the creation of a film studio in the town of Thermi, outside Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Investing company is  Nu Boyana Film Studios, an affiliate of Millennium Films, one of the longest-running independent film companies in Hollywood. This is “an investment worth 20 …

A raid by Greek Police in the premises of the Economic University of Athens revealed an arsenal of goods, police said that they belonged to anarchists. Found and confiscated are : motorbike helmets, wooden sticks, gloves, hoods and full-face masks, fire extinguishers, break-in tools, anarchists pamphlets, bottles, leaflets but also …

Members of the organization “United Macedonians” brought their barbecue in the central square of Diavata, Northern Greece, set the charcoal on fire and started to grill their pork souvlaki on Sunday morning. The action aims to provoke Muslims in the nearby refugee and migrants camp. The smell of grilled pork …

John Kipkorir Komen from Kenya is the winner of the 37th Authentic Athens Marathon in Athens on Sunday. 42-year-old Komen managed the distance of    km in 2:16:34. The record for Athens’ Marathon is 2:10:37. Second to finish was Felician Mouhitira also from Kenya with 2: 16.43 and third Greek Konstantinos …

She bewitched with the flame in her eyes, her awesome expression and the song “Kaigomai – Kaigomai” in the film “Rebetiko.” Actress, singer and writer Sotiria Leonardou passed away on Saturday, following a rare illness that had her bed-ridden for several years. Leonardou was not a rebetiko singer but she …

In a big counter-terror operation against the organization “Revolutionary Self-Defense” police raided several houses in Athens, arrested two men and one woman and discovered an arsenal of weapons, Greek Police announced on Saturday. In the operation that started on Friday, 13 homes have been reportedly raided and 15 people questioned …

Amendment in the Criminal Code enforces restrictions in playing of music in cafes, bars and restaurants and those violating the law will be arrested and tried in zero time. According to the amendment, music should stop at 10 o’ clock at night in winter and at 11 in summer. No …