Attica

After six years of shrinking occupancy rates, hotels in of Attica are showing a small bounce, while the average revenue per available room crept up between January and August. The head of the Athens-Attica Hotel Association, Alexandros Vasilikos stated at...

A police officer from the Greek Police Attica headquarters was arrested as he has allegedly been participating in a gang which has conducted armed robberies and break-ins. According to a police announcement, along with the police officer six other people aged...

A big fire broke out at 10:20 in the evening of August 5 at Varympompi while fire-fighters are struggling with the strong winds (wind force is 5 on the Beaufort scale). Varympompi is a suburban community, part of the...

The fire that is still out of control, broke out at around 2 p.m. at  Markopoulos of Attica and precisely in the Cherovouni that is between Markopoulo and Porto Rafti. According to the latest information, the flames are very close...

In the last years, the number of Greeks that commit suicide has risen dramatically. The suicide rate in Greece increased by 26.7 percent in 2011 compared to 2010. The number of suicides reported in 2011 is the highest in...

The Greek economic catastrophe has made life ugly for a lot of people, but one beautiful figure has emerged: Anastasia Katmertzi, 19, who captured the title of Miss Crisis 2012 in a pageant held in Artemida area, eastern Attica....

ARCADIA, Greece - A big fire tore through a forested area close to Anemodouri area here on Aug. 8, prompting Greek authorities to ask the army to help in efforts to put out the roaring blaze, while other fires...

Pharmacists in Attica and Piraeus decided Wednesday to stop the distribution of medicine to some 9.5 million insured under the new Healthcare Services Agency (EOPPY) due to the agency’s unpaid debts to both pharmacists’ associations. Pharmacists claim that the EOPPY...

Illegal traders in antiques, policemen, archaeologists, and all people connected to ancient items were looking forward to finding out if the Kore called "Peploforos," which was found in a sheep cote in Attica, was ancient at all! According to those who have the...

In case life hasn’t treated you well and for some reason you are stuck in boiling [...]