Trial runs on the new Piraeus metro lines will begin by the end of next week, Attiko Metro Managing Director Nikos Kouretas said on Wednesday, ahead of their opening to the public by September.
This week’s program of screenings in the pretty garden of the Athens Concert Hall features the Berlin Philharmonic from the 2014 Lucerne Festival on June 30.
NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (c), his brothers and their mother Veronica attended the first official screening of the movie “Rise,” documenting the rags-to-riches tale of the Nigerian-Greek family.
The European Union’s executive on Wednesday made a fresh 3.5 billion euros ($3.7 billion) from regional development funds available to host Ukrainian refugees after some 6.2 million fled to the bloc since Russia invaded its neighbor.
Food prices have increased by more than 30% on average in Greece since the start of the Russian invasion in Ukraine four months ago.
The celebrated Canadian jazz pianist, singer and songwriter starts her European tour in Athens with a show at the Herod Atticus Theater on June 30.
A 55-year-old man was remanded in custody following his hearing with a prosecutor on Wednesday after he was accused of murdering his wife, from who he had been separated, at her home on Friday. The man is charged with homicide with intent as well as several other charges.
It’s going to be a hot couple of days at the Release Athens Festival at Water Square in Palaio Faliro on Athens’ southern coast, starting with English synth-pop sensations the Pet Shop Boys.
The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday behind the potential sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a day after Ankara lifted a veto of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden.