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Greek-Israeli relations are 'flourishing,' Israel's deputy foreign minister tells 'Post'

Deputy Minister Sharren Haskel served as a keynote speaker at the Maritime Med conference and the East Med Energy Transition Summit.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel on a three-day diplomatic and economic mission to Athens.
Greek riot police mobilize near a courthouse in Athens, April 24, 2026; illustrative.

Several wounded after 89-year-old man fires shotgun at Athens courthouse, social security office

Tourist congestion at the Colosseum

In our beloved city live 700,000 people and 8 million tourists

Riot police use pepper spray and a water cannon against pro-Palestinian protesters during a demonstration outside the Israeli embassy in Athens, Greece on May 15, 2021

Athens has lost its way: Is the birthplace of democracy normalizing antisemitism?


This lesser-known Greek island should be top of your list this summer

Spend a few days exploring the beaches of Samos, Greece.

 Kaladakia Beach, Greece.

Clashes break out in pro-Palestinian rally in Greece

More than 300 people carrying Palestinian flags and banners reading "Hands off Rafah!" rallied outside the parliament building in the Greek capital.

A man waves a Palestinian flag as Palestinians and pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest next to the Greek parliament, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Athens, Greece, May 7, 2024.

Tzviki Eshet, Greco to lead culinary journeys following Greek cuisine to Athens, island of Kea


Aluma Network Opens Skylark Hotel In Omonia Square, Athens

Just before the season opening, the Isrotel hotel chain announces the development of the Skylark Hotel, the first hotel of the international Aluma network, in central Athens.


Bomb explodes outside ministry in Athens, no injuries

A Greek newspaper received a phone call by an unknown caller that a bomb had been planted at the ministry and had informed the police who cordoned off the area before the explosion.

 Police officers are seen in Athens, Greece, June 23, 2021

Ancient fragments paint a picture of Roman emperor Hadrian’s daily life

The fragments shed light of Hadrian's trips to Africa and more.

Fasti ostienses from the reign of Roman Emperor Hadrian.

Israeli firefighting team begins fighting Greece's fires in Operation Firebird

Israel sent a team of four pilots in addition to ground crews, experts in forest fire containment, and a variety of necessary equipment. 

 Israel Police officers and rescue personnel are seen in Greece preparing to carry out an emergency aid mission fighting the forest fires raging in northern Athens on July 21, 2023.

Mitsotakis to be sworn in as Greek PM after landslide victory

Centre-right New Democracy gained 40.5% the vote and 158 seats in the 300-seat parliament, more than 20 points clear of the leftist Syriza.

 Former Greek Prime Minister and New Democracy conservative party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis speaks to supporters outside the party's headquarters, after the general election, in Athens, Greece, June 25, 2023.

Domestic politics don’t affect Israel-Greece friendship - opinion

Athens and Jerusalem have managed to work together, regardless of the personalities of the leaders or the political spectrum of governments.

 Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrives to welcome his Romanian counterpart Nicolae Ciuca (not pictured), at the Maximos Mansion in Athens, Greece, July 7, 2022.

Israeli soccer star arrested in Greece for alleged indecent acts on minor

The suspect was also arrested for carrying illegal substances, police said.

 Police officers are seen in Athens, Greece, June 23, 2021