SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his partner, Tyler McBeth, married at the Hania Botanical Garden on Friday evening under tight security. 

The A.Antonopoulou Art gallery (20 Aristofanous, aaart.gr) will showcase “Water Abandons Itself – Gold Takes Life Over,” a solo exhibition of works by Athens-based artist Stefania Strouza, curated by Marina Fokidis.

Lightning strikes on Friday afternoon sparked 24 fires across the country, the fire service has said.

A car got stuck in a pothole that appeared on an Athens street amid heavy rain.

Ahead of the new academic year, which starts on September 11, Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis presented 11 changes to improve the teaching process and school life in a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday.

The European Union has not yet done enough to boost its own arms production capacities in light of geopolitical threats, in particular Russia’s war on Ukraine, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Athens is in 23rd place among the most desirable destinations for global digital nomads. 

Honey production in Greece is expected to fall by up to 90% this year, according to public broadcaster ERT.

Police in Athens have banned two rallies called for Sunday on Syntagma Square by the Community of Special Forces Reserves and Constitutional National Assembly/Direct Democracy.

The government may continue to pay subsidies on electricity bills in September, Environment and Energy Minister Theodoros Skylakakis has announced.

Two wildfires ignited by lightning Friday afternoon are burning in Kalyvia Thorikou, East Attica.

Severe thunderstorms and local squalls are sweeping across much of Greece, impacting the Attica region since Friday afternoon.

The family of the 19-year-old man who died last week on a fun park ride in Pefkochori, in Halkidiki, has welcomed the order of a Thessaloniki appellate prosecutor that a a certified engineer conduct a technical inspection of the fatal ride.

The intense thunderstorms that hit the island of Evia, central Greece, on Friday morning have caused four fires, the Fire Service said.

The Municipality of Volos warned the public on Friday against swimming in eight of its beaches to protect public health, after thousands of dead fish appeared at the city’s coast and port.

A salvage operation to recover a Greek registered oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after an attack by Houthi militants is expected to start in coming days barring any major upset, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.

Legendary Greek composer and conductor Stavros Xarchakos teams up with renowned singers Miltos Paschalidis, Dimitris Basis and Iro Saia, along with a large orchestra of top soloists, to play his timeless melodies at Alsos Theater (Pedion tou Areos) on October 3.Tickets start from 10 euros at more.com  

While summer may be winding down, water scarcity, overcrowded streets and rising housing costs are infuriating locals across southern European countries - especially those that rely on tourism.

A new round of ratings assessments for Greece’s debt will begin in September. DBRS will start on September 6, followed, a week later, by Moody’s, the only one of the credit rating agencies that has not bestowed an “investment grade” rating on Greece.

A survey by the Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute (IELKA) recorded negative inflation in supermarkets in August for the fourth consecutive month.