The Forty Holy Martyrs of Sebaste were a group of Roman soldiers who were martyred for their Christian faith in 320 AD, known for their steadfastness in the face of persecution.
The Dodecanese islands were officially incorporated into Greece on March 7, 1948, following World War II and a 1947 peace treaty with Italy, which had occupied them since 1912. After a brief period of British military administration, the islands were transferred to Greece, concluding centuries of foreign rule and strengthening Greek sovereignty in the Aegean.
Cyprus has expanded its shelter network to cover 45% of the population as tensions in the Middle East rise. Authorities increased readiness after a drone crashed near Akrotiri, prompting civil defence activation and public safety warnings.
Paphos Airport was evacuated and fighter jets scrambled as sirens sounded at the British RAF base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, after an alleged drone strike caused minor damage.
Three US troops killed and five wounded in Iranian missile/drone attacks on Gulf bases following US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Thousands stranded, including Australians, as Dubai and other hubs cancel 1,200+ flights amid airspace closures across the Middle East.
Discover Greece’s most beloved dishes—from gemista and moussaka to spanakopita and souvlaki. Fresh ingredients, bold flavors, and easy home recipes for authentic Greek cooking.
Xronia Polla to Helena Paparizou on her 44th birthday! From Antique hits to Eurovision 2005 victory with “My Number One,” relive the Greek superstar’s incredible journey and timeless music.
Festival Hellenika 2026 celebrates Hellenic culture in Adelaide from February to May. Explore the “KNOW THYSELFIE” theme through concerts, lectures, and more.
Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches originally built by Constantine, the first Christian emperor and founder of the city of Constantinople. For almost 1,000 years Hagia Sophia remained the largest Greek Orthodox Christian church in the world.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s largest aircraft carrier, docked at Souda Bay in Crete on February 23, 2026, for resupply before joining the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East. This deployment signals heightened U.S. military pressure on Iran over its nuclear program.
The Coffee Club director John Lazarou has defended his immigration comments, saying stronger entry standards are vital for Australia’s unity, as boycott calls grow online.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hailed the Chevron–HELLENiQ Energy offshore hydrocarbon agreements as a major restart after 40 years, alongside his India AI Impact Summit 2026 participation, ERGANI II launch, and green transport advances in his latest weekly post.
“Traffickers are the real enemy in migration – loading desperate people onto unsafe boats without life jackets,” says Minister Vasilis Kikilias. He praises the Hellenic Coast Guard for saving tens of thousands in the Aegean and welcomes any probe. Real News interview, Feb 22, 2026.
The Patras Carnival 2026 reaches its spectacular finale with a grand parade of 50,000 participants, stunning themed floats, the floral queen’s swan float adorned with 30,000 carnations, the traditional chocolate war, and a fireworks-filled closing ceremony at Agios Nikolaos pier.
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Greece leads the 2026 world’s best beaches rankings, with four shores featured in Tripadvisor’s global top 24, including Elafonissi and Balos Lagoon in Crete. The Mediterranean nation outperformed every other country on the list.
On February 20, 2026, Greece’s Ministry of Culture signed a preliminary agreement with Belgian collector Tim de Craene to acquire 262 authentic photographs from the May 1, 1944, execution of 200 Greek resistance fighters (mostly communists) at the Kaisariani shooting range. Part of the archive of German Wehrmacht officer Hermann Heuer (or Hoyer), the images were withdrawn from eBay after authenticity was confirmed via expert macroscopic examination. The collector expressed satisfaction, with final ratification expected in the coming weeks.
UNFICYP dismisses reports of a bi-communal museum at the abandoned Nicosia International Airport in the Cyprus buffer zone as “speculation,” with no formal proposal submitted despite citizen-led Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot efforts.
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor faces a Prince Andrew arrest on misconduct charges linked to Epstein. Police searches are ongoing in Norfolk and Berkshire.
Georgios Papanikolaou, Greek physician and pioneer of cytopathology, invented the Pap smear — the world’s most successful cervical cancer screening test — saving millions of women’s lives.
How Australian veteran Geoff Edwards honoured Crete’s Monastery of Preveli after the Battle of Crete in 1941.
In his message for Holy and Great Lent 2025, His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew reminds us that this is a time of “fasting and repentance, of spiritual vigilance and journey with the Lord,” culminating in “the veneration of His splendid Resurrection.” […] The faithful ‘encounter, recognize, and love one and the same Christ,’ […] our experience of faith is ‘unique’ and ‘profoundly personal’ as a freedom given to us by Christ, […] expressed as love and applied support to our concrete neighbor […] May all Orthodox Christians avail themselves of the opportunity to take hold of this glorious freedom now
Today, the European Commission has opened formal proceedings against Shein, under the Digital Services Act, for its addictive design, the lack of transparency of recommender systems, as well as the sale of illegal products, including child sexual abuse material.
Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett declares Turkey “the new Iran,” calling President Erdogan a sophisticated adversary seeking to encircle Israel. He urges confronting threats from Ankara and Tehran simultaneously amid rising regional tensions.
Adidas drops the all-new white-blue Ethniki kit—grab it personalized in Athens before Nations League heat starts September.
Emmanouil Argyropoulos’ historic flight on February 8, 1912, marked the beginning of Greek military aviation. His first flight was a 16-minute roundabout around Athens, followed by a second flight with Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos.
On February 2, the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of…
On January 25 the Greek Orthodox Church celebrates the Feast Day of Saint Gregory the…
These Greek oblong shaped meatballs made with cumin and cinnamon, then simmered in a rich…
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026, we honour the civil rights icon and recall Archbishop Iakovos’ historic march with him in Selma, captured on LIFE Magazine’s cover – a symbol of Greek-American solidarity in the fight for equality.
