Police officers disciplined over femicide case
Three police officers have been disciplined following the April 2024 femicide of Kyriaki Griva outside Agioi Anargyroi in northern Athens, police said in a statement released Thursday.
Four injured in elevator accident at Red Cross Hospital
Four people were injured after an elevator crashed from the second floor at the Red Cross Hospital.
Italy ready to activate migrant centers in Albania, Meloni says
Italy’s government is ready to push ahead with a contested plan to hold asylum seekers in detention centers in Albania, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said.
Greeks bid farewell to former PM Costas Simitis at his state funeral
Mourners lined the streets outside Athens’ central cathedral Thursday for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, a law professor and reformist who steered Greece into the European Union’s single currency.
Bomb threat evacuates Crete courthouse
The Iraklio Courthouse in Crete was evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat reported to police.
President, PM deliver eulogies at Simitis’ funeral
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, along with other prominent figures, delivered eulogies during the funeral service of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
When a road is more than a road
Kifissou Avenue, an essential artery of Athens’ daily life, shoulders the weight of nearly 200,000 vehicles each day, serving both commuters and a significant portion of national and international freight traffic.
The Kitchen Towel | Athens | January 11
Join a collective sewing workshop with artist Doreida Xhogu and the women cleaners, co-creators of “Mama Klorin,” at The Demos Center of The American College of Greece (17B Ipitou) in Plaka this weekend