A crash of a private helicopter on the islands of Sifnos in the Aegean Sea cost the lives of three people on early evening on Monday, August 17, 2026. Dead are two men and one woman, most likely the pilot and a couple. According to officially unconfirmed reports, on board were a newly wed couple […]

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A heavy downpour hit the region of eastern Mani in southern Peloponnese on Saturday turning roads into rushing torrents of mud, causing incalculable damage to properties, vehicles and infrastructure One woman was hit by a lighting while she was driving her car. She has been transported to a hospital for treatment, her life is reportedly […]

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Two people have died and at least nine suffered burn injuries during the wildfire that broke on the island of Salamina close to Athens in the early afternoon on Sunday, August 16, 2016. The fire allegedly broke out in two fronts in Peristeria and Selinia within 15 minutes. According to initial information, the first fire […]

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A wildfire that broke out in a forest area in the Pyli area of ​​the island of Kos is ongoing, causing a large mobilization of the fire brigade and the services involved. The fire started around 7:30 in the evening on Friday, August 14, 2026, initially in low -vegetation area of Pyli located in the […]

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A Turkish-flagged sailing catamaran with ten passengers onboard sank near the area west of the islet of Fleves in the Saronic Gulf on Friday. All passengers, foreign nationals, have been rescued. An alarm was raised in the sea area west of Fleves islet after a Turkish-flagged sailing catamaran carrying 10 foreign nationals began to sink. […]

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A 59-year-old man has been arrested in northern Greece and admitted to have started several fires claiming stress at work. He has been remanded in custody pending trial on repeated arson charges with intent. He confessed to have started six fires between between August 8 and 11, 2026. in dry grass, reeds and agricultural land […]

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At the peak of the tourist season and the tax evasion, officers of tax authorities decided to launch a 10-day strike and abstain from inspections. While the Independent Public Revenues authority AADE intensifies inspections in tourist destinations in the “heart” of August 15, the decision of the Panhellenic Federation of Tax Officials (POE-DOY) to proceed […]

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Port authorities imposed a sailing ban from the ports of Lavrio and Rafina in south-eastern Attica on Friday, August 14, 2026, while some ferry itineraries from the port of Piraeus were cancelled on Friday morning due to gale-force winds. Mostly affected by the strong winds are the islands in the Aegean Sea and Crete. Modifications […]

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The Civil Protection in Greece is warning again on Friday of Extreme Fire Risk – State of Alert -(Risk Category 5) for Attica and two other regions in the country as well as of Very High Fire Risk (Risk Category 4) for another eleven regions for today August 14, 2026. Reason for the Extreme circumstances […]

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A wildfire that broke out in Siviri on the first leg of Halkidiki peninsula on Thursday has already burned down houses and led to evacuations of big numbers of locals and tourists from the coastal village and surrounding areas. The fire broke out in low vegetation around 2 o’ clock early afternoon on August 13, […]

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A new incident of an injury of a tourist from aircraft turbine blasts occurred outside the Skiathos airport short after 12 noon on Thursday, August 13,2026. The Italian woman was reportedly caught in the vortex of gases and knocked down during the airplane take off. According to state broadcaster ERT, the woman in her early […]

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The Council of State annulled operating licenses for three private universities in Greece, following an appeal by a professor of the public Law School of Athens. The Council of State proceeded with the annulment of three operating licenses of private (non-state) universities, as announced on Thursday afternoon. As announced on Thursday, August 13, 2026, the […]

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A significant increase in West Nile virus infections is being recorded in Greece, with 45 new locally acquired cases reported over the past week, bringing the total number to 110 since the start of the 2026 season through 12 August. Of these, 81 patients developed severe central nervous system manifestations, while nine deaths have also […]

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The Hellenic Hoteliers Federation (HHF) acknowledges the significance of establishing the special spatial planning framework for Tourism as a necessary tool for national sector planning, according to a relevant announcement. However, the HHF has expressed concern that key provisions of the framework continue to rely on horizontal restrictions, that fail to adequately take into account […]

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Greece’s Civil Protection is warning of Extrem Fire Risk  – State of Alert -(Risk Category 5) or Attica and four other regions in Greece as well as of Very High Fire Risk (Risk Category 4) for another eleven regions for today, Thursday, August 13, 2026. Reason for the Extreme circumstances are gale-force north-eastern winds blowing […]

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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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