Athens
Greece
Barrage of Turkish Fighter Jets Fly Over Greece
A barrage of Turkish fighter jets over Greek territory has been marked on Monday noon. Two Turkish fighter jets flew over Oinousses around 1:30 pm and an hour and a half later, the same action was spotted over North-Eastern...
Greece
U.S. Mission to Athens and CSB Donate Essential Humanitarian Supplies for Refugees and Migrants
The U.S. mission to Athens and the 409 Contracting Support Brigade(CSB)of the U.S. Army on April 7-8 donated essential humanitarian supplies for migrants and refugees in Greece on behalf of the U.S. Government. Beds, sleeping bags, blankets and other...
events
Athens Startup Weekend University 2016
Athens Startup Weekend University will offer from April 8 till April 11, an event exclusively for university students, in which attendees pitch ideas for new startup companies, from teams and work towards the development of a working prototype in...
Greece
Greece Goes on 24-hour Strike
The 24-hour strike against the security fund reforms is currently in progress in Greece, including protests in the center of the city, transportation strikes and media strikes.
ADEDY marched in the center of Athens, while PAME marched from Omonoia towards...
Archaeology
Hermitage Museum to Exhibit Archaic Kore from Acropolis Museum
One of the Athens Acropolis' finest and best-preserved votive korai -- the archaic statues depicting young women -- will be presented outside Greece for the first time on Friday, when it is put on display in the Roman Courtyard...
events
17th Francophone Film Festival
The film festival that "strictly" speaks French returns to Athens, Greece for the 17th year in a row from April 7 until April 13.
The Francophone Film Festival is celebrated with a week full of films that feature the French language....
events
Athens Science Festival Opens its Doors in Gazi's Technopolis Center
The Athens Science Festival (ASF) that will take place at the City of Athens Technopolis Center in Gazi on April 5-10 opens its doors to the public on Tuesday afternoon, for the third consecutive year. The five-day festival will...
Cyprus
Four Polling Stations to Open in Greece and the UK for Upcoming Cyprus Elections
Three polling stations in Greece and one in the UK will operate to facilitate Cypriots abroad, who will cast their vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections, on May 22.
According to an announcement by the Central Electoral Service, the polling...
Greece
Athens Hoteliers Feel Threatened By Private House Rentals
In a recent press release, the Athens-Attica & Argosaronic Hotel Association (AHA), announced that hotels in Athens have been seeing their occupancy numbers decrease since last fall until February 2016.
According to AHA's data, there was a steady decrease throughout...
Greece
Earthquake Shakes Crete
An earthquake occurred on the island of Crete in the afternoon, mostly felt in Herakleion.
The earthquake was of 4.5 magnitude on the Richter Scale, according to the Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens. The earthquake was mostly felt...