Sources: Reuters
A woman is killed in Thessaloniki, Greece, after a bomb she was carrying explodes in her hands, also damaging several nearby storefronts and vehicles. The bomb was possibly intended to be placed outside a nearby bank. 2025-05-3
Greece imposes a night-time curfew from 1 a.m. to 6 a.m. and bans all music on the island of Mykonos in an effort to reduce the local spread of COVID-19. These restrictions would last until July 26. 2021-07-17
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes central Greece and is felt in neighbouring countries. Most of the damage is reported in the Greek region of Thessaly. 2021-03-3
Greece confirmed 293 new cases in the last 24 hours which is the highest daily spike since the outbreak began in the country. According to National Public Health Organization, 22 of the new cases were reported at the country's entry points. 2020-08-26
Eighty migrants cross to Aegean Islands Lesbos and Samos overnight after Turkey opens its border with Greece. 2020-02-29
A bomb blast at the Hellenic Business Federation offices in central Athens, Greece, damages the Cypriot Embassy across the street. While there is yet no claim for responsibility the authorities suspect a domestic guerrilla group set off the blast. 2015-11-24
Pastafarian "Elder Pastitsios" arrested for blasphemy in Greece. 2012-09-21
Vassilis Rapanos, chairman of Greece's largest private bank, is named finance minister. 2012-06-21
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
Amid major riots and a general strike, the Hellenic Parliament approves a highly controversial package of austerity measures aimed at resolving Greece's ongoing debt crisis. The austerity measures include higher taxes and cuts to public sector wages. 2011-10-20