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Pollution concerns over street-grown olive oil: Is it safe for consumption?

Glyfada's initiative to harvest olives for oil, started a decade ago, provides free oil to poorer citizens, with other Athens suburbs following suit.

While Glyfada's olive oil is given away for free, health experts caution against pollution from urban areas. (Photo by Aris MESSINIS / AFP)
Published on Dec 01, 2024 04:22 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Akanksha Agnihotri

terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast

GREECE-BLAST-ARRESTS:Greek anti-terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast

terrorism police accuse three over Athens apartment blast
Published on Nov 02, 2024 06:16 PM IST
Reuters |

Rude Travel by Vir Sanghvi: A guide to splitting Athens

Mainland Greece has as much to offer as the islands around it: Ancient temples, chic hotels, spots where time stands still

On the small island of Kea, donkey delivery still thrives (VIR SANGHVI)
Updated on Oct 18, 2024 05:08 PM IST

Travelling to Athens? How new rental rules in Greece could affect your vacation

Greece to ban new short-term lets in Athens for at least a year

Tourists carry their luggage in the neighborhood of Koukaki, in Athens, Greece. Travelling to Athens? Here's how new rental rules in Greece could affect your vacation (REUTERS/Louiza Vradi)
Published on Sep 18, 2024 05:57 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Athens

Top places to visit in Athens that will take you back to ancient Greece

With Kareena Kapoor's romantic throwback picture with Saif from the Parthenon, here are some ancient Greek landmarks to visit on your next Greece trip.

Kareena Kapoor shared a romantic throwback picture to celebrate her husband's birthday.(Instagram)
Published on Aug 16, 2024 08:16 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens

EUROPE-WEATHER-GREECE-WILDFIRE:Residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens

Residents flee as wildfire rages uncontrolled near Athens
Updated on Aug 11, 2024 10:14 PM IST
Reuters |

Greece: First helicopter airline debuts, will offer flights to 11 destinations

Greece's first helicopter airline, Hoper, will offer flights to 11 destinations—letting you get from Athens to Mykonos in minutes rather than hours.

Greek island-hopping this summer: First helicopter airline offers quick access to Greece’s hidden gems (REUTERS)
Published on Jul 02, 2024 05:02 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island

EUROPE-WEATHER-GREECE-WILDFIRE:Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island

Wildfire fanned by strong winds rages uncontrolled on Greece's Serifos island
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Reuters |

Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens, Turkey villages

Travelling to Athens? Watch out as Greece and Turkey battle summer wildfires; evacuations ordered, arson suspected

Firefighters and volunteers try to tackle a wildfire burning near the village of Resta on the island of Chios, Greece. Greece and Turkey travel alert: Summer wildfires plague Athens outskirts, Turkey villages; evacuations ordered (Photo by REUTERS/Konstantinos Anagnostou)
Published on Jun 20, 2024 09:42 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Athens, Greece

Athens Acropolis, most visited tourist site in Greece, closes amid heatwaves

Tourist site Athens Acropolis closes as first heatwave of the year in Greece, regularly hit by searing summer temperatures, is due to peak

A view of the Parthenon temple as the Acropolis hill archaeological site is closed to visitors due to a heatwave hitting Athens, Greece, June 12, 2024 (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis)
Published on Jun 12, 2024 04:48 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport

4,000-year-old Greek hilltop site mystifies archaeologists. It could spell trouble for new airport
Published on Jun 12, 2024 12:11 AM IST
AP |

Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece

Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece

Worries grow for British doctor and TV presenter who went missing in Greece
Published on Jun 07, 2024 03:37 PM IST
AP |

Travelling to Greece this summer? Watch out for intense wildfire threat

As another summer approaches and as climate change makes wildfires ever more deadly across southern Europe, Greece develops a new doctrine for travel season

Smoke from smoke grenades rise through the forest during a disaster risk training exercise to effectively deal with wildfires, in Athens, Greece. Travelling to Greece this summer? Watch out for intense wildfire threat amid climate change warning (Photo by REUTERS/Louiza Vradi)
Published on May 02, 2024 02:42 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Athens

Greece: Ellinikon emerges as largest smart city in Europe

Along the coast of Athens, a vast complex of homes, hotels, marinas and more is taking shape as Ellinikon is set to transform both the coastline and Greece

Greece: Athens' former airport transformed, Ellinikon emerges as largest smart city in Europe (Photo by Twitter/designboom)
Published on May 01, 2024 04:48 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed

Greece plans 2 marine protected areas. But rival Turkey and environmental groups aren't impressed

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Published on Apr 16, 2024 05:34 PM IST
AP |

Greece lifts Golden Visa in bid to ease housing crisis amid rising rents

Greece’s “golden visa” program offers residency to foreigners who invest at least €250,000 in property in the country

Greece lifts Golden Visa threshold in bid to ease housing crisis amid rising rents (Unsplash)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 12:49 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz

‘A liar’: Athens Mayor heckled by protestors during Laken Riley murder briefing

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz (D), faced ire from the public when he was addressing his community following the death of Laken Riley.

Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Mayor Kelly Girtz (X@RepMikeCollins)
Published on Feb 28, 2024 11:10 PM IST
ByShweta Kukreti

Georgia university town is shaken by the killing of a nursing student who was out on a run

Georgia university town is shaken by the killing of a nursing student who was out on a run

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Updated on Feb 25, 2024 09:11 AM IST
AP |

Who was Laken Riley, the nursing student found dead on UGA campus?

Shockwaves reverberate as the UGA campus witnesses its first homicide in 41 years. Laken Riley, a promising nursing student, found dead in a jogging area.

Who killed Laken Hope Riley? The mystery of the UGA campus homicide(Facebook)
Published on Feb 24, 2024 12:40 PM IST

Different New Year's traditions around the world

Froma daring ice-cold plunge in Scottish rivers to a glittery ball-drop in NewYor k, here’s howthework bids adieu to the old andwelcomes the newinunique ways.

Post Hatsuhinode, millions embark on visits to temples and shrines during the following three days, Fushimi Inari Taisho in Kyoto being one of them.
Published on Dec 28, 2023 10:57 PM IST

Tourist numbers hit a record high in Greece despite heatwave and wildfires

Tourism generates around a quarter of Greece's GDP, and some critics warn of the impact of "overtourism" on some islands and exorbitant prices on others.

From January to the end of August, 22.65 million people visited the Mediterranean country renowned for its Aegean islands and ancient sites. (Pexels )
Published on Oct 24, 2023 10:25 AM IST
AFP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi

An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago

The app, called Chronos, uses augmented reality to place the ancient impression of the site onto the screen, matching the real-world view as you walk around.

A man holds up a tablet showing a digitally overlayed virtual reconstruction of the ancient Parthenon temple, at the Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece. (AP )
Updated on Oct 09, 2023 01:18 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi, Greece

Requested Karnataka CM, DCM not to take trouble to receive me: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi requested Karnataka Governor, CM, and Deputy CM not to take trouble to receive him at the airport due to uncertain arrival time.

PM Modi addresses ISRO scientists in Bengaluru.
Published on Aug 26, 2023 09:13 AM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S

Greece confers PM Modi with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour

After receiving the honour, PM Modi thanked the president and people of Greece saying that this shows the respect the people of Greece have towards India.

Greece confers PM Modi with Grand Cross of the Order of Honour.(ANI/ X)
Updated on Aug 25, 2023 03:20 PM IST

PM Modi begins Greece visit by paying tribute to Tomb of unknown soldier. Watch

After his arrival at the ancient city, Prime Minister Modi laid a wreath at the 'Tomb of the Unknown Soldier' in Athens.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece, Friday.(AP)
Published on Aug 25, 2023 01:32 PM IST
PTI |

PM Modi lands in Greece's Athens for one-day trip after BRICS Summit

PM Modi arrives in Greece's Athen for a one-day official trip at the invitation of his Greek counterpart Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

PM Modi being received in Greece's Athens on Friday. (ANI)
Published on Aug 25, 2023 10:12 AM IST

Wildfire near Athens rages, Greece sees risk of more blazes

EUROPE-WEATHER-GREECE-WILDFIRE:Wildfire near Athens rages, Greece sees risk of more blazes

Firefighters and volunteers flee during a wildfire in Chasia in the outskirts of Athens (AFP)
Published on Aug 23, 2023 02:45 PM IST
Reuters |

Ukraine's Zelensky in Athens to meet EU, Balkan leaders: Report

"Every day we add strength to our state, our soldiers and our cooperation with partners," he said.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hands with an obscured Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ahead of their meeting in Athens.(AFP)
Published on Aug 21, 2023 09:35 PM IST
AFP |

35 more people charged in connection with fatal stabbing of Greek football fan

Michalis Katsouris, 29, died after being stabbed in a mass brawl which erupted on the streets of the Greek capital.

Football fans, most of them from Croatia, cover their faces while leaving the Athens Police Headquarters in Athens, on August 11, 2023, as they are being detained as part of the inquiry on the death of a Greek fan during violent clashes.(AFP)
Published on Aug 14, 2023 04:02 AM IST
AFP |

Greece plans hourly caps on tourists visit to ancient Acropolis of Athens

In order to ensure that excessive tourism won't harm Acropolis of Athens, Greece plans hourly caps on visitors and will let in up to 20,000 tourists daily

Tourists visit the Acropolis hill with the 2,500-year-old Parthenon temple on the left, and the ancient Erechtheion temple on the right, in Athens, Greece. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni said that visits to the Acropolis of Athens, Greece's most popular archaeological site, will be capped from next month at a maximum 20,000 daily with varying hourly entry limits. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)
Published on Aug 03, 2023 04:33 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Athens
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