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The earliest attempt to find oil in Greece was at the island of Zakynthos, western Greece, in 1865. But the most interesting story is perhaps the one that developed in Epirus between 1910 and 1940.

Authorities have added 13 beaches to a list of beaches on which umbrellas, food trucks and recreational vessels are prohibited, along with vehicle access, organized gatherings of more than ten people, and the use of music, speakers or amplifiers.

A 5.1-magnitude aftershock recorded at midday Friday off the coast of Ierapetra, southeastern Crete, is reinforcing – but not confirming – the view that the earlier 5.7-magnitude earthquake was the main shock, according to seismologists monitoring the area.

A 20-year-old man has appeared before a naval court in Piraeus after confessing to the fatal stabbing of a 27-year-old man whose body was discovered in a park in the Athens suburb of Agios Dimitrios earlier this week.

Non-profit organization Life is for All (LIFA), in collaboration with Georgetown University and the University of Thessaly, has received the international Earth Commons ECo Impact Award 2026-2027 for an initiative supporting families of children and young people with neurodevelopmental disorders and disabilities in crisis situations.