Paphos protest over scrapping of flights to Athens
A demonstration against the scrapping of the Paphos-Athens flight route is planned for Friday afternoon mainly by parents of university students, who plan to symbolically...
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Preliminary conclusions by Greek authorities suggest Natalie died in fall (Update 1)
A preliminary post-mortem on Natalie Christopher at the ravine on the Greek Island of Ikaria where she was found on Wednesday, and a forensic examination...
Lakkotrypis heads to Athens for Cyprus-Greece-Israel energy conference
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis departed Tuesday for Athens to attend the 3+1 energy ministerial conference consisting of Cyprus, Greece, Israel and with the participation of...
Earthquake hits northwest of Greek capital Athens
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook the Greek capital Athens on Friday, knocking out power and telecommunications in parts of the city and sending people running...
A whopping €690 to fly to Athens
THE transport ministry said on Thursday it has no authority to intervene in the market or fix prices, as complaints mounted over rising air fares...
Explosive device wounds two in central Athens (Update)
An explosive device wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens early on Thursday, shortly before liturgy was due...
Greek students clash with police in central Athens
Greek youths clashed with police in central Athens on Monday as a protest against education reform turned violent when it reached parliament’s Syntagma square. Protesters threw stones,...
Rebranded Cyprus Airways completes inaugural flight
Rebranded Cyprus Airways on Thursday carried out its first flight to Athens, as previously announced. The Airbus A319 aircraft landed at Athens’ international airport at...
Provocations in EEZ dominate Christodoulides’ contacts in Athens
Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus’ EEZ were at the forefront of Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides’ meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens on Tuesday....
Greek urban guerrilla group claims responsibility for courthouse blast
A Greek urban guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a blast at an Athens court on Dec. 22, accusing the judiciary of acting as...
Explosion outside Athens court shatters windows, no injuries
A makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek court in Athens early on Friday shattering windows and damaging the facade of the building, police officials said. Shots were...
Air Mediterranean to fly between Larnaca and Athens
Greek airline Air Mediterranean said on Friday it will next month begin regular flights between Larnaca and Athens. The representative of the air carrier in...
Greek pensioners protest against government
By Lefteris Papadimas Several hundred elderly Greeks marched through Athens on Thursday, protesting against a government they say “took everything” with a new round of...
Greece to give millions in compensation to flood victims
Greece said on Monday it would offer emergency compensation worth millions of euros to hundreds of households affected by flash flooding west of Athens that killed...
President to attend EU-Arab Summit in Athens
President Nicos Anastasiades departs Thursday for Athens to attend the EU-Arab Summit, taking place on November 9 and 10, in the Greek capital. According to an announcement, the...
TUS launches direct flight to Athens
Cyprus-based TUS Airways is expanding operations and is offering direct flights from Larnaca to Athens from December, it announced on Tuesday. The new route will...
Greece clears out makeshift migrant camp in old Athens airport
Greek police on Friday began clearing out a makeshift migrant camp which sprung up in the former Athens airport over a year ago. Authorities say...
Germany wants Greece in eurozone, EU Commission sends top official to Athens
Germany on Monday backed Greece to stay in the eurozone and Brussels dispatched a senior official to Athens to persuade reluctant Greeks to take on...
Very old, charming – er – thing goes on display in Athens
A bird-like statuette dating back 7,000 years has mystified archaeologists in Greece who still do not know exactly what it is, or where it came...
Emirates to launch daily direct service from Athens to New York
New route brings year-round flight services between the USA and Greece Emirates today announced it will launch a new daily service from Dubai to Newark...
