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Remembering Bojangles’ legacy—and meeting the Athenian artists keeping American tap alive

A young man was kidnapped near Athens on May 6. The abductors demanded €25,000 in ransom and received part of it before the victim managed to escape.

The Average Daily Rate (ADR) for hotels in Athens climbed to 136.24 euros, reflecting a 5.6% rise.

This week’s film lineup brings star power, festival favourites, and iconic re-releases to Athenian cinemas—led by Tom Cruise’s gravity-defying return in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, which premiered to fanfare at Cannes last week and now opens nationwide. Meanwhile, Leos Carax delivers an introspective cinematic essay, and a celebrated French classic returns to theatres in a powerful reissue.

According to the Attica Taxi Drivers’ Union (SATA), the strike is in protest against the minister’s “continued refusal” to meet with union leaders.

Commissioner Albuquerque praised Greece’s recovery since the crisis years and acknowledged the shared challenges overcome during that period.

Thousands rallied in Athens to protest Israel’s Gaza blockade, as critics urge Greece to join countries condemning the worsening humanitarian crisis.

A large-scale police operation to dismantle an alleged human trafficking and document forgery ring is underway in Athens, according to the Athens News Agency.

The Greek capital moved up five spots in ICCA rankings for 2024, boosting its reputation as a leading MICE destination.

A powerful 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Crete early this morning, with tremors felt as far away as Athens.

Bands from 19 countries push boundaries in a bold, global exploration of jazz’s future at the festival’s 24th edition

A pair of quakes northeast of Athens over the past 24 hours – in northern Evia Island and across from the south-central mainland – raised concerns over risks to the wider region of the Greek capital, with the ubiquitous reports quoting local seismologists coming in their wake. Twin quakes, 4.1 and 4.4 o the Richter […]

Greek PM: 'Universities do not belong to minorities cloaking their criminal acts with ideologies'

Two light earthquakes were recorded north, northeast of Athens overnight on Sunday, with the most prominent being a tremor of a magnitude of 4.3 on the Richter scale at 08.56 (06.56 GMT) with an epicenter seven kilometers from the small town of Prokopi, on the large island of Evia. The quake, with a depth of […]

Following a formal complaint by the Greek Ministry of Culture about the night drone show over the Acropolis in Athens, the Prosecutor’s Office ordered an urgent preliminary investigation into the case. The head of the Athens First Instance Prosecutor’s Office, Aristidis Koreas, initiated the probe, which will be carried out by the Acropolis Security Department […]

The Athens–Chișinău route marks a significant step forward for connectivity between Greece, Moldova, and Ukraine.

Currently, around 800,000 people use Athens' fixed-track transit daily. In 2024, ridership increased by 8% compared to 2023, and 25% compared to 2022, a clear sign that Athenians are returning to public transit following the pandemic

Eyewitnesses described the incident as astonishingly fortunate, as no lives were lost.

The National Museum of Contemporary Art exhibit challenges visitors to go beyond centuries of human-centered narratives and see themselves as part of a whole.