A mysterious “flying object”, a strange “cloud” that appeared in the sky in Greece on Tuesday evening, shortly before the sunset, caused concern and curiosity among residents of southeastern Attica, Crete and some other islands yesterday, August 11, 2026. Images and eyewitnesses claimed that there was no other cloud in the sky at that time. […]

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A 17-year-old boy died of electrocution allegedly due to a failure in the water heater of the house he was accommodated on the island of Kimolos in the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea. The teenager boy from Ireland was on summer vacation together with his mother and lost his life while he was taking […]

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Two touristic vessels collided in the sea area of Voutoumi Bay off the island of Antipaxos in the Ionian Sea at noon on Tuesday, August 11. A total of 214 passengers were onboard of the two vessels and watched in horror what was happening right in front of their eyes. The small boat had 10 […]

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Greek long jump athlete Miltos Tentoglou won gold during the European Athletics Championships in Birmingham on Tuesday night. His jumps ranged between 8.19 and 8.44, clinching his victory with 8.44, his highest score during his fourth and last attempt. 28-year-old Tentoglou added his fourth gold medal at successive European championships, securing a position as the […]

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The first total solar eclipse in 27 years is happening today, 12. August 2026, and together with the rest of the world also Greeks are awaiting with great anticipation the rare phenomenon, asking when and where it will be visible. The world is preparing for one of the most important astronomical phenomena in recent years, […]

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Greece’s Civil Protection warns of Very High Fire Risk (risk category 4) for Wednesday, August 12, 2026. Strong northerly winds and hot-dry weather prevail across the country also today. According to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection a Very […]

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