Elaionas

Greek health officials announced 169 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, and one new death. Of the new cases, just 15 were discovered through testing of visitors at Greece's points of entry. Currently, 42 patients are intubated and receiving treatment in Greek hospitals. One...

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that minarets should be built on  the mosque in Athens currently under construction. "Why isn't there a minaret? Can a church be a church without a bell tower?" Erdogan was quoted as...

The amendment for the building of the first mosque in Athens was tabled in parliament on Tuesday and will be processed with express procedures for voting at Thursday's plenary. The Muslim mosque will be built in Elaionas, a sparsely populated...

PM Alexis Tsipras met with UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt on Wednesday afternoon, in Maximos Mansion. Earlier in the day, the famous actress and activist visited the refugee and migrant hot spots in Piraeus port and Elaionas. "I'm...

Hollywood star and UN Special Envoy for Refugee Issues, Angelina Jolie-Pitt commenced her tour to the refugee and migrant hotspots in Attiki and Piraeus this morning. Jolie was welcomed and surrounded instantly upon her arrival with refugees, migrants and journalists...

The police operation underway in Idomeni on Tuesday morning in order to evacuate train tracks that were occupied by Afghan refugees, is completed. The refugees were protesting against FYROM’s decision to ban their passage through the borders. Police forces have...

Vice President of the European Commission responsible for the Budget and the Human Resources Kristalina Georgieva visited on Monday the temporary hosting migrants and refugees center at the Athens district of Elaionas. In her statements Georgieva underlined "My plea to...

The international Non-Governmental Organization Red Cross is engaged in efforts to collect more funds to assists with the refugee crisis in Greece. Red Cross is in the process of raising 11.6 million euros that will subsequently be used by the organization's branch in...

The East Aegean Greek Island of Lesvos, which has a become a centre for migrants and refugees seeking to enter Europe, has gotten a significant breather in the past two days. Between Monday and Tuesday evening 10,000 migrants and refugees had left the...

About 180 migrants who had camped out at the Pedion tou Areos park were transferred on Sunday to the new hospitality facility in the Elaionas area of Athens. There was confusion on the number of migrants and refugees who were...