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Unknown assailants threw a hand grenade at the Russian consulate in the Athenian neighborhood of Halandri in the early hours of Friday, causing minor damage to the building. Police said that the consulate's cameras showed two people on a motorbike...

  The Greek economy is currently undergoing a major transformation, mainly because of the real estate boom and record-breaking tourist arrivals, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The American newspaper analyzed the two major factors which are contributing to Greece's...

  Caitlyn Jenner, the most famous openly transgender person in the world, spent a 24-hour spring break in Athens where she visited the Acropolis and the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first modern Olympic games were held in 1896. Together with partner...

The first meeting of the Special Inter-ministerial committee of Greece and North Macedonia took place in Athens on Monday. Greece's Alternate Foreign Minister Sia Anagnostopoulou opened the discussions by saying that "our aim is to add flesh and bones to...

A large fire broke out at a warehouse which stores paper in north-eastern Attica on Monday afternoon. Eight vehicles from nearby fire stations rushed to the warehouse fire and more than 25 firefighters are trying to extinguish the blaze. The incident...

Greek authorities said on Friday that the threat of possible hijackings of airliners flying from London to the Greek capital was a hoax. Earlier, security services were on alert after receiving a phone call warning of possible hijackings of airliners...

The Civil Aviation Authority of Greece released the latest data on Thursday measuring passenger traffic through Greek airports for the months of January and February, 2019. According to the data, total passenger traffic through Greek airports grew by an impressive...

Ferryboat services between the Greek coastal town of Lavrion, near Athens, and Cesme, near Turkey's Izmir, will begin as of June 2, 2019, according to the Turkish shipping company which will operate along the route. Turkish newspaper the Daily Sabah reports...

After years of delays following opposition from the Greek Orthodox Church, Environment and Energy Minister Giorgos Stathakis signed a decision last week paving the way for the construction of Greece's first cremation facility. The facility will be in the area...

Athens' city center was completely cordoned off on Sunday, March 10, to allow the cast and crew of the upcoming movie ''Born To Be Murdered'' film their scenes. Among the cast members of the film, which is directed by the...