Rare series of paintings dug up in Pompeii give clues of rituals tied to Greek god
Over the past few weeks, a set of nearly life-size paintings has been excavated in Pompeii, providing clues about rituals related to the Greek wine god in an ancient city that was destroyed two thousand years ago. Archaeologists have excavated frescoes that span three walls of a ruined banquet hall depicting the secret initiation ritual […]
Greek island Santorini evacuated after earthquakes shake tourist destination
Hundreds of earthquakes that have rattled the Greece islands since last week have promoted thousands of tourists' hot spot Santorini. Mayor Santorini, Nicos Zorzos, told AP communication that tremors were a “flock of earthquakes” and could last for several weeks before the decrease. “This phenomenon is a small earthquake or slightly stronger, and then the […]
Pregnant California teacher declared brain-dead after plunging into gorge on Greek vacation
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Former Greek prime minister Costas Simitis dies aged 88 | Greece
Kostas Simitis, the socialist and former prime minister who was the driving force behind Greece's entry into the euro, has died at the age of 88. Simitis was taken from his villa west of Athens early Sunday to a hospital in the city of Corinth, unconscious and without a pulse, the hospital director told Greek […]
‘Best in the class’: Greek man in his 80s starts night school after life of toil | Greece
“Everything I learn is interesting,” says Vasilis Panayiotapoulos. “Being here opens my heart.” It's 7:45 p.m. A bell rings in another class, and the world of classical Greece beckons to the pensioner, whose pencil case and textbooks are neatly arranged on a small wooden desk. Wearing a dark suit and polished loafers, Panayiotalopoulos is not […]
Greek ‘Conservatives’ Expel Former PM Amid Critiques of ‘Woke’ Agenda
ATHENS, Greece (AP) – Former Greek prime minister and lawmaker Antonis Samaras has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy party for his persistent criticism of government policies. Samaras, 73, a hardline nationalist, criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' approach to negotiations with Turkey, likening it to appeasement. He also strongly opposed government policies he considered […]
Greek man convicted for for sneaking onto neighbors’ properties to smell their shoes
A man in Greece was sentenced to a one-month suspended prison sentence after being found guilty of disturbing his neighbors by sneaking onto their property and sniffing their shoes. Addressing a court in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Thursday, the 28-year-old man said he could not explain why he entered his neighbor's house […]
Pro-Palestinian TikToker Rips Don Gyro Shop’s Greek Flags Thinking They’re Israeli
A woman has been the subject of ridicule after posting a video on TikTok of her attacking a New Jersey gyro shop and tearing off a banner while shouting “Liberate Palestine” before realizing the flag was for Greece, not Israel. are. The TikToker, known as “Ambamelia” on the platform, racked up 4 million views on […]
Three Dead as Migrant Boat Sinks off Greek Island of Samos
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The Greek coast guard says three people have died and five have been rescued after a boat carrying migrants wrecked off the eastern Aegean island of Samos. The Coast Guard said Monday it was unclear how many people were on board what appeared to be a small boat, or what exactly […]
Zeta Phi Beta sorority: Trump's comments on boulé 'disrespectful' to Black Greek organizations
One of the nation's leading black women's clubs has denounced former President Trump's criticism of Vice President Harris' attendance at the Divine Nine convention during Tuesday's presidential debate. Harris spoke at several Divine Nine sorority gatherings earlier this year, including one in which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed Congress in July. Trump accused her […]