The quiet revival of Dragatsaniou street in Athens
New bakeries, restaurants and creative spaces are bringing fresh life to a once-forgotten downtown street near Klafthmonos Square.
Inside the Xanthi bazaar: A market of many cultures
For centuries, Xanthi’s bazaar has been the city’s most enduring meeting point, a living expression of its multicultural identity.
Macron, Mitsotakis, Christodoulides to meet in Cyprus Monday
French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Cyprus Monday, officials said, and is expected to meet President Nikos Christodoulides as well as Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Two arrests over arrival of 110 migrants on Crete
Two Sudanese men have been arrested on the southern island of Crete on suspicion of steering a small boat that ferried 110 migrants over from the other side of the Mediterranean, authorities said Sunday.
War atrocity photographs have deeply personal meaning for executed man’s grandson
Thrasivoulos Marakis grew up hearing stories about the grandfather he was named after but never met — including how the tall man was executed during World War II Nazi reprisals in Greece.
Before his return to the Oscars, Lanthimos finds a still moment in Athens
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos paused his filmmaking and promotion schedule this week to celebrate a quieter creative pursuit: photography. The 52-year-old Greek director on Friday inaugurated an exhibition of his photographs in his hometown of Athens, presenting images he has taken over the past five years — many captured while making his films, wandering through…
Biker arrested for dangerous driving after livestreaming his illegal stunts
A biker who allegedly posted videos on social media of himself driving dangerously – including doing stunts while using one hand to livestream – has been arrested on the island of Aigina near Athens.
Coast Guard fires gunshots to stop high-powered migrant boat off Rhodes
Coast Guard personnel in the southeastern Aegean Sea fired several gunshots to disable and stop an unusually high-powered speedboat carrying migrants – including 15 children – from Turkey to Rhodes and arrested two suspected smugglers, authorities said.
Arrests for migrant-smuggling at land border with Turkey
Authorities at the northeastern border with Turkey have arrested a truck driver accused of smuggling migrants into the country in the latest of a string of similar detentions, police said Sunday.
Footraces play havoc with Athens city center
Most of central Athens will be locked down until at least 2 pm Sunday due to a series of footraces held as part of Athens Half Marathon 2026, which will severely disrupt all public transport except for the capital’s metro system.