Greece extends Mont Parnes Casino relocation deadline to 2028

The Greek government has granted a three-year extension for relocating the Mont Parnes Casino from Parnitha National Park to Marousi, a northern suburb of Athens. The new completion deadline is May 1, 2028, replacing the original timeline that was...

Canadian visits Newcastle for the first time and claims 1 area is 'like Greece'

Zahna Eklund Social News Reporter 11:55, 27 Oct 2025 The tourist said one area of Tyne and Wear reminded him of Greece (stock photo)(Image: Kazim Yildirimli via Getty Images) Exploring parts of the UK you've never seen before can open your eyes to...

Olive Villa Rentals Named ‘Greece’s Leading Holiday Villa Rental Company’ at World Travel Awards 2025

The founders of Olive Villa Rentals, Nikos Anastasopoulos and Michalis Folas, receiving their second “Greece’s Leading Holiday Villa Rental Company” award. Photo source: Olive Villa Rentals Olive Villa Rentals has been named “Greece’s Leading...

Investment firm backs Eurobank, National Bank of Greece ahead of results

Jefferies has reaffirmed its positive outlook on Greece’s two largest banks, the National Bank of Greece (NBG) and Eurobank, ahead of their upcoming third-quarter 2025 financial results. The investment firm raised its price target for NBG to...

Ovidium House by The Hive Architects: Private Residence in Argosaronikos, Greece

Ovidium House is a 400 m² summer residence on a Greek peninsula that comprises rooms, terraces, and columned perimeters into a legible coastal ensemble. A clear structural rhythm and a... The post Ovidium House by The Hive Architects: Private...

‘Typhoon’ Marks Six Years of Cleaning Greece’s Coastline

Photo source: Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation Nearly 5,000 beach cleanups have been carried out across Greece as the Typhoon Project of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation marks six years of continuous operations to...

Greece Assigns Gas Exploration Drilling off Its Western Coast to Chevron

Greece has announced that it has selected a consortium led by U.S. energy giant Chevron to conduct hydrocarbon exploration and extraction off its western coast. According to a statement from the Greek Ministry of Environment and Energy, the four...

Greece Grants Gas Exploration Rights to Chevron, Helleniq

Chevron Greece Holdings and Helleniq Upstream Win Greek Offshore Exploration Rights. Credit: AMNA Chevron Greece Holdings and Helleniq Upstream have been awarded exclusive rights to explore four offshore hydrocarbon areas in Greece, marking a...

Greece selects Chevron-Helleniq consortium for offshore gas exploration

Greece has named a consortium of U.S. oil major Chevron and the country’s largest oil refiner, Helleniq Energy, as the preferred bidder for offshore gas exploration in southern Greek waters, the energy ministry announced on Friday. The consortium...

At Least Four Die, Dozens Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks off Greece’s Lesvos

The boat is believed to have been carrying roughly 40 men from Sudan, who set off from the Turkish coast at midnight on Sunday. Credit: AMNA Greek authorities said that the bodies of four men have been recovered so far following another migrant...

Leaked Screenshots of Canceled Multiplayer God of War Game Tease A Return to Greece and an Infamous Former Villain

Details and images of Sony's canceled live-service multiplayer God of War game have leaked online. At the beginning of the year, Sony canceled two unannounced live-service games that were in development at Bend Studio and Bluepoint Games, with the...

Warm Temperatures and Scattered Showers Across Greece on Monday

On Monday, October 27, Greece will experience periods of cloudiness with scattered rain and isolated thunderstorms, mainly in northern and western regions during the morning. Rain is expected in Thrace, Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, western Central...

Electricity Prices in Greece Surge 52% Since August

Electricity prices in Greece continue to climb, sparking concern among households and businesses already struggling with high energy costs. According to data from the Day Ahead Market, the average wholesale electricity price from October 1 to 27...

Migrant boat accident off Greece's Lesbos island kills at least 4

At least four people were killed while seven others were rescued when a migrant boat sank off the Greek island of Lesbos, the country's coastguard said Monday. "We recovered four bodies, the rescue operation continues. We don't know if there were...

Greece Bans Protests at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

The new law was passed with 159 votes in favor and 134 against. Credit: AMNA Greece’s Parliament passed a new law banning demonstrations at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier outside its building, despite criticism by opposition parties that the new...

PM Albanese honours Greece’s “defiant spirit” on Oxi Day

The Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, today sent a message to Neos Kosmos marking Ohi (Oxi) Day — the anniversary of Greece’s defiant stand against fascism during World War II. Ohi Day commemorates 28 October 1940, when Greece’s Prime...

Four dead in migrant boat capsize off Greece

ATHENS Four migrants drowned Monday when their small boat overturned off the Greek island of Lesbos, the Greek coastguard said, with 10 now killed in accidents on the Greek side of the Aegean sea in October. A coastguard spokesperson told AFP...

When high school meets high tech: ReSeed’s mission to reforest fire-affected Greece

Every summer, forests around the world are destroyed by fires. Traditionally, reseeding is labour-intensive, slow, and often limited in access due to steep slopes and the remote nature of fire-affected zones. But now a not-for-profit startup spun...

Chevron-Helleniq Energy consortium named preferred bidder for gas exploration off Greece

ENERGY Greece has named a consortium of US oil major Chevron, and Helleniq Energy, the country’s biggest oil refiner, as preferred bidder for gas exploration in southern offshore blocks, the Greek energy ministry said on Friday. The move comes...

193 kg of cannabis seized in northwestern Greece

NEWS [InTimeNews] Police seized nearly 193 kilograms of cannabis Saturday night on the old Ioannina-Kozani highway, a few kilometers outside the northwestern town of Konitsa. Officers from the Ioannina Drug Enforcement Unit, in cooperation with...