How the U.S. Was Caught Off Guard by the Pearl Harbor Attack in World War II, Despite Warning Signs

Kyriakos Mitsotakis also referred to a centralized system for building permits and reforms to speed up the justice system

Police reported a total of 16 arrests during a protest march of around 5,000 people

The tremor was felt in the greater Athens-Piraeus area’s western districts, east of the quake's epicenter

Two individuals were rescued by the coast guard and Frontex; the 'migrant route' beginning in eastern Libya has ferried thousands of irregular migrants to Crete over recent years, while also resulting in hundreds of fatalities

Greek authorities rejected his father's claim that he was actually behind the wheel of a supercar SUV clocked at 210km/h on an Athens ring road; license suspended for a year

The tragic incident occurred on the Ionian Island of Zakynthos, with reports saying the animal was the family's pet dog

The mobilizations come amid an ongoing furor related to fraudulent agriculture subsidies paid out by a now defunct agency, the “OPEKEPE scandal”, as well as an ongoing sheep and goat pox epidemic

Hellenic Train, the private rail operator, on Saturday announced that rail service between the Larissa and Leianokladi stations has been suspended due to the Enipeas River overflowing its banks

A look back at four fatal cases of police violence in Greece—from 1965 to 1985—whose lack of accountability set the stage for the 2008 killing of 15-year-old Alexandros Grigoropoulos, an event that ignited one of the country’s fiercest waves of social unrest

Mild seismic activity in sea region south of the Peloponnese

The deadly incident, which saw Alexandros Grigoropoulos hit with one bullet directly in the chest fired by a special police guard, caused massive rioting in Athens and other cities in December 2008

Commissioned by Tsar Nicholas II in 1913 as an Easter gift for his mother, the piece is adorned with some 4,500 diamonds.

As the year winds down, Athens opens its arms to December’s charm. Festivals, music, theatre, and festive corners invite you to step out, slow down, and savor the season. Here’s a selection of moments you might like to add to your agenda