South Aegean

The Greek islands in the southern Aegean Sea are already in the dark red zone at risk of contracting COVID-19.

The attack happened in Mykonos

Residents of the island of Rhodes in the Dodecanese who vote on Kastellorizo were transferred to the remote island on Sunday aboard a Navy vessel.

A Navy warship conducted two trips - one in the morning and one in the early afternoon - from Rhodes to Kastellorizo to transfer some 80 voters to the remote island.

Hellenic Coast Guard vessels assisted in the transfer.
 

Greece's southern Aegean islands have won this year's European Region of Gastronomy award. The distinction, bestowed by an independent panel of international experts, aims to highlight distinctive food cultures and encourage gastronomic innovation while promoting a more sustainable lifestyle.

The properties of a Turkish Muslim foundation on the Greek island of Kos (İstanköy) have been put up for sale under pressure by the Greek government. The Education and Culture Association of Kos Muslims, another foundation, has condemned both the sale and the donation, expressing its expectation that the decisions be withdrawn.

An ancient stone tablet bearing a historic inscription of the Nikouria decree, dating back to the 3rd century BC, has resurfaced on the island of Amorgos after it had gone missing for roughly a century, the culture ministry announced on Friday.

Two men on the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes were jailed pending trial on Friday over charges of gang-raping and murdering a university student, following their depositions before a prosecutor and a magistrate.

The northern Cycladic island of Kea (Tzia) recently paid tribute to American archaeologist Miriam Caskey for her contribution to the excavation of Aghia Irini, a key stopping point on trade routes across the Aegean Sea during the Bronze Age.

The limits of Greece's continental shelf have been disputed by Turkey with a series of navigational telexes (navtexes) that ignore the southeastern Aegean island of Kastellorizo, implying that it has no significance when it comes to delineating maritime regions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

The power went out in parts of the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Saturday due to a technical failure.

According to local reports, there was a total blackout at both of the island's power plants due to a serious network failure.

This is the second power failure Rhodes has experienced in two weeks, after a similar incident last Friday.