In Greece, firefighters tried to keep flames from reaching ancient Olympia, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Wildfires in Greece Force Thousands to Evacuate
Thousands of people were forced to evacuate on Tuesday, including many who had to be rescued by firefighters.
Member of Greece’s Neo-Nazi Golden Dawn Arrested After 9 Months on the Run
Christos Pappas, the party’s deputy leader who was taken into custody in Athens, will join the rest of the party’s leadership in prison.
In Greece, It’s Almost Normal
In Athens and on the island of Paros, a visitor joins other international travelers in search of that idyllic European vacation they’ve been yearning for.
Priest Is Held in an Acid Attack in Greece
The assault, during a hearing about defrocking the priest, injured 11 people, including seven bishops.
Ex-Artistic Director of Greece’s National Theater Held After Rape Arrest Warrant
The case of Dimitris Lignadis is the most high-profile among the numerous directors and actors to have been named in a torrent of accusations that have rocked the Greek arts world.
Greek Orthodox Church Faces Criticism as Virus Hits Its Ranks
Church leaders have backed government restrictions, but defiance by hard-liners and a commitment to the sacrament of communion, taken with a shared spoon, may undercut good intentions.
It Took a Century to Open a Mosque in Athens. Then Came the Pandemic.
The first purpose-built Muslim place of worship in the Greek capital since the Ottoman occupation arrived after decades of delay — just in time for a second coronavirus surge.
Vasilis Dimitriou, Keeper of a Fading Movie Art, Dies at 84
He was one of Europe’s last Hollywood billboard painters, creating, by hand, giant film promotions for theaters since the end of World War II.
Homesick Student Cycles From Scotland to Greece During the Pandemic
It took the 20-year-old Kleon Papadimitriou 48 days to travel from Aberdeen to Athens, riding more than 2,000 miles as the coronavirus shut down other modes of transport.