The battle over the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Arguably one of the most iconic public monuments representing Athens’ modern history, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier turns 90 this year.
Crash victim’s organs successfully transplanted into three patients
Three seriously ill patients have been given a new lease on life after the family of a 25-year-old traffic accident victim decided to donate her organs.
New shutdown called for Wednesday as problems persist
Public services, schools, offices and most businesses will remain closed for a second day on Wednesday as the state apparatus scrambles to get a grip on the havoc caused by snowstorm Elpis.
Cargo ship grounded off Crete breaks in half, two crewmen in hospital
A Comoros Island-flagged cargo ship that ran aground on the northwestern coast of Crete on Tuesday morning has reportedly broken in half as it was battered by waves.
Soaring over snow-blanketed Athens
Greek photography and videography team Up Stories has released a video of drone footage showing Athens from above, a day after the Elpis snowstorm.
Mortgage holders are hit hardest
After almost two years of battling with the pandemic, Greeks now also have to face the rising inflation and its effects on their budgets.
‘Superhuman evacuation effort’ on Athens highway
Rescue crews, including the army, worked through the night to evacuate thousands of people stranded in their cars on an Athens highway after a severe snowstorm swept across Greece on Monday, blanketing the capital and causing traffic chaos.
EU continues training Libyan partners despite migrant abuses
A confidential European Union military report calls for continuing a controversial EU program to train and equip Libya’s coast guard and navy despite growing concerns about their treatment of migrants.
Attiki Odos SA to compensate snowbound motorists
Attiki Odos SA, the company managing the Greek capital’s biggest ring road, has said that it will be compensating thousands of toll-paying motorists who became trapped on the highway in their cars and trucks.
Dozens of Athens suburbs still without power
Dozens of Athens suburbs and parts of the Mesogeia Plain northeast of the capital were still without power on Tuesday morning after Monday’s snowstorm caused widespread malfunctions across the electricity grid.