The first five of 10 defendants were released after testifying before judicial authorities, as a separate investigation examines whether tax officials leaked information about an impending audit
European natural gas prices have reached their highest level in nearly four years, driving up Greece's wholesale electricity costs ahead of November's household tariff announcements
Greece’s National Meteorological Service has upgraded its severe weather warning for parts of the country, forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms, with possible hail, on Wednesday. Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia and the Dodecanese are under a red alert.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud is set to be the biggest single party in the Israeli Parliament, the Knesset
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Patmos Aktis Wins Top Honors at Greek Hospitality Awards
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European natural gas prices have reached their highest level in nearly four years, driving up Greece's wholesale electricity costs ahead of November's household tariff announcements
Greece’s National Meteorological Service has upgraded its severe weather warning for parts of the country, forecasting heavy rain and thunderstorms, with possible hail, on Wednesday. Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia and the Dodecanese are under a red alert.
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The electorate’s move to the right on security issues leaves candidates little room to maneuver on Gaza, Iran and a Palestinian state
Israel requires ballots to be cast in person. More than 60,000 voters are expected to make the trip.
The 80-year-old president defeats Flávio Bolsonaro to extend one of Latin America’s longest political careers
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Gas leaks at schools in Koukaki and Kolonos have added to concerns over inspections and maintenance across the capital. Parents are demanding safety records, while questions remain over how closely natural gas installations are monitored
Elon Musk’s plans to produce an AI-generated adaptation of Homer’s 'Odyssey' have taken an initial step, with Grok Imagine releasing a 7-minute episode of the ancient Greek epic, months after the billionaire pledged to deliver a full-length film by the end of 2026
Police in Attica recorded 6,522 violations, removed 1,057 driver’s licenses and immobilized 617 vehicles from October 19 to 26
Household expenditure grew faster than disposable income in 2025, pushing the savings rate further into negative territory. Eurostat figures also show Greece recorded one of the EU's steepest declines in household income in early 2026
Remote August rendezvous highlights remarkable ties between the US president’s son and a Russian businessman close to Vladimir Putin
Electoral defeat for the leaders of Israel and the US may not stand in the way of plans for a renewed assault
An American lawyer, a banker and a former spy hatched a plan to prevent nuclear Armageddon. They just needed to tell the Russian president.
Seven days, seven movies that you can watch on the big screens around the city
The three-day event will bring horror-themed attractions, film-inspired exhibitions, workshops, performances, cosplay and an 80-plus-store Halloween market to central Athens
Dutch artist Vincent de Boer brings his live calligraphic practice to Athens for the Scenius Sound festival, where experimental music and visual art collide. In an interview with TO BHMA, he discusses Cy Twombly, the discipline of improvisation, and the rocks sculpted by the Greek sea
The Horseman sculpture, dating to 510-500 BC, has undergone conservation and is back on display in the museum’s Archaic Acropolis Gallery following the removal of modern supports
Gadi Ezra, former Director of Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Unit and veteran of an elite IDF paratrooper unit, explains why the election may produce no clear governing majority, what is dividing Israeli society and how October 7 could shape the country’s political future.
A phone call, a flood and two one-way tickets: how Emma and Tyson left Byron Bay for an organic vineyard in Crete. “We thought, how hard can it be? Well, it’s significantly harder.”
Greece has become good at finding breast cancer early. It has yet, say doctors, patients and charities, to build a system that carries a woman to recovery without her organising, and often paying for, much of it herself.
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Aliki Diplarakou, the 17-year-old Athenian crowned Miss Europe in Paris in 1930, became an overnight sensation and a national heroine in Greece.
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The 'sinking' of Poseidonos Avenue at The Ellinikon property development site is expected to ease congestion in southern coastal Athens
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