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Capital

Athens

Head of State

President Katerina Sakellaropoulou

Head of Government

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Kirsty Coventry reacts after being elected the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Costa Navarino, Greece on Thursday. Photo: AFP

IOC

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president: first woman, African to land role

Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC chief after 12 years.

21 Mar 2025 - 8:53AM

Crime

Greek woman who killed her 3 daughters gets 3 life terms

18 Mar 2025 - 5:01PMvideocam

Protests around the world

Huge protests, strikes paralyse Greece on train crash anniversary

28 Feb 2025 - 7:47PM

Tourism

Tremors at supervolcano cast shadow over 2025 world’s best beach

Tripadvisor just named Greek beach Elafonissi the best in the world. But earthquakes at nearby Santorini caldera are a cause for concern.

27 Feb 2025 - 3:15PM

Elafonissi on the Greek island of Crete has been named the world’s best beach in 2025, but seismic activity in nearby Santorini might keep tourists away. Photo: TNS

European Union

Thousands in Greece protest over nation’s worst rail tragedy

There are claims that one of the two trains involved was carrying an illegal load of chemicals, which contributed to the death toll of 57.

7 Feb 2025 - 11:02PMvideocam

Earthquakes

Multiple earthquakes near Greek island of Santorini put residents on edge

Experts say the more than 200 tremors are not related to a volcano on Santorini, which once produced one of world’s biggest eruptions.

3 Feb 2025 - 8:51AMvideocam

Spain

Spanish police break up Chinese trafficking ring

The gang deceived young women, capturing them with the aim of selling them into prostitution in Spain, Greece and the United States.

24 Jan 2025 - 11:21PMvideocam

Spanish police have broken up a trafficking ring. Photo: Shutterstock

Wellness

Trucks converted to mobile clinics offer medical services to Greek islands

Free dental and medical consultations, and scans, are provided by truck to people of Greece’s remote islands and regions.

31 Dec 2024 - 7:47AM

Wellness

Pet therapy charity’s miniature horses bring joy to young, old and sick

Miniature horses offer therapy to Greek special needs children, old people and psychiatric patients, but charity providing them needs help.

14 Jan 2025 - 1:24PM

Royalty

Former Greek royal family expresses ‘deep emotion’ after regaining citizenship

Greece abolished its monarchy in 1974 and the former royal family was stripped of its citizenship two decades later.

24 Dec 2024 - 4:40AM

Members of the former Greek royal family attend the funeral of Michael, cousin of the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, in Athens, Greece on August 1. Photo: AP

History

Should museums return antiquities to their countries of origin? Some say no

New fronts have opened up in the war of cultural restitution, raising complex ethical and legal questions as some argue against museums returning foreign artefacts.

22 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Plaques that form part of the Benin Bronzes, which were taken from Africa by British troops in 1897, on display at The British Museum in London. Photo: Getty Images

European Union

8 dead off Greek island of Rhodes as speedboat carrying migrants capsizes

The boat was carrying out ‘dangerous manoeuvres’ to try to evade a patrol vessel, the coastguard said.

20 Dec 2024 - 10:45PM

France

French government toppled in no-confidence vote, deepening political crisis

Far-right and left-wing lawmakers joined forces against PM Michel Barnier, in the first such ousting in over 60 years.

5 Dec 2024 - 3:32PM

European Union

Storm Bora hits Greece, floods homes, streets on island of Rhodes

The country has been ravaged by floods and wildfires in recent years, with scientists saying it is a hotspot for climate change.

1 Dec 2024 - 10:42PMvideocam

Cars piled up on a road full of mud following the passage of Storm Bora in Rhodes, Greece, on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Tourism

A hidden gem in Greece, Mount Pelion is heaven for hikers, foodies

Four hours from Athens and too cold for olive trees, Mount Pelion offers cookery and craft lessons, guided hikes and historical treasures.

15 Jan 2025 - 7:45PM

Makrinitsa, a town on Mount Pelion in Greece. Four hours from Athens, it has hikes, cookery and craft classes, and good food to offer visitors. Photo: Shutterstock

Ukraine war

US shuts Kyiv embassy over ‘potential significant air attack’

The Italian and Greek embassies said they had also closed their doors after the unusual US warning, while the French embassy remained open.

20 Nov 2024 - 8:51PM

China-EU relations

Opinion | How EV tariffs broke EU consensus and China’s ‘divide and rule’ plan

Beijing might have successfully split France and Germany, but the actions of Greece and Serbia show the limits of its plans in Europe.

13 Oct 2024 - 5:30AMvideocam

Royalty

Meet Princess Theodora of Greece’s LA-based lawyer husband, Matthew Kumar

Princess Theodora wed American Matthew Kumar last week wearing a Cartier tiara and Celia Kritharioti gown, at a ceremony attended by Princess Maria-Olympia and Prince Achilleas-Andreas.

2 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Third time’s a charm: Princess Theodora of Greece and Matthew Kumar are finally wed. Photo: @greek_royal/Instagram

Fifa

South Korea coach Hong denies preferential treatment claims amid fan unhappiness

Media reports say the second-time coach was picked ahead of several foreign candidates but Hong says he was assured he was the top candidate.

25 Sep 2024 - 11:19PM

Insurance

Travellers seek best insurance against natural disasters, scams: Klook survey

More respondents in a Klook survey want policies that insure against natural disasters and travel scams. Hong Kong travellers are willing to pay for premium plans to get ‘maximum peace of mind’.

30 Aug 2024 - 1:39PM

Tourism

How overtourism has caused chaos from Japan to Spain in summer 2024

2023 was all about travel disruptions, but this year the problems are at the destinations themselves, as overtourism leaves residents angry.

30 Aug 2024 - 5:36AM

Tourists at Kiyomizu-dera temple in Kyoto, where authorities have banned visitors from entering certain streets. With global tourism on track to break records in 2024, residents of some of the world’s most visited places are being left disgruntled as the crowds bring problems. Photo: EPA-EFE

Performing arts in Hong Kong

Review | With Love, Medea’s Boys, a play that loudly calls for children to be heard

Death, betrayal and the end of the world are covered in uninhibited 90-minute Cantonese play involving two adults and five children, and loosely based on a Greek tragedy.

28 Aug 2024 - 4:33PM

A scene from With Love, Medea’s Boys. Photo: Eric Hong Yin-pok, courtesy of West Kowloon Cultural District Authority

Natural disasters

Greek government calls for EU disaster response mechanism over fire

Wildfire reached Athens suburbs on Monday afternoon. European Civil Protection Mechanism helps EU countries respond to emergencies.

13 Aug 2024 - 2:47AM

Climate change

Residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens

Authorities sent evacuation alerts for 5 nearby areas. By evening, thick smoke hung over Athens and reached island of Aegina to its south.

12 Aug 2024 - 4:52AM

Climate change

Greece goat plague scares farmers still reeling from historic floods

While goat culling numbers are not yet devastating, it is worrying farmers across Greece who are already battling the effects of climate change including blistering heat and erratic rainfall.

1 Aug 2024 - 4:53PM

A woman pets a goat at a beach on Amorgos island in Greece. Photo: EPA-EFE

European Union

Former head of Greek intelligence service denies his agency’s use of spyware

Former head of Greece’s EYP intelligence service denied that they used illegal phone malware in 2019-2022 to spy on targets.

27 Jul 2024 - 5:51PM

The Old Royal Palace, home to the Greek parliament. Greece became mired in scandal in 2022 following allegations from opposition leaders that the government used phone malware to spy on them. Photo: Reuters

My Take

My Take | France’s ‘greenest ever’ Olympics may turn out to be the least green

Paris’ mayor has relented after initially ruling out air cons for athletes’ village, but excessive ice use risks damaging environment even more.

27 Jul 2024 - 2:25AM

Climate change

World registers hottest day ever on Sunday amid global warming challenges

Every month since June 2023 – 13 months in a row – has now ranked as the planet’s hottest since records began.

23 Jul 2024 - 8:20PM

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