Dozens of firefighters assisted by water-dropping aircraft are battling a forest blaze that broke out Thursday on Mount Parnitha on the northern fringes of Athens. Authorities said four water-bombers were flying sorties to extinguish the fire near the Parnitha casino building on the mountain’s southern face. The road leading up the mountain has been closed …
While the question of how much the increased cost of air tickets will affect this summer’s demand remains unanswered, with expectations increasingly shifting to last-minute bookings, even greater uncertainty prevails for long-haul markets such as the US and China. As the overall cost of travel is higher, it is not clear whether travelers will maintain …
[Handout/Hellenic Police] A man has been arrested in western Athens for illegally dumping a variety of broken furniture and other waste in an empty lot, police said. A police statement said officers from a special unit against illegal waste disposal observed the 41-year-old suspect Tuesday driving through the capital’s Aigaleo suburb, stopping and dumping the …
People gather outside a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens, Tuesday. [AP] Tuesday’s incident involving an 89-year-old man who is believed to have shot and injured five people in two separate attacks at a central Athens courthouse and a social security office has once again exposed the country’s profound …
European countries are quietly rewriting how they describe Cyprus in travel warnings, in what appears to be a diplomatic win for Nicosia. Since early March, travel guidance for Cyprus has been revised by nine countries: Bulgaria, France, Denmark, Italy, Croatia, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland and Sweden. Officials familiar with the matter say the update is …
Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE) subsidiary Grid Telecom signed a memorandum of understanding with 4iG Group of Albania, it said on Wednesday, to explore strategic partnerships in telecommunications and cross-border digital infrastructure. The two sides are planning the exchange of specialized technical know-how and best practices, for a joint development and operation of telecommunications networks …
File photo. Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou met on Tuesday with US Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright shortly before they met with President of the Hellenic Republic Konstantinos Tassoulas, who is leading the Greek national delegation at the Three Seas Initiative Summit in Dubrovnik, Croatia. The two ministers discussed ongoing energy developments in …
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni addressed the Destination Weddings Tourism Forum Greece 2026 and emphasized that wedding tourism is a rapidly growing, and high value-added tourism worldwide, with significant prospects for further growth in Greece. She also noted that it is associated with longer stays and higher spending, and it mobilizes a broad network of professionals …
This Is Athens City Festival will transform Gyzi Square into a vibrant open-air dance floor with the Gyzi Street Party, curated by Kollektiv. The event brings together top contemporary electronic artists, blending diverse yet complementary sounds. From early evening through late night, music and community converge. Organizers spotlight collectivity and shared experience, turning the neighborhood …
The yield on Greece’s 13-week Treasury bills has exceeded 2%. According to the Public Debt Management Agency, Wednesday’s auction of 13-week T-bills amounted to €400 million, with the yield was set at 2.01%, against 1.95% in the previous auction. Source link