37+ min ago   (402+ words) Thousands of people gathered Sunday evening outside the Holy Trinity Church in the Athens suburb of Nikaia to pay their final respects to popular singer Giorgos Mazonakis, who died Wednesday at the age of 54. The gathering, described as an overnight…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (131+ words) A flight from Manchester, England, to the Greek island of Rhodes was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Thessaloniki after two passengers allegedly behaved aggressively toward crew members and fellow travelers, state broadcaster ERT reported on Thursday. The two…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (103+ words) eKathimerini.com Athens International Airport is reassessing the plan for the expansion of its facilities, adopting a gradual approach and canceling the tender This strategy aims to limit the impact on the operational and commercial operation of the airport, while…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (206+ words) Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ policy announcements at last weekend’s Thessaloniki International Fair appear aimed at winning back roughly 1 million voters New Democracy has lost since the 2023 election, according to internal government polling comparing 2023 exit poll data with recent surveys conducted…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (166+ words) eKathimerini.com Cyprus tourism entered 2026 after a record 2025, when arrivals reached 4.53 million Renewed instability in the Middle East then disrupted travel sentiment and reduced arrivals sharply in March and April By July, however, the picture had improved: arrivals were only…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (416+ words) For years now, Greece has been living with the dream of “a leader who will take charge of the country’s fate,” without considering how undemocratic and ultimately foolish this reasoning is. There is no person in this world who can…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (159+ words) Three defendants have been ordered held in pretrial detention following questioning over the death of an infant whose body was found in a freezer at an apartment in Kypseli, a central Athens neighborhood. A 43-year-old Greek man and his 38-year-old…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (145+ words) A 15-year-old boy was allegedly assaulted by two other teenagers outside his home in Iraklio, Crete. The three teenagers had reportedly met by chance at a local mini-market, where a verbal altercation began. The two allegedly insulted the 15-year-old, who…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (405+ words) Four police officers investigated over their actions in the murder of a woman by her former partner outside an Athens police station on April 1, 2024, will stand trial for the felony of fatal exposure by omission, a judicial council ruled on…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (253+ words) A new reality has been taking shape in the last few years on the domestic tourism map, as Athens has emerged as a force for tourism expansion. It is gaining an increasingly larger share of foreign arrivals and travel spending,…...