Egypt has ordered the closure of the Monastery of Saint Catherine of Sinai, the world's oldest continuously functioning ...

Istanbul, formerly Constantinople, is a Greek name, too, deriving from the Greek phrase "Is tin poli," meaning "to the city." ...

Greece will tighten its framework on illegal immigrants, as a new draft law is set to criminalize illegal stays.

Ostracism is an ancient democratic tradition practiced in Athens that offers an alternative approach of imprisoning political ...

The Hellenic Olympic Committee announced a collaboration with Nia Vardalos, aiming to bolster support for the Greek Olympic ...

Environmentalists and scientists voiced significant concerns regarding the planned construction of a floating LNG terminal ...

Kefalonia with its emerald-colored mountains, secluded coves and underground lakes, has recently been crowned the best Greek island ...

Saint Catherine's Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai, Egypt is one of the most important Christian monasteries in the world.

The 585 B.C. Eclipse of Peace turned fear into ceasefire, as a solar eclipse halted war and reshaped ancient views of the ...

Tucked away in the charming, cobbled alleys of Plaka beneath the shadow of the Acropolis lies the Old Tavern of Psarras, ...

The fall of Constantinople, on May 29,1453 was the final phase of the Byzantine-Ottoman Wars and the darkest page in Greek ...

French surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sexually abusing 299 patients, mostly children, over ...