Athens

The cause of Thursday afternoon's fire at an Athens hotel which sent three people to the hospital very well might be officially attributed to arson, Fire Brigade investigators reported on Thursday evening. Two plastic containers with flammable liquid were recovered intact...

Athens is being transformed for the holiday season which promises to be one of the most spectacular in recent years as Greece is exiting its economic crisis. In the shopping center of the capital, at Ermou and Voukourestiou Streets, shops...

Hundreds of Greek students protested against climate change in the country’s capital on Friday morning in what is becoming a regular occurrence, taking place every Friday in many cities around the globe under the title of ''Fridays for Future.'' The...

According to recent data, the city of Athens continues to increase its share in Greece's tourism market, establishing itself solidly as a tourist destination all on its own. The latest news bulletin from the Institute of Greek Tourism, known as...

The Archbishop of Athens and All Greece Ieronymos offered to cover the accommodation costs of the elderly couple which has been made homeless and has been camping outside a church in central Athens for more than 40 days. Ieronymos visited...

An elderly Greek couple who were recently made homeless has been camping outside a church in the Keramikos district of central Athens for more than 40 days. Philip, 84 and Eleni, 83, who are only known by their first names,...

A total of nineteen businesses, institutions and associations recently ''adopted'' avenues and streets in the Greek capital to sponsor the Christmas decorations for this year. Following an invitation issued by mayor of Athens Costas Bakoyannis, representatives of these companies and...

Greek Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos presented the final bill concerning the right of Greeks living abroad to vote at the plenary session of Parliament on Thursday evening. The text, which included improvements on the original draft, was presented at the...

Greece's state budget for the financial year 2020 was presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Thursday. A growth rate of 2.8% and a primary surplus of 3.6% in 2020 are foreseen in the new budget, slightly exceeding...

Thirty-three people were arrested and fifty-three more were detained during protests in the Athens district of Exarchia late on Sunday night, the anniversary of the November 17, 1973 student uprising at the Athens Polytechnic. Two police officers were injured during...