Greece

Hundreds of people gathered on Wednesday night at Pedion tou Areos (Field of Mars), one of the biggest parks in central Athens, to protest against the abandonment of the park, and to leaving it to its fate. With lanterns and...

Attica Regional Governor Rena Dourou spoke at a press conference on Tuesday where she announced that regional authorities are planning on cleaning up Pedion tou Areos park in central Athens, which is currently under siege by prostitutes and drug...

For many people, olive oil is synonymous with Greece. It’s one of the places in the world that are tied inextricably with this tiny seeded fruit. By Savannah Fortis Walking through the old hills of Plaka one finds themselves entangled in...

Delivery drivers for the Greek app Efood staged a large protest in the center of Athens on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of massive backlash the company faced over worker's rights. Hundreds of drivers for the Greek food delivery giant...

The devastating fires on the island of Evia continued their destructive path on Friday night and onto Saturday.

Over one hundred years have passed since the first basketball team was founded in Greece.

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...

In an effort to tackle the huge influx of refugees and undocumented migrants, the Greek government is building a new camp for migrants in Elaionas area in Athens. A large vacant lot in Elaionas will serve as an open camp...

Officials of the Greek government, including prime minister Alexis Tsipras and various ministers, convened on Friday to discuss the refugee crisis the country is dealing with. "Greece is in a crisis within a crisis," Tsipras said upon his arrival to the...

Athens municipality granted access to a housing facility in Elaionas, in western Athens, so that the government can temporarily relocate the refugees who are currently camping at Pedion to Areos. In communication the State Minister Alekos Flabouraris, George Kaminis, the mayor...

  Greek Minister of State for Coordinating Government Operations Alekos Flambouraris convened an emergency meeting of ministers and other officials on Saturday to discuss the worrisome refugee influx that hat has left a great number of people stranded in areas, such as...

There are currently 43 refugee families living in tents pitched in the Pedion tou Areos park in central Athens, the organization Greek Forum of Refugees said on Friday. Releasing the figures found during a count carried out on Wednesday...

One of the first Greek magicians Mr. Marios Leoussis, artistically known as Mario Lessini, passed away at the age of 85. His funeral service will take place on November 2, at 15:30 in the afternoon at the Zografou Cemetery,...

Eight Albanians and two Greeks, aged between 18 and 26, have been arrested in Athens after a concerted operation by the Greek Police to uncover drug trafficking in Greek high schools and universities. They were part of a large criminal...