Actors take to the streets to protest crime in the capital
Greek National Theater workers and local residents held gathered at the Omonia Square police station in central Athens on Tuesday to express their alarm at rising in crime in the area.
Fire outside Athens brought under control
A major wildfire that encroached the hillside suburbs outside the Greek capital since Tuesday has been largely brought under control, authorities say.
Emergency sirens wake up divided Cyprus
People in Cyprus woke up to the sound of emergency sirens wailing across the island on Wednesday early morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish Attila operation launched on 20 July 1974, a series of events remembered very differently by the divided nation’s two communities.
Elefsis Shipyards close to streamlining deal validation
The submission for validation by the courts of an agreement for the streamlining of Elefsis Shipyards is expected within the next few days.
Ambulance services take 34 people to hospital during Penteli fire
Α total of 34 people in the firestricken areas of Penteli were taken to hospitals in ambulances and other emergency services vehicles while the fire blazed on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Another 17 were given first aid without being taken to hospital.
Students eye house sharing
Soaring rents in Attica are bringing back trends that had long gone out of fashion for students looking for the best accommodation options, such as sharing and searching for a house well ahead of the academic season, not at the end of August, as was customary in previous years, but from the beginning of July.
Fires threaten Athens’ hillside suburbs for second day
Nearly 500 firefighters struggled to contain a large wildfire that threatened hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day Wednesday, after hundreds of residents were evacuated overnight.
Magnitude 4.5 earthquake strikes Crete
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Message against revisionism from Crete
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during a visit on Tuesday to the Hellenic Air Force’s 115th Combat Wing in Hania, Crete, where he also watched a presentation of American F-35 aircraft which have been stationed there over the last few days.
Wildfire rages near Athens as hundreds evacuated
Hundreds of firefighters on Wednesday battled a wildfire that raged for a second day in mountains near Athens, burning homes and cars and forcing the evacuation of at least nine settlements and a hospital.