Wildfire breaks out in Messinia
A wildfire has broken out in Neohori, Messinia, burning through rural and forested land.
Antenna Group expresses interested in buying major Italian dailies, says report
Italy’s Agnelli family received several expressions of interest for GEDI, the publisher of Italian dailies La Repubblica and La Stampa, but no deal has been reached, a spokesperson for the family’s holding company EXOR said on Thursday.
Coast guard officer implicated in protection racket
A coast guard officer is among the defendants in a major case led by the police’s anti-extortion unit, which has resulted in the dismantling of two criminal organizations accused of blackmail and protection racketeering in Piraeus.
Wildfire situation improves in eastern Attica amid reports of burned homes
According to the fire service, progress has been made in containing the wildfire that started Friday around noon in Agios Dimitrios, Koropi, in eastern Attica.
Man gunned down in cold blood on street in Agia Paraskevi
A man has been gunned down in cold blood in the Agia Paraskevi suburb in northern Athens.
Former Hilton hotel reopens its gates for ‘House of NYNN’ members
With the opening of its members’ club, The Ilisian, the new integrated destination into which the historic Hilton hotel property has been transformed, returns to the forefront of Athenian life.
From burning trash cans to hip bars
Airbnbs and cafes have arrived in Exarchia, a neighborhood once hostile to such activities, but the streets remain dirty.
Stanley Kubrick Summer Nights | Athens | July 7-21
Open-air cinemas Cine Alexandra (27 Iroon Polytechniou, Halandri) and Cine Fleri (5 Skipi) will host five special evenings dedicated to Stanley Kubrick.
More details emerge on Voula bus collision
At least 54 people, including minors, are now reported to have been injured in Friday’s collision between two buses in the southern Athens suburb of Voula.
Mitsotakis pledges €100 mln in projects to Mount Athos
The government plans to launch projects worth €100 million by 2030 on Mount Athos, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced on the first of a two-day official visit to the autonomous monastic republic.