Athens

As the temperatures continued to plummet across the country, Athens' Parnitha mountain was hit by heavy snowfall on Thursday night and Friday morning. The mountain, located north of the Greek capital, was covered in snow from the early hours of Thursday...

Two individuals wearing masks over their faces are responsible for damage caused to the guardhouse on the ancient site of Pnyx Hill in Athens, according to the Hellenic Police. The two men threatened the archaeological site's security guard, forcing him...

A new gymnastics competition called the ''World Outdoor Gymnastic Gala'' (WOGG), will premiere in Athens in the summer of 2019 at the Panathinaic Stadium. The iconic stadium, the venue of the first modern Olympic Games, will host the event starting on...

Greek Alternate Foreign Minister George Katrougalos said on Thursday that Turkey's recent "erratic" actions are a direct response to the improvement in Greece's international position. He added that Turkey's current political situation has been exacerbated by the EU's response...

The daily commute for thousands of Athenians was disrupted on Wednesday morning due to a 24-hour nationwide general strike. The labor action was called by the General Confederation of Employees of Greece (GSEE), Greece's largest union for private-sector workers. Metro,...

The emergence of Athens as one of the most popular "city-break" destinations in Europe during the last few years has caused a substantial increase in the city’s hotel room rates. According to a monthly report published by the Greek Tourism Confederation Institute...

Street fights broke out in the center of Athens between football fans on Monday evening, on the eve of the Champions League game between AEK and the Dutch team Ajax. Police say that fans of Panathinaikos, AEK's Athenian rivals, joined...

In a statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, the Greek Foreign Ministry responded to recent provocative statements made by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The president, referring to recent oil drilling in the region, had sternly warned Greece and Cyprus...

  A woman was killed on Monday when she was hit by a train in the downtown Athens district of Sepolia, between Konstantinoupoleos and Damvergi streets. The train was on its normal route between Thessaloniki and Athens. The reasons of the accident...

Greek police on Saturday morning arrested a man who stormed the Serbian embassy in central Athens wielding a knife. The incident occurred at around 9.30 a.m. and led to police and a special negotiator being dispatched to the scene but the...