Athens

The building of Greece's Kathimerini newspaper, as well as SKAI television and radio stations, was attacked by unknown individuals in the early hours of Saturday in southern Athens. The attack took place approximately at three o'clock in the morning local...

Basketball superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and his family have donated 10,000 surgical masks to Zografou, the suburb east of central Athens where he first playing basketball as a child. The Antetokounmpos made the generous donation to assist the local community of...

Tens of thousands of desperately-needed personal protective equipment (PPE) items were handed over to the personnel of the Sotiria (Salvation) Hospital in Athens on Monday. The large facility now exclusively treats patients suffering from the COVID-19 coronavirus. Greek Prime Minister...

The Hellenic (Greek) Police arrested one individual and identified a total of five others in Athens for violating the ban on gatherings, it was made public on Sunday. This came as a result of a reckless group of approximately one...

Τhe Onassis Foundation has donated 13.5 million surgical masks to the country, which they recently bought and had delivered to Greece from China. On Tuesday, Onassis Foundation President Antonis Papadimitriou delivered the precious cargo to Greek Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Health...

Footage captured by a drone shows Athens almost deserted during the strict lockdown imposed on Monday, March 23, to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. On Sunday, Greek Minister of Development and Investment Adonis Georgiadis announced that the lockdown...

A significant drop in air pollution readings has been observed in Athens since the government took strict precautionary measures to counter the spread of thecoronavirus, scientists said on Friday. According to data from the Climate Change and Atmospheric Quality Directorate,...

The Olympic flame handover ceremony for the Tokyo Games was held without spectators on Thursday in Athens in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. This marks the first time in history that event has taken place without spectators. The...

A family tragedy took place outside a supermarket in Kifissia, Athens on Wednesday evening. According to what Greece's Kathimerini daily is reporting, a 35-year old police officer, who is now under arrest, shot his ex-wife outside of a supermarket in...

Thousands of Athenians have left the Greek capital for the countryside, their second homes in nearby resorts, villages and the Aegean islands as Greece shuts down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The mass exodus, however, raises concerns that...