The National Garden in central Athens will be closed to visitors on Friday due to strong winds forecasted, the City of Athens announced.

The National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued an updated weather warning on Friday, forecasting a new wave of severe weather starting Saturday.

The latest report of the Parliamentary Budget Office finds significant malfunctions in the labor market, as despite the notable reduction in unemployment, the rate of which fell in 2024 below 10% for the first time since the crisis of the 2010s, labor market participation in the third quarter of the year decreased compared to the corresponding quarter of 2023 to 60.3% from 60.4%

Services on the Odontotos cog railway, connecting Diakopto and Kalavryta in the Peloponnese, have been temporarily suspended due to landslides along the track, operator Hellenic Train announced on Friday.

This festive season is evolving into one of the best, if not the best ever, for winter destinations and beyond.

National Economy and Finance Ministry says no extension will be granted.

Turkey aims to provide electricity to Syria and strengthen its power infrastructure, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar was quoted on Friday as saying, adding that Ankara may also work with Syria's new leadership on oil and natural gas.

Hundreds of travelers found themselves stranded on Christmas Day near Livadi, Arachova, as sub-zero temperatures caused severe traffic disruptions. Initial reports blamed electric vehicles (EVs) for the gridlock, citing alleged technical issues exacerbated by the cold.

Greek-Australian attorney Elle Belekas, an associate at MinterEllison, has been named a finalist in both the Government and Health, Medical, and Personal Injury categories of the esteemed Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards 2025, as reported by The Greek Herald.

Precious jewelry and cash were stolen during a heist on Christmas night at a maisonette in Nea Makri, a coastal town east of Athens.

A daring burglary resulting in the theft of €270,000 took place early Tuesday morning in Gerakas, east of Athens, according to reports on Friday.

A sailing ban was enforced at several Greek ports on Friday morning due to intense gale-force winds.

Johann Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” (The Bat) is more than a 19th-century classic about masked characters caught in a farce; the operetta is a mirror to our modern world, where people hide behind extravagant personas instead of digital screens, director Yannis Skourletis told Kathimerini.

On Christmas night, a section of Poseidonos Avenue near Alimos in southern Athens flooded with rainwater and sewage, forcing traffic to a standstill.

A significant weather front, dubbed Elena, has hit Greece in recent days, bringing intense cold, heavy rainfall, and snow to mountain regions. 

Details of a deadly December 20 pursuit of a migrant smuggling boat by a Hellenic Coast Guard patrol off the island of Rhodes have emerged, with two suspects now retracting their earlier confessions.

The number of unlicensed gambling providers that have been deactivated by the EEEP may be constantly increasing, but illegal gambling lives on.

Aegean Airlines is giving 40 young men and women the opportunity to pursue a career as professional pilots for another year, through the new round of the Pilot Scholarship Program, with the submission of applications ending on Tuesday, December 31.

The Greek stock market is reopening for trading after Christmas on Friday morning, with the general index starting from 1,448.86 points.

My New Year’s resolutions have always had one thing in common: They’ve been all about me.