More services, expanded metro operations and stricter ticket inspections helped boost passenger numbers across Athens’ transport network, according to new data from the city’s transit authority

A 57-year-old patient was arrested after allegedly strangling his 46-year-old roommate during a violent altercation inside a psychiatric facility in the Greek capital

Schools, businesses and municipal buildings were evacuated after a strong gas-like odor spread across large parts of Athens, while authorities continued searching for the source of the alarming phenomenon

Classics and Ancient History led the university’s performance, rising to 34th globally, while Dentistry, Archaeology, and Petroleum Engineering also secured places in the world’s top 100.

Cranes and heavy works are now underway at the site of the planned casino and entertainment complex in the northern Athens district of Marousi, marking a major milestone in one of the capital’s most debated property development projects

The City of Athens will launch applications on May 20 for children’s summer sports camps, offering activities across three athletic centers from mid-June through July

The central challenge for Athens, the study concludes, is to transform itself from a short cultural stop into a fully developed multi-day metropolitan destination.

Greek officials signal that any formal response will depend on a final report into the explosive-laden drone found off Lefkada

The Heroes Tribute Band will perform a career-spanning David Bowie tribute near Megaro Mousikis during the month-long This is Athens City Festival 2026

A power grid technician died after an explosion and electrocution in Athens, while a metalworker was injured during ship repair works near Piraeus, reigniting concerns over workplace safety conditions in Greece

The internationally acclaimed actor returns to Greece for the open-air premiere of “The Birthday Party” at the Athens Open Air Film Festival, a drama set in the late 1970s on a private Ionian island inspired by a powerful shipping magnate

Three young children were discovered living among mold, exposed electrical wires and dangerous conditions in an Athens apartment, despite repeated interventions by social services and prior complaints of domestic abuse

New interchanges and expanded highway links around the Skaramagas and Schisto industrial zones aim to divert traffic from the gridlocked Kifissos corridor and improve access to Piraeus and western Attica

Authorities were called to Athens International Airport after a 37-year-old Nepalese man was found dead in a restroom in the departures area

Police found severe living conditions inside an apartment where three young children had been living with their parents, who were arrested on child neglect charges

Four stations on Athens Metro Line 2 will shut down earlier from Sunday to Thursday due to maintenance works, with replacement bus services introduced for affected passengers

Greek police dismantled an alleged drug trafficking network operating in the wider Athens region, seizing cocaine, MDMA, cash and vehicles during coordinated raids

Greek officials have warned that any domestic maritime legislation merely seeks to amplify disputed claims in the Aegean, eastern Mediterranean, but without a basis in international law

Authorities in Athens have remanded a 58-year-old man in custody after a woman was injured in a shooting inside a nightlife venue in the suburb of Kallithea

Athens celebrates International Museum Day on May 18 with free admission, special exhibitions, concerts, guided tours and interactive experiences across the city’s leading museums