The most cursory experience with Greek School in the Diaspora, or the Greek educational system undoubtedly references the ...

Saint Markella of Chios, commemorated every year on July 22, remains an enduring beacon of purity, courage, and steadfast ...

If you're looking to escape the crowds of popular Greek islands, this lesser-known destination offers visitors beautiful ...

A state of emergency is declared and an arson investigation launched after five separate fires were sparked within hours.

Firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios that have torn through swathes of forest and farmland and forced hundreds of villagers to evacuate, after it ...

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece on Monday declared a state of emergency on Chios island, where hundreds of firefighters have been battling wildfires for a second day as winds further whipped up the blaze, ...

One in three refugees in camps on the Greek island of Chios has witnessed a suicide there, an alarming report has revealed. Research seen exclusively by The Independent shows 39 per cent of ...

Chios, in the north east of the Aegean, is a popular holiday destination in the midst of its tourist season right now. Bryony Gooch. Tuesday 24 June 2025 14:29 BST. Comments.

In the late 1800s, when Turkey occupied the small island of Chios, which now forms part of Greece, the local Orthodox Christian population wasn’t allowed to celebrate Easter. But, in the small ...

About 85 percent of Chios mastic is exported abroad, with the Middle East and North Africa as the top destinations. Despite being the sole place in the world where mastic is cultivated, Chiotes ...

On Chios, an intense wildfire in 2012 wiped out more than half of the island's iconic mastic - a tree resin used in cooking and pharmaceuticals - disrupting the global supply of the so-called ...