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Coronavirus: COVID-19 empties streets of Greece’s old Athens, cafes left empty
It’s been a while since visitors to Greece sought out souvenirs in Athens’ oldest neighborhood.Read the latest updates in our dedicated coronavirus ... Coronavirus -
Greek islanders clash with police over new migrant center
Riot police on the Greek island of Lesbos fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters angry over the creation of a ... World News -
Cars torched near US embassy in Athens
Seven cars were burned near the US embassy in Athens on Monday, state agency ANA said. Nobody was hurt.The pre-dawn arson attack is consistent with ... World News -
Greece seeking Parthenon sculpture loan from Louvre
Greece has asked France to loan a Parthenon marble frieze fragment displayed at Paris’s Louvre Museum to mark its 200th independence anniversary ... Art and culture -
Greek election winner to be sworn in as prime minister
Conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to be sworn in as Greece’s new prime minister Monday, a day after his resounding win over ... World News -
Hot weather in Greek capital shuts down Acropolis
Greece’s most famous archaeological site, the Acropolis in Athens, has shut down to visitors for four hours because of hot weather in the ... Travel and Tourism -
Greece jolted by powerful quake but virtually unscathed
A powerful quake of magnitude at least 6.4 struck off western Greece early on Friday, earthquake monitors said, causing slight damage but no ... World News -
Iran embassy in Athens attacked ‘in solidarity with Kurds’
An anarchist group attacked the Iranian embassy in Athens early Monday, smashing windows and throwing red paint into the courtyard in protest at ... Middle East -
Rescue crews search for missing in Greek wildfires; 79 dead
Rescue crews were searching Wednesday through charred homes and cars for those still missing after the deadliest wildfires to hit Greece in decades ... World News -
Greek police raids find explosives, 9 held over links to banned Turkish group
Greek police found bomb-making equipment and detonators in raids in Athens on Tuesday and were questioning nine people over suspected links to a ... World News -
Greek media workers on 24-hour strike over health care fund
Greece is under a news blackout after the country’s biggest press union called a 24-hour strike to protest the feared closure of a special ... Print -
Emirates’ Dubai-Athens-New York flight violates Open Skies: US airlines
The Dubai-Athens-Newark route would be Emirates’ second so-called ‘fifth freedom’ flight to the United States in addition to an existing daily Dubai-Milan-New York service Aviation & Transport -
Refugees in Athens take shelter in airport
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Ancient Greek stadium lit in Brazil colors
The colors were seen in part of the refurbished stadium where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896. Sports -
2,000 millionaires moved to Dubai in 2015, report shows
The rest of the UAE gained another 1,000 millionaires last year, reaching a total of 72,000 Economy -
Athens says backs Turkish observers on islands
With Europe facing its worst migration crisis since World War II, Ankara and the European Union Middle East -
Greek, German, French leaders meet about migrant crisis
Officials said leaders at Thursday’s talks argued over conflicting national reactions to the migrant influx World News -
Police fire tear gas at anti-migrant 'hotspot' protest
Greek riot police fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting against the development of a centre to house migrants World News -
Greek police turn to teargas as tempers flare over pensions
About 50,000 Greeks marched on to parliament in central Athens chanting for the government to ditch the proposals World News -
Stay where you are and ‘never come back’
In 2008, I left Greece to study abroad. Since then, family and friends advised to stay away from home, from Greece Blogs -
Greece appoints first female PM ahead of snap poll
Supreme Court head Vassiliki Thanou, 65, was appointed after leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras resigned World News -
Greek banks to reopen Monday but cash restrictions remain
Bank customers will still not be able to cash checks Economy -
'Real risk' of Grexit if Greeks vote 'no' in referendum
Valls urged the Greek authorities to "come back to the negotiating table" Economy -
Greek far-left group ‘claims Israeli embassy attack’
Anti-terrorist police found a text from the People's Fighter Group World News -
U.N. stresses need to catch attackers of Israel embassy
The U.N. Security Council ‘condemned in the strongest terms’ the attack on Israeli embassy in Athens Middle East -
Greece condemns gun attack on Israeli embassy
A gunman riding on the back of motorcycle raked the embassy with at least 54 rounds from a Kalashnikov rifle, police said Middle East -
Extremists protest plans for Athens mosque
Mosque will lack a minaret in an attempt to lessen reactions from largely Christian community World News -
Athens to begin building first mosque after years of delay
Athens is one of the few European capitals without a mosque Art and culture -
Greek riot police storm former state TV building, evict protesters
Greek riot police stormed into the building of former state television ERT on Thursday and evicted dozens of protesters occupying it since June when ... Television & Radio -
Greece’s public broadcasters still torn in two
The future of Greece’s public broadcaster remains unclear four months after ERT’s shock shutdown, as two rival stations continue their ... Television & Radio