Strong, deep earthquake at sea in southern Greece
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has struck southwest of the island of Kythera, in southern Greece.
A 4.8-magnitude earthquake has struck southwest of the island of Kythera, in southern Greece.
More than 60 concerts and events at 17 historical landmarks around downtown Athens make up the rich program of the Greek National Opera’s first-ever Sacred Music Festival, taking place over three days in the runup to Greek Orthodox Easter on April 24.
Shops will open at 11 a.m. Sunday and will close at 6 p.m. for most retailers; supermarkets and other chain stores will close at 8 p.m.
The concert for Ukraine was held at the Athens Concert Hall. Proceeds from the event will be used to rebuild the Mariupol maternity hospital. The Christos Lambrakis Hall was packed to capacity (1,900 seats).
It took the perseverance and methodical work of an investigative magistrate and an expert to investigate in depth the tragedy of the dreadful 2018 wildfire in Mati, eastern Attica.
Teachers who recently got a job at Greek public schools will be gathering outside the Education Ministry north of Athens on Monday to demand steps to help colleagues posted to far-flung parts of the country.
Four wreaths of gold-plated olive branches were handed over to the Boston Athletic Association by Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyannis during the official opening ceremony of the Boston Marathon on Friday.
More than 20,094 Ukrainian refugees, of which 5,754 are children, have arrived in Greece since the start of the Russian invasion on February 24, the Citizen Protection Ministry said on Saturday.
A 54-year-old fugitive convicted to 12 years in jail for sexually abusing a minor was arrested in the city of Thessaloniki on Saturday.
Police arrested three people were arrested in the port city of Piraeus who they believe are members of a criminal gang that posed as electricians to rip off unsuspected customers.