The Latest Breaking News from Athens

'Bigger than a bike race' - Huge crowds, party atmosphere, and tough competition cements legendary status for Athens Twilight Criterium in 45th year

'Athens Twilight is why I race bikes' says veteran Ty Magner

Cycling News · Apr 25, 2025

Now is the perfect time to visit Europe’s hottest city break destination

Temperatures reach the mid-20s around this time of year

The Independent UK · Apr 23, 2025

Greece welcomes Vatican's return of Parthenon fragments to Acropolis

The ecumenical "donation" by the Vatican furthers a campaign to press the British Museum to hand back a collection of sculptures taken from the ancient site in Athens more than 200 years ago.

Euronews · Apr 22, 2025

Athens riots plunge British holiday hotspot into Molotov-wielding mob mayhem

Local media report 72 people arrested and one police officer injured

Evening Standard · Apr 13, 2025

How theater can save democracy

Voting isn't nearly enough — we need a communal process for democratic decision-making. Just ask the Athenians

Salon · Apr 13, 2025

CCTV shows moment bomb blast rocks Athens

CCTV footage has captured the moment a bomb concealed in a backpack exploded outside the Athens office of Greek train company Hellenic Trains.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2025

Bomb explodes near national train company office in Athens, no injuries reported

The explosion comes amid widespread public anger over the 2023 Tempi railway disaster in which 57 people were killed when a freight train and a passenger train heading in opposite directions were put on the same track.

Euronews · Apr 11, 2025

Suspected bomb strikes near offices of Greek railway company in Athens

A suspected bomb has exploded outside the Athens offices of Hellenic Train, Greece’s main railway company

The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025

‘Incompatible with the symbolism’: Yorgos Lanthimos denied permission to shoot new film at the Acropolis

The country’s best-known director was refused by Greece’s culture ministry when he applied to shoot scenes for sci-fi comedy Bugonia at iconic Athens site

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7, 2025

Greece launches ‘drastic’ rearmament programme to the tune of $27bn

A multi-year strategy will include balance of US and European weapons, marking a transition towards greater EU autonomy.

Al Jazeera · Apr 3, 2025