Greece News 2026

NEWS ARCHIVE - November 2026

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Rick Steves Mediterranean Guide to Cruise Ports – Amazon

Sunday, November 1, 2026

Storms expected Tuesday

Weather at Iapogevmatini [Greek]

Greece is "a magnet for data centers"

Story at Kathimerini [Greek]

Inside the luxury lifestyle of the man accused of misuse of charitable funds meant for ill children

Story at Protothema [Greek]

Explaining the NGO fraud of children's charities

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Multiple serious injuries at Loutraki cycling race

Story at Athina984 [Greek] [Map of Loutraki]

NGO fraudsters "crumbs for families, luxury for leadership"

Story at In.gr [Greek]

The owner of the Choriatiko chain, confident of escape from tax evasion investigation, left note taunting Hellenic Police

He's now in custody – story at Liberal [Greek]

Honey exports have big jump, along with focused effort on protecting "honey authenticity and origin"

Story at Protothema [English]

Incendiary attack on political office in Athens

Story at National Herald [English]

Sunset colors on the Acropolis as viewed from Monastiraki – click image to see expanded and enlarged size

Starlink growth in Greece

Story at EFSYN [Greek]

"Prepare for war with Turkey"

Story at Protothema [English]

The plague of copper thieves

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

The case of Ancient Corinth is typical: the lighting of the archaeological site has remained out of operation as the cables have been stolen. ...in Acrocorinth, more than 5-6 kilometers of cables have been removed ... the thefts are extending to the provincial road network and municipal facilities...."

Difficult rains and chance of hail

Weather at Protothema [Greek]

Greece's digital "success story" also means being a higher target

Story at Powergame [Greek]

Cyprus signs deal to develop the Kronos natural gas field

Story at EuroNews [English]

Bread Factory claims no connection to Choriatiko fraud, warns 1,000 jobs at risk

Story at Protothema [English]

When Elgin came back to the Parthenon

Story at Eleftherostypos [Greek]

Serious violent protests in Frankfort, Germany

Story at Skai [Greek]

Remembering the rescue of Jews from the Nazis in Fylakti, Karditsa and Amarantos

Story at Skai [Greek]

...the Venusiou family was moved to the village of Mastrogianni (now called Amarantos), 27 kilometres south of Karditsa. The village was located in the mountains and was not easily accessible due to the lack of paved roads. At that time, the village was under the control of Greek partisans and, probably for this reason, several dozen Jewish families from Karditsa and other towns gathered there. The five members of the Venusiou family were hosted in the home of Elias Macheiras and his wife Maria and stayed there from April to October 1944. The hosts knew, as did all the villagers, that the Jews had come to their village to find refuge from the Germans. Every Wednesday, the farmers of Amarantos went to the market in Karditsa and none of them ever informed the Germans that there were Jews in their village..."

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