Athens

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.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
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

A gunman opened fire at a social security office and a courthouse in central Athens, wounding several people. Police have launched a manhunt for the 89-year-old suspect.

|ByWALLA
Tourist congestion at the Colosseum

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

With more than 8 million visitors a year, a surge in housing prices and collapsing infrastructure, the mayor of the capital of Greece is promoting dramatic steps to limit tourism in central Athens.

|ByWALLA! TOURISM
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?

Combat Antisemitism Movement identified a planned demonstration expected to feature banners supporting Hamas, Hezbollah, and other extremist Islamist organizations

|BySACHA ROYTMAN DRATWA

Israeli cinema takes center stage in Athens

FEBRUARY 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Greece island rattled by strong earthquake, felt in Athens

Like with most earthquakes in Greece, no serious injuries or damage was reported.

DECEMBER 28, 2022ByREUTERS
A view shows the burnt hills from summer wildfires next to the town of Limni, on the island of Evia, Greece, September 23, 2021.

Israel Canada's hotel company expands to Greece in 10m euro deal

The hotel company Israel Canada controlled by Barak Rosen, Assi Tuchmeyer and Reuven Alex reported that they agreed to buy a hotel in Athens, and plan to purchase additional hotels in the city.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV
A Greek national flag flutters as people visit a beach, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Athens, Greece, April 28, 2020.

Iran to release crew of two seized Greek tankers - Greek seafarers union

The case has strained relations between Athens and Tehran as tensions grow between Iran and the United States.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022ByREUTERS
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by US, set to leave Greece

The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in the Middle East Gulf.

AUGUST 15, 2022ByREUTERS
The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

STAV takes the stage in Athens

Israel returns to Athens Jazz Festival with rousing jazz performance

JUNE 24, 2022ByALAN ROSENBAUM
STAV at Athens Jazz festival

Israeli philatelists get a stamp of approval in Greece

Winning gold in Athens: Notos 2021

DECEMBER 29, 2021ByDR. LES GLASSMAN
The Commissioners at Notos 2021. The writer is at the center of the front row.

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved

Two villages were evacuated in the Peloponnese region on Wednesday as a blaze raged near the archaeological site of the ancient Olympics.

AUGUST 5, 2021ByREUTERS
Wildfire erupts on Evia island

Fugitive and neo-Nazi party leader found after months of hiding

Christos Pappas is one of the leaders and ideologues behind Golden Dawn, a neo-Nazi party in Greece, which rose to prominence during its 2009 financial crisis.

JULY 4, 2021ByMAAYAN GILOH
A man wearing a Swastika [Illustrative]

Athens' first mosque in nearly 200 years opens for Friday prayers

The city has not had a formal mosque since 200 years ago.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
Muslims living in Greece apply social distancing as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during Friday prayers at the capital's first official mosque, in Athens, Greece, November 6, 2020.