Russian soccer player Magomed Ozdoev being denied a visa to enter Scotland for a European game was a “huge injustice,” his coach at Greek club PAOK said Wednesday.
Police has arrested two people in connection with the wildfires that started near the town of Avlonas, north of Attica, on Thursday.
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomeos expressed on Wednesday his support to those affected by the wildfires that have been raging for days across Greece, describing them as a “tragedy”.
A seasonal firefighter is accused of intentionally starting a fire in a forested area in southern Kefalonia on August 13.
One of Evia’s prettiest beaches – and a popular spot with the alternative crowd – has inspired the Chiliadou International Film Festival, a new event on the country’s summer cultural calendar.
Firefighters were scrambling to put out the fire in Mount Parnitha, the largest forest bordering Athens, which rekindled early on Friday as strong winds were blowing in the area.
Just hours after participating in an important BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in Durban, South Africa, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Athens on Friday.
The Acropolis Museum has refuted reports that coins were removed from its excavation site on August 22.
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will meet with his Chilean counterpart, Alberto van Klaveren Stork, in Athens on Friday, the ministry said on Wednesday.
International luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental has opened its first hotel in Greece at Costa Navarino, on the southwest coast of the Peloponnese.