Athens

A mother and her son were found dead in their blazing apartment by men of the Athens Fire Department early Thursday morning in the Acharnes neighborhood. The apartment was on fire but the flames did not reach the adjacent apartments....

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras played host to the EU's southern member states on Friday. "Regardless of our ideological backgrounds, what unites us are our common sea and common problems, and faith in a European vision," he said, addressing...

Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, studied urban areas across the EU and found that three-quarters of the population live in cities. Viewed as both a source of and solutions to current economic, social and environmental challenges, Eurostat published its...

The leaders of France, Cyprus, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Malta will meet on Friday September 9, in Athens, on the initiative of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, to work out proposals for their own vision of European structure and...

New Democracy (ND) leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis criticized the government on Tuesday for its inability to guarantee the safety of Greek citizens, following an attack against the head of Athens’ traffic police on Monday night by unknown assailants. "It is clear...

Chief of Athens Traffic Police Giorgos Diamantopoulios was violently beaten by an attacker on Monday night after a protest rally in the capital's center. The incident took place a little before midnight, when Diamantopoulos -- who was on duty in...

According to recent data released by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the city center of Athens has seen an increase in businesses closing due to the economic crisis facing Greece over the past several years. The report breaks down...

It has only taken some 180 years for Athens to finally be on the verge of getting its first official mosque as plans 10 years in the making to construct a mosque in the Athens suburb of Votanikos are being pushed...

The hearings for the asylum claim of the eight Turkish military personnel who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt in Turkey began on Friday with the first officer. Turkey has accused the eight men for participating in the...

Athens is the third most expensive capital in Europe in regards to car parking, coming after Stockholm and London, according to a survey conducted by travel services company Ubeeqo. Specifically, the average cost of parking in Greece's capital is 5.70...