The three defendants in the Plaka blast that killed four Americans have been granted until Monday to give their statements. The victims’ families are considering further legal action as they review the case file.

Ancient Athens had its own “Halloween”: during the Anthesteria, a festival for Dionysus, Athenians cooked offerings for the dead and sent spirits away.

Two Greek nationals and an Albanian man are accused of multiple serious offenses over an explosion in the Plaka district on September 21 that killed six people.

Athens International Airport handled 27.3 million passengers in the first nine months of 2026, but net profit fell 6.6% as lower aviation charges, higher operating costs and infrastructure demands weighed on financial results

From ancient ghosts to a duchess in white, tales of restless spirits have haunted Athens for nearly two millennia.

Cagatay Erciyes calls for renewed dialogue, speaking on the occasion of Turkey’s Republic Day reception in Athens, as Erdogan vows to pursue national objectives amid Athens' rejection of Ankara’s maritime claims

Organized by French collective Hecate and Greek collective Koma, the “Fuζion” event brings together artists and DJs from both countries for a night celebrating underground music, cultural exchange, and shared creative influences

Firefighters and Greece’s emergency rescue unit are searching the rubble of an abandoned house in the Akadimia Platonos neighborhood for anyone who may be trapped. No injuries or missing people have been reported so far.

Elliniko Metro says groundwater monitoring has shown no rise in water levels near the site of reported basement flooding on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, but acknowledges that none of its engineers has inspected the affected building

Rapper N.T.M. joins the Athens Municipality Symphony Orchestra for a genre-blending performance that brings contemporary rap, trap, rebetiko and Greek musical traditions together on the stage of the Olympia Municipal Music Theater

Students from schools across Athens marched through the capital as Greece commemorated the 1940 “Oxi” (“No”) anniversary. The ceremony was attended by political, military, religious and other public officials.

Featuring around 90 works by artists including Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha, the exhibition explores how Parisian posters captured a society undergoing profound cultural and social change

Syntagma Metro station to close on Wednesday. Athens public transport services to operate on modified schedules and routes

The Athens International Music Festival features celebrated musicians, chamber music performances and masterclasses

Many in Athens believe Greece is holding off on issuing the NAVTEX for the cable surveys while it builds broader international opposition to the Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum, hoping this will discourage Ankara from intervening at sea.

Basements in a government building on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue flooded last month, prompting a confidential inspection by experts from the National Technical University of Athens. Meanwhile, residents in Kypseli report further damage to apartment buildings as heavy rain compounds concerns over the metro project.

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

The celebrated Italian ensemble will bring the rhythms of pizzica, traditional songs and the Greek-Italian cultural connection to the Athens Concert Hall on October 31

Southern Athens commands Greece’s highest asking rents, while Kaisariani has recorded the capital’s sharpest annual increase. In Thessaloniki, rents are also climbing, with Epanomi posting a 30.5% year-over-year jump

The three-hour session in the Kypseli neighborhood will introduce participants to ink, printmaking and handmade bookbinding, with the chance to create original prints and two one-of-a-kind notebooks