- 2d ago
Greece readies Navtex to restart Great Sea Interconnector cable surveys off Kasos
Athens is preparing a Navtex that would reopen seabed surveys for the Greece-Cyprus cable, with reported timing ranging from Friday, 6 November to 5 to 15 days and Turkey's reaction the key question.
- 3d ago
Strong northerly winds and cooler weather for Greece from Thursday, 5 November
Gusts of 7 to 8 Beaufort are forecast across the Aegean, the mainland and the southern Ionian from Thursday, 5 November, while Wednesday, 4 November, brings showers mainly in the east.
- 6d ago
Israeli embassy in Athens condemns Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum as lacking legal basis
The Israeli embassy in Athens says the agreement has no legal basis, validity or legitimacy. Its X post also shares a video of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's recent UN speech.
- Oct 29
New storm front to hit Greece from Sunday 1 November, with rain up to 210 mm forecast
Forecasters expect a low-pressure system to move in from Italy on Sunday, 1 November, with the heaviest rain on Monday, 2 November. ICON model output cited by Theodoros Kolydas puts local daily rain in Central Macedonia at up to 210 mm.
- Oct 25
Athens reaches 25.3°C on 24 October, with storms forecast for Sunday, 25 October
Shoppers crowded central Athens on Saturday, 24 October, as temperatures climbed to 25.3 degrees Celsius. The National Observatory of Athens forecasts rain and storms for Sunday, 25 October, with regional temperature ranges from 9 to 24 degrees.
- Oct 23
Greece faces storms and flood risk from Sunday, with Monday and Tuesday the worst
Forecasters expect a storm system to reach Greece from the west on Sunday, 25 October, with rain spreading to Attica and the islands before the Monday and Tuesday peak.
- Oct 22
OFI lose 0-2 to Bayer Leverkusen as Hofmann scores twice in Europa League
Hofmann scored twice in three minutes before half-time as Bayer Leverkusen beat OFI 2-0 at the Pankritio Stadium, leaving the Cretans on three points.
- Oct 21
Athens issues counter-NAVTEX declaring Turkish survey notice invalid over Greek continental shelf
Greece's Heraklion NAVTEX station declared a Turkish notice for geophysical surveys of the East to Med Data Corridor cable invalid, saying most of its coordinates fall within the Greek continental shelf. Ankara followed with a further NAVTEX on 20 October covering the same corridor.
- Oct 19
Manolis Rodousakis, Crete businessman who banned fuel sales to helmetless riders, killed in crash
The Chania businessman died on Saturday, 17 October 2026, after his car collided with a van at the Platanias junction of Crete's Northern Road. In 2024 he had stopped fuel sales to motorcyclists who were not wearing helmets.
- Oct 19
Tsipras to tour Thessaly on 19 and 20 October, stopping in Volos
Alexis Tsipras will visit Thessaly on 19 and 20 October, with a stop in Volos, to meet young people and producers affected by storm Daniel. He announced the trip in a social media post on 18 October.
- Oct 16
Tsipras rules out cooperation with New Democracy and attacks PASOK over prices
Speaking to ELAS's Political Committee on 16 October, Alexis Tsipras ruled out governing with New Democracy and urged that the row with PASOK not turn into a civil war within the progressive camp.
- Oct 15
Storm that killed one in Rhodes eases, new rain expected from 16 October
A storm that killed one person in Rhodes on 14 October has eased, but Greek forecasters expect a fresh spell of rain and possible storms from Friday, 16 October.
- Oct 14
Ferry departure ban stays in force at Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio as winds reach 9 Beaufort
Strong winds of up to 9 Beaufort keep the departure ban in force at three Greek ports, and the evening sailings from Piraeus to Crete on Wednesday, 14 October have been cancelled.
- Oct 14
Archaeologists find shipwreck off Turkey dated 4,400 to 4,700 years old
Underwater archaeologists working off Kekova island in Turkey's Antalya province have found a wreck with more than 30 jars and three stone anchors, and the jars may still hold traces of their cargo.
- Oct 13
Tsipras tours flood- and fire-hit Crete, calls for linking farm subsidies to production
Alexis Tsipras spent 12 and 13 October touring flood- and fire-hit Crete, where ELGA livestock damage announcements stood at about 200 by 7 October. The visit focused on delayed compensation and the link between subsidies and production.
- Oct 9
Lionesses win 3-1 in Greece but Greek goal keeps World Cup playoff open
Stanway, Le Tissier and Russo put England in control in Heraklion, with the second leg in Leicester on Tuesday still to decide the tie.
- Oct 5
Greece forecasts warmer weather and clear skies before midweek storm system
Warmer temperatures and sunny conditions will develop across Greece starting Monday, offering a brief respite before a low-pressure system brings rain to western regions later in the week.
- Oct 4
Greece activates EU Copernicus satellite mapping after severe storms hit Crete
Greece activated the European Union Copernicus Emergency Management Service on 4 October 2026 under code EMSR933 to map damage across the Region of Crete following four days of severe weather.
- Oct 2
Greek police arrest two in Crete after Romanian woman reports trafficking ring
Authorities in Heraklion arrested two men and are searching for two others after a 28-year-old Romanian woman reported being forced into prostitution across hotels in Crete.
- Oct 1
Marco Rubio to lead US delegation at sixth Strategic Dialogue in Athens
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Iceland, Greece, and Portugal from 5 to 8 October 2026, leading the sixth US-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens to address defence, energy, and regional security.
