Athens is firmly in the swing of ‘Apokries,’ the three-week carnival celebration leading up to Lent, with a series of events featuring colorful costumes, street parades and lively performances at the Kypseli Municipal Market (42 Fokionos Negri).
Police arrested 21 individuals for attacking two transgender people late on Saturday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, including 11 minors who have been released under oral orders by a prosecutor.
An increasing number of Greece’s Aegean islands are following the model used – many say overused – on Mykonos and Santorini, both international tourism magnets.
The Institute of Foreign Relations (IDIS) in Athens has launched a competition for 10 small scholarships of excellence for its Chinese program.
At first, prices were under pressure due to the gradual rise in energy prices starting in mid-2021.
Vandals struck in the early hours of Sunday at the University Campus in Zografou, Attica igniting fires that engulfed five parked cars on Ymittou Street, with three more damaged, as reported by state broadcaster ERT.
Marking the centenary of the birth of author Truman Capote, the Hellenic American Union Movie Club is screening the classic film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.”
By this time of the year, rain should be drenching large swaths of the Amazon rainforest. Instead, a punishing drought has kept the rains at bay, creating dry conditions for fires that have engulfed hundreds of square miles of the rainforest that do not usually burn.
Qatar Airways, the official airline partner of Posidonia 2024, is offering a 10% discount on economy and business class tickets for flights to Athens from its global network.
Greece’s decision to block Albania’s EU accession process in the wake of mayor-elect of Himare Fredi Beleri’s prosecution and sentencing will inevitably impact Greek plans to reach an agreement on the delimitation of maritime exclusive economic zones that Athens hoped would serve as a blueprint for the more important negotiations with Turkey.