Attica

Residents of several neighborhoods in Athens and Attica felt the tremors of an earthquake of 4.4 Richter points magnitude at 6:23 a.m. on Friday morning. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the focal depth of the earthquake was 163...

Weather conditions will deteriorate starting from Wednesday with heavy snowfall expected even in lowland areas. Northerly winds will reach 8 to 9 in the Beaufort scale in the Aegean and the temperatures will post significant drop. On Wednesday snow...

The harsh weather that hit Greece on Saturday night left one man dead in the floods that followed the heavy rainfall on the island of Zakynthos. A 33-year-old man who was missing since 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, was found dead in...

A report released by the National Bank of Greece (BoG) on small and medium-sized retail businesses (SMEs) shows that there have been some 30,000 business closures from 2008 - 2013, leaving Attica with a 28 percent decline in shops. The...

Alternate Finance Minister Tryfon Alexiadis submitted figures to Greek Parliament on Monday showing that in the region of Attica alone, where Athens is located, there are eight out of 10 public properties that have been breached by private parties....

According to the General Secretary of Civil Protection, the areas of Attica, Evia, Chios, Samos, Ikaria, Crete and islands in the South Aegean are at high risk of wildfires breaking out. The Civil Protection warning was issued Friday. The General Secretary...

  A hailstorm in Athens on Tuesday gave hope to firemen battling at two fronts to keep the fire at Dervenohoria, northwest of Athens, under control. The fire, raging out of control since Saturday, has swallowed an estimated 1,200 acres of...

A report by the Panhellenic Center of Environmental Studies (PCES) found that just 96 of the 153 most popular beaches of Attica and other surrounding regions were suitable for swimming, whereas studies on the quality of water found that...

A child molester, aged 46 years, known for traveling around the region of Attica with a bicycle was arrested after numerous complaints that he had harassed teenagers outside their schools. The man, an Albanian national, sexually approached at least...

Refugee and migrant arrivals on the Greek islands remained at low levels in the last three days. Despite the excellent weather conditions prevailing in the area, only 176 arrivals were recorded from Friday to early Monday. 53,117 Ιdentified Refugees and...