Athens

One injured, five trapped after explosion in central Athens caused a building to collapse

"It was like the whole building, the whole block blew off. That's how strong it was," said local resident Andreas Martzaklis.

Emergency personnel work at a site where an old building partially collapsed following an explosion, in the touristy Plaka area in central Athens, Greece, September 25, 2026.
People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

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Athens Panteion university bans unauthorized panel with Hamas terrorist

The event was set to host senior Hamas West Bank official Abdel Naser Issa, released from Israeli prison in February in exchange for hostages abducted during October 7.

Gather for Gaza's promotion of the event set to host senior Hamas leader Abdel Naser Issa at Panteion University in Athens, October 2025

Senior Hamas terrorist released in deal to speak at Athens university

Senior Hamas terrorist released in February as part of a ransom for October 7 Massacre hostages is set to speak at a Wednesday panel at Panteion University in Athens.

Poster for a panel at Panteion University in Athens that will feature Abdel Nasser Issa, a senior Hamas terrorist that was released in February, 2025. October 19, 2025

Serious clashes outside the Israeli embassy in Athens

Pro-Palestinian protesters clashed with police outside Israel’s embassy in Athens on Oct. 7, marking two years since Hamas’s deadly attack on Israel.

A pro-Palestinian protester holds flares in front of the Israeli embassy, during a demonstration on the two-year anniversary of Hamas's October 7, 2023 massacre, in Athens, Greece, October 7, 2025.

Greta Thunberg to be deported to Greece following Global Sumud Flotilla arrest

Global Sumud Flotilla says activist Greta Thunberg will be deported to Greece on Monday after the Israeli navy intercepted and detained her.

Greta Thunberg.

Greek activists wave anti-Israel 'Free Palestine' banners at Athens Acropolis

In a video shared by KNE's media arm, activists can be seen atop the Acropolis cliff, holding banners written in both Greek and English, as well as waving flags in the air.

Protesters hold a banner during a pro-Palestinian protest in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece.

Sparta and Athens: History's wartime lessons for a modern-day Israel - analysis

As Netanyahu evokes "super-Sparta," Israel may be repeating the mistakes that left both city-states devastated after decades of war.

Repulse of Pyrrhus from Sparta', 1890. Pyrrhus, in retreat at the Siege of Sparta, 272 BC from Spartans defending their city under command of Areus I. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. I - Early and Greek History", by Edmund Ollier.

Anti-Israel activists call for Greek police to probe beaten, arrested Israeli for war crimes

Anti-Israel activists are urging Greek authorities to investigate an Israeli tourist, linked to the Golani Brigade, for potential war crimes after a clash with Palestinian protesters in Athens.

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek parliament during a demonstration at Syntagma Square in Athens on August, 24, 2025. The chants echoing in our capitals are not background noise but warnings, the writer argues.

Athens successful launches 24-hour public transport service

“We are very happy, first because the 24-hour operation of the metro on Saturdays was implemented, and second because thousands of passengers embraced it,” said a Tram & Metro official.

Illustration: the metro entrance in Athens’ Monastiraki square at night.

Five charged after Israeli, Palestinian injured in Athens clash

An Israeli man was hurt in a clash with three Palestinians at Athens’ Syntagma Square. The incident comes amid rising anti-Israel protests and attacks targeting Israelis in Greece.

A PRO-PALESTINIAN protester waves a Palestinian flag in front of the Greek parliament during a demonstration at Syntagma Square in Athens on August, 24, 2025. The chants echoing in our capitals are not background noise but warnings, the writer argues.

Strong earthquake strikes Evia island, felt in Athens

The quake was allegedly of magnitude 5.2, and was felt in the Greek capital.

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