Sources: AP
Thousands of tourists flee their hotels in Rhodes, Greece, in what officials say is the largest evacuation in the country's history. 2023-07-23
Greece reports 1,259 new infections, the highest number in a single day, bringing the nationwide total to 32,752. 2020-10-27
Greece announces that they would limit public gatherings to 50 people and impose a midnight curfew on bars and restaurants in Athens and other areas. This measure is to last until August 24 in parts of the country where infection numbers have risen. 2020-08-14
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis nominates Council of State president Aikaterini Sakellaropoulou to be President of Greece. If approved, she will be the first female president in Greek history. 2020-01-15
A fire at an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos kills an Afghan woman living in a shipping container. A local official claims "aggressive" residents at the camp prevented firefighters from accessing the blaze, and that thrown stones and other missiles injured first responders and damaged their vehicles. 2019-09-29
According to Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev, talks with Greece on Macedonia's name are in a final phase. Zaev says that if a compromise name for the country is agreed upon, it will be put to a referendum. 2018-05-30
Greek soldiers fire warning shots at a Turkish helicopter over the Aegean Sea after it approaches the island of Ro. 2018-04-10
Reuters reports that it has seen a draft memorandum generated by the International Monetary Fund that describes the debt owed by Greece to its European partners as "highly unsustainable." 2016-04-12
The BBC reports that the European Central Bank will cap lending to Greece's struggling banks, causing the run on the nation's banks to become even worse. Next week a referendum will be held about leaving the Euro currency. 2015-06-28
Greece is to hold a second round of elections on June 17, after final talks by the major political parties to form a coalition government were unsuccessful. 2012-05-16