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Today the Orthodox Church observes Great and Holy Friday, the fifth day of the Holy and Great Easter Week, culminating in two days with Pascha, as Easter Sunday is called by the Church – from the Aramaic word for “Passover”. Orthodox faithful around the world today commemorate the Holy Passion of Christ, as it is […]

The weather for today, which is Good Friday for the Orthodox religion, will be mostly rainy and windy

Public transport in Athens will be limiting services over the Greek Easter Holiday. Shops will be closed on May 6 and 7.

A judicial council in the south-central city of Lamia this week approved the release of Nikos Michaloliakos after serving four years of a nearly 14-year sentence

According to custom, national carrier Aegean will be bringing the Holy Light to Greece from Jerusalem on a special flight to Athens on the evening of Holy Saturday

Traffic congestion reported on many outbound routes ahead of the Orthodox Easter holidays, with Easter (Pascha) Sunday falling on May 5.

This has led to a notable escalation in renovation costs, with average prices per square meter exceeding previous norms and reaching even 1,000 euros in premium locations

Today the Orthodox Church observes Holy Thursday, the fourth day of the Holy and Great Easter Week, culminating in three days with Pascha, as Easter Sunday is called by the Church – from the Aramaic word for “Passover”. On the evening of Holy Thursday, the eve of the Hebrew feast of unleavened bread – Passover […]

Easter Sunday will bring a few showers to the mainland and the Aegean, while localized thunderstorms are predicted in the Peloponnese and western regions, tapering off by the afternoon.

Holy Wednesday marks the mid-point in what Orthodox Christian Church commemorates as the 'Holy Passion' during Easter Week

The actual May Day strike holiday was switched by the Greek government to next Tuesday, two days after Orthodox Easter Sunday

Despite a funding slowdown in 2023, Greece's startup scene is poised for a strong 2024 fueled by headline-making exits

Greek authorities hope the newly-launched, free ‘MyCoast’ app will help clamp down on public beach violations

Today the Orthodox Church observes Holy Tuesday, the second day of the Holy and Great Easter Week, culminating with Pascha, as Easter Sunday is called in Greek, in five days. The Orthodox liturgy for Holy Tuesday revolves around the Biblical parable of the 10 virgins, which in the Gospels has Christ “coming to His Passion.” […]

Travelers and commuters will be affected by a 24-hour general strike for May Day on Wed. with demonstrations planned in central Athens and Thessaloniki in the morning.

Additionally, the seasonally adjusted General Volume Index for Feb. 2024 experienced a 3.8% decrease compared to the previous month of the same year.

The suspects were charged, on a case-by-case basis, with violations of weapons and narcotics laws and prior convictions

In the last six months, Greeks have made a surge into the vacation home market, notably without relying on loans.