Gebel Barkal in Nubia (Sudan). Credit: LassiHU / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0The Nile’s flooding patterns sustained the Kush civilization for over a thousand years, building fertile land that helped one of ancient Africa’s most powerful empires grow and endure, a new study has found.Researchers
Three Gorges Dam, one of China’s megastructures. Credit: PVCG / CC BY-NC 2.0.China has installed what officials describe as the world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine in deep waters off the country’s southern coast, marking a major step in renewable energy technology.The project, called the
Analyses of the Delta I shipwreck. Credit: Government Delegation of the Andalusian Regional Government in CadizA sunken treasure ship carrying 27 cannons and 18 silver bars has been found at the bottom of the Bay of Cádiz off Spain’s southern coast. The 17th-century French vessel, provisionally name
The tiny island of Trikeri in the Pagasitic Gulf off the end of the Pelion peninsula is one of Greece's lesser-known idylls.The Greek island of Trikeri has a haunting past. After the dark years of the Greek Civil War it was used as a prison and forced labor camp. Credit: Public DomainThe tiny Greek
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Credit: Armineaghayan / CC BY-SA 4.0 / Wikimedia CommonsFrom medicine and music to shipping, cinema, and science, modern Greeks have left a remarkable mark on the world far beyond the borders of Greece.Here are ten modern Greeks whose influence cha
This photograph of resistance fighters in Crete posing with German rifles and hand-grenades has been making the rounds of Greek social mediaResistance fighters on Crete, Greece. Public Domain.This photograph of three resistance fighters on Crete posing with German rifles, hand-grenades, and binocula
The Gaza flotilla was intercepted by Israeli forces. Credit: @GlobalSumudF/XGreek pro-Palestinian activists participating in the flotilla to Gaza and detained at sea by Israeli forces disembarked in Israel, where Greek diplomats are offering assistance, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.Ministry s
Wind turbines are barred from areas with an altitude over 1,200 meters (3,937 feet). Credit: Public DomainGreece’s Ministry of Environment and Energy has launched a public consultation for a new Special Spatial Framework for Renewable Energy Sources (RES-Spatial Framework).Aiming to balance rapid gr
Pontic Greeks marked the genocide on Tuesday with many events throughout Greece. Credit: AMNAAs Greece marked the genocide of Pontic Greeks on May 19, Turkey rejected the allegations that an extermination took place, accusing Greece of “weaponizing history for political purposes.”Greek President Kon
Cruise ships approach Santorini. Credit: Greek ReporterGreece is increasingly attracting older affluent American cruise travelers, according to a new report by travel insurance provider SquareMouth. The study highlights the country’s growing appeal among high-spending, long-haul visitors who are dri
The two actors eventually meet on Mykonos. Video screenshot, Mykonslive.tvAfter a day filming on a beach, Lily Collins and the cast of Netflix’s hit series Emily in Paris have moved to Mykonos town to shoot scenes for the highly anticipated Season 6.Behind-the-scenes footage captured by Mykonoslive.
Patrick Leigh Fermor and W. Stanley Moss in German uniforms (in the middle) with Cretan partisans prior to the abduction of German General Heinrich Kreipe. Credit: Gabriella Bullock Wikimedia Commons CC By 3.0The story of the kidnapping of German Major General Heinrich Kreipe on Crete during the isl
LAGFF will present its prestigious 2026 Orpheus Award to two-time Academy Award-winning composer Alexandre Desplat. Photo supplied.The 20th anniversary edition of the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF) will officially kick off on Wednesday, May 27 with an Opening Night red carpet celebration at
The 15 Greek islands highlighted by Conde Nast Traveller for 2026. Credit: Greek ReporterGreece once again takes center stage in global travel as Conde Nast Traveller recently unveiled its list of the 15 best Greek islands to visit in 2026.The selection spans the Cyclades, Dodecanese, Ionian Islands
Detectives allege that between the early 2000s and 2015, the practitioner sexually abused 15 female patients. Credit: Public DomainA major police investigation in Brisbane has led to 148 charges of rape and sexual assault being laid against a 74-year-old retired Greek-Australian doctor who had worke
A comprehensive study on national housing policy is set to be published in the coming days. Credit: George E. Koronaios CC BY-SA 4.0Roughly 12% of Greece’s houses, amounting to approximately 800,000 properties nationwide, currently sit empty. Authorities hope that with the right incentives, a signif
The Battle of Crete will remain forever in military history as the scene of the largest German airborne operation of World War IICretan fighters at the Battle of Crete. Credit: Public DomainThe Battle of Crete will forever remain in military history as the scene of the largest German airborne operat
The Spanish superstar is recharging with his new girlfriend on Greece’s Zakynthos. Credit: Biso, Creative CommonsAttribution 4.0/Wikipedia CommonsBarcelona’s young superstar, Lamine Yamal, is currently vacationing on the Ionian island of Zakynthos, Greece alongside his new partner, Ines Garcia. The
School children parade on “OXI” anniversary in Toronto. Credit: Greek Community TorontoGreece’s Minister for Education, Religious Affairs and Sports Sofia Zacharaki has announced the secondment of 156 teachers to Greek educational institutions of the Diaspora for the 2026–2027, 2027–2028, and 2028–2
Remnants of Padua’s Roman amphitheatre wall. Credit: MM / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered a rare pre-Roman sanctuary buried by an ancient flood, offering new insight into religious life in the Veneto region before and during Roman rule.The site was fou