Athens
Diplomacy
Greek Foreign Ministry Issues Strong Rebuttal to Erdogan Warning
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...
Greece
Woman Killed by Train in Downtown Athens
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...
Crime
Greek Police Arrest Man Who Stormed Serbian Embassy Wielding a Knife
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...
Greece
Athens is Worst Place to Find a Job out of 100 Cities
Athens ranked 100th out of 100 cities in the "Best City to Find a Job" survey conducted by Movinga, a Berlin-based company providing integrated relocation services.
According to the study, which used data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development...
Education
Athens Technical University To Offer Joint Degrees With Columbia
For the first time in Greek higher education, a major university will now offer joint programs with Columbia University of New York City.
Business
Two New Greek Cafés Counted Among The World's Best
According to a list published by the famous Venue Report travel magazine, two new Greek cafés have made it to the list of ''2018's Hottest New Café Openings Across the Globe''.
The list featured eighty-five spots around the world, with third...
Ancient Greece
Restoring The Parthenon: Impressive Scenes From The Symbol of Western Civilization
The restoration of the Parthenon, the global symbol of Western Democracy and civilization as well as Greece's most famous monument is not something new. It dates decades back, from the very beginning of the newly established Greek state in...
Greece
Athens: Violent Clashes Followed the March for Polytechnic Uprising Anniversary (video)
Violent clashes erupted on the streets of central Athens right after the conclusion of the annual march commemorating the 1973 Polytechnic uprising against the military junta that ruled Greece from 1967 until 1974.
Despite more than 5,000 police officers being...
Greece
November 17 Anniversary: Thousands March to Commemorate the Polytechnic Uprising
Thousands of people marched on the streets of Athens on Saturday afternoon to commemorate the anniversary of the Polytechnic uprising and the victims of the 1973 deadly crackdown by the police and the Army of a student uprising against...
Greece
Eleven Greek Apps for an Unforgettable Trip to Athens!
It's finally here -- your vacation in Athens has begun! But how can you be sure that you are getting the most out of your trip? You need to have information at your fingertips as you are out and...