Tickets for Metallica’s upcoming concert in Athens sold out within two hours of going on general sale Tuesday, according to ticketing platform Ticketmaster.

Police on Thursday identified four people involved in a sports fan clash in Kamatero in western Athens in last year.

The Greek government has reacted to official statements issued late Thursday by the Egyptian Presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which denied any change to the status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Mount Sinai following a court ruling on Wednesday.

Restaurant tables and chairs have invaded Athens sidewalks so aggressively that pedestrians can barely walk, with seating now extending to the steps of Agia Irini Church on Aiolou Street.

The issue of reinstating the summer and holiday bonus to pensioners has returned to the fore.

The ruling New Democracy party holds a 12.5-point lead over its nearest rivals – socialist PASOK and the protest party Course of Freedom – according to a Pulse poll aired on Skai TV late Thursday.

Greece’s nationwide university entrance exams began on Friday, with candidates being tested in Modern Greek and Literature.

Maritime Affairs Minister Vassilis Kikilias defended Greece’s fishing rights during talks with the EU’s maritime affairs commissioner Thursday, emphasizing territorial waters protections under international law.

Turkish companies see big opportunities in neighboring Syria as a lifting of US sanctions clears the way for investment in post-war reconstruction, but they remain wary of challenges,  from lingering insecurity to banking and tax headaches.

Cyprus will offer Syrian families money to help them resettle back in their homeland and allow the main income earners to remain on the island nation for up to three years to work as part of a voluntary repatriation program, a Cypriot minister said Thursday.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, met with Greek shipowners on Thursday to discuss the potential use of nuclear power in future global goods transportation.

Turkey is expressing strong dissatisfaction with the European Union’s SAFE defense program, criticizing restrictions on third-country participation while seeking more favorable arrangements. 

The casus belli resolution in the Turkish National Assembly in 1995 against Greece constitutes a permanent threat against not only a NATO ally, but also a member of the EU to which Ankara looks for funding and cooperation with its defense industry.

Greek authorities are hunting three Turkish nationals who opened fire this week on intelligence agents, with one suspect previously arrested in a February police sweep. 

Cyprus’ General Accounting Office has wrapped up the second phase of the government’s Oikia scheme.

For your next trip, have you considered townsizing? What about choosing a detour destination? And instead of forest-bathing, maybe it’s time to give land snorkeling a try.

“Subscription” electricity packages are the new product in the energy market.

Egypt's Office of the President and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have categorically denied that there will be a change in the status of Saint Catherine Monastery following a court ruling Wednesday.

An Egyptian court ruling Wednesday, threatening ownership of the historic Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, has alarmed Athens, despite previous high-level Egyptian assurances that property disputes were resolved. 

We Greeks tend to be a bit “bipolar” about certain issues. We like order but we also like chaos.