Gambling, one of the most common vices in the world, has a long history that dates all the way back to Ancient Greece.

The history of railways in Greece dates back to 1869, when the first line was built between Athens and Piraeus. The ...

More than 40,000 people protested in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Sunday, demanding justice for the ...

The formation of the United States of the Ionian Islands under British rule in Greece is a little known period of the country ...

Europe was an armed camp at the start of the 20th century. Among the most active arms dealers of the day was Basil Zaharoff, a shadowy figure who moved among ...

The nonprofit World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced its 2025 World Monuments Watch list. Read on for the full list. Teaser ...

Greece soccer great Mimis Domazos, who captained the Panathinaikos team at the 1971 European Cup final, has died at age 83.

With all the attention on Novak Djokovic's quest to become the first player to win 25 grand slam titles in Melbourne this week, another history-making moment slid under the radar - until now.

To allow time for all short-term rentals to comply with these new rules, they will be enforced on 1 October 2025. The ...

The discovery of a 2000-year-old headless statue from the Hellenistic period has prompted Greek police to investigate.

In Greek island weddings, a fun tradition is the "kidnapping" of the groom by the bride's family before the ceremony. A ...

On the evening of Jan. 18, a 32-year-old Greek man went to the police with an unusual object that he said he had found in a ...