19+ hour, 51+ min ago   (297+ words) Greece is imposing an airspace ban on drones over the southeastern Aegean, according to six Greek aviation notices (NOTAMs) issued over the past few days. The measures establish a number of temporarily restricted areas within the Athens Flight Information Region…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (483+ words) The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) will honor three prominent members of the Cypriot American community at its 2026 Testimonial Dinner in New York on Friday, September 25. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at Terrace on the Park in Flushing Meadows…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (207+ words) A funny thing about Athens that only geography, history, and linguistic buffs would notice is that its very name holds a clue to its origins. In Ancient Greek, the city’s name was written as “Athenai” (Ἀθῆναι), which literally means “the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (724+ words) Slave raids devastated medieval Greece and its scattered Aegean islands for more than 600 years, yet the story remains largely missing from popular accounts of European history. That gap is the focus of an account by historian Christopher Paolella, who recorded…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (279+ words) Passenger traffic at Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” reached historic highs, with August setting an all-time monthly record. For the first time in the airport’s history, monthly passenger volume surpassed the 4 million milestone, underscoring the Greek capital’s steady momentum as…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (435+ words) Review data shows that traveler satisfaction was driven by high-quality services, local authenticity, and cultural heritage: • Culture & Heritage: Dominated online conversations with over 31,000 mentions, earning the highest sentiment score (88) and an average satisfaction rating of 9.2. • Gastronomic Experience: Generated approximately 20,000 mentions…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) The Greek Minister of Environment and Energy Stavros Papastavrou met with US Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker in Athens on Wednesday to discuss the two countries’ energy cooperation and recent developments concerning the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity interconnection....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (509+ words) New figures from Eurostat show that food, dining out, and transportation now account for more than half of all household expenses in Greece. The data, reflecting spending patterns as of January 2026, give one of the clearest pictures yet of how…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) An exotic crab species native to the Indian Ocean, has been spotted in Greek waters for the first time, according to local scientists. Known by the scientific name Liomera rugipes, the newcomer was found on the island of Rhodes, off…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (654+ words) The Greeks were building what we would essentially call the robots of their time: sophisticated mechanical devices that could move, perform tasks, and even entertain audiences. Many people have heard about Heron’s steam engine prototype, but that is just scratching…...