Greece

A Muslim mosque, the first in the Greek capital since the end of the Ottoman occupation, is expected to open its doors in time for Ramadan, which starts on May 6. The 1,000-square-meter building, in the district of Elaionas, will not...

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...

As Athens prepares to welcome the first government-funded mosque in the city in March, 2019, the search for an imam has begun. The Education Ministry’s committee for the new mosque announced on Monday that Muslims who legally reside in Attica...

Lawmakers on Thursday approved with a wide majority a provision to accelerate the construction of a mosque in western Athens, in the area of Votanikos, with 206 votes in favor and 24 against, in a total of 230 MPs...

Athens Mayor George Kaminis, facing challenges in the May 18 elections, has accused one of his rivals, New Democracy candidate Aris Spiliotopoulos, of being two-faced for opposing a mosque in the city that his ruling party has backed. Spiliotopoulos at...

Infrastructure Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced on September 17, the fourth auctioning of the project for the construction of a mosque in Athens. The three previous competitions concerning the construction of the mosque in the Votanikos area of Athens took place on July 9,...

Muslims in Greece who've long awaited an official mosque to be built in Athens at the expense of the government are going to have to wait longer because so far no Greek construction company wants the job. A fourth attempt...

As the Greek government readies to build the country's first official mosque, the hard-line Bishop Seraphim of Piraeus has gone to the Council of State to appeal the decision, saying he doesn't want Muslims in Greece to have a...

It will cost the cash-strapped Greek government, which is cutting pay, raising taxes and slashed pensions for workers, pensioners and the poor, some 846,000 euros, about $1.1 million, to build an official mosque in Athens for the city’s Muslim...

The construction of the first mega-mosque in Athens is estimated to be completed within the next 3 months given the rapid paces of the building company. The architectural designs were assigned to Tompazis Architectural Office, which is the only...

With 198 votes in favour and only 16 against, today the Greek Parliament approved the construction of the long awaited Mosque of Athens. The measure was voted for by MPs of all political parties except for those belonging to...

Greek PM George Papandreou pledged on Friday to build a long-delayed mosque in Athens for Muslim residents, noting that failure to provide such a facility for over two decades was a ‘disgrace.’ Papandreou added that a temporary official facility for...

After a fourteen-year wait, the first ever-official mosque began operating in Athens on Monday, welcoming Muslims for prayer. “A long effort by successive governments since 2006, when Law 3512 was passed, has been completed. Greece sends a clear message inside...

The first Muslim mosque to open for worship in Athens since the establishment of the modern Greek state opened its doors in the capital city on Friday. After numerous delays, for a variety of reasons, the mosque in the Votanikos neighborhood was...

The first Muslim mosque to open for worship in Athens since the establishment of the modern Greek state is set to open its doors in the capital city this Friday. After numerous delays, for a variety of reasons, the mosque in...