A private spy firm founded by former members of Israeli intelligence has confirmed its involvement in a sting operation targeting state officials and private interests in Cyprus, saying it wanted to expose corruption.
The Greeks of Istanbul do not typically use egg-lemon sauce (avgolemono) in their Easter soup, which is in fact a chicken soup. Instead, it is based on a roux, a mixture of butter and flour, the same foundation used for béchamel sauce.
A rescue operation is underway in Cyprus after a two-storey residential building partly collapsed at noon.
Politicians, business leaders and tourism stakeholders on the eastern Aegean island of Chios have called for the Orthodox Easter “rocket-war” celebrations to go ahead this year, despite a recent police crackdown on an illegal fireworks workshop linked to the iconic local tradition.
Water reserves at Greece’s Mornos reservoir have tripled over the past six months, ending an alarm over the capital’s water supply that had been raised last autumn.
This Easter soup recipe comes from the Greeks of Istanbul and is nothing less than an ode to spring. Served on the night of Holy Saturday, it is cooked on a stovetop for several hours until the meat melts off the bone and is packed with greens and herbs.
The annual Holy Fire from Jerusalem is due to arrive in Athens on Holy Saturday evening aboard a Greek government aircraft, ahead of its distribution nationwide for Easter church services at midnight.
American ethnomusicologist Christopher King journeys across Greece, exploring how music, ritual, and tradition shape the country’s cultural soul.
The Michanourgeio, a five-story, 996 sq.m. building on Athens’ Patission Avenue, was fully evacuated in May 2025 following the end of its occupation in July 2024.
Thousands of people took part in the candlelit Epitaphios procession in central Athens on Good Friday, marking one of the most solemn moments of Holy Week.