Firefighters and Hellenic Civil Protection personnel battle advancing flames during a wildfire near Agios Nektarios in Western Attica, Greece, as firefighting operations continue under difficult conditions. Nick Paleologos | Afp | Getty Images Greece is entering its second week of wildfires spread by extreme winds as more countries in Southern Europe battle with heatwaves. The…
Published on 28/07/2026 – 16:08 GMT+2 The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held a video call with multi-award-winning British director Christopher Nolan, prompted by the major international success of the film adaptation of “The Odyssey”. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT According to a statement from the Greek leader’s press office, Mitsotakis congratulated the filmmaker on bringing the…
The Athens Photo Festival is the largest international photography event in Greece. This year, 70 artists and artistic collectives from 30 countries are taking part in the main exhibition, which unfolds across 3,000 square metres, occupying all the spaces of the Benaki Museum on Pireos. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT With a clear focus on contemporary photographic creation,…
Shorouk Express “Ukraine gains direct access to diversified and reliable energy sources, while Greece becomes a hub for supplying Central and Eastern Europe with American liquefied natural gas,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, emphasizing Greece’s growing role as an energy hub. The agreement will “cover nearly €2 billion needed for gas imports to compensate for…
Shorouk Express On the afternoon of Monday 30 June 2025, a Boeing 737-446 of the Greek airline Air Mediterranean registered as SX-MAT landed at Damascus International Airport. It was the first passenger flight from Athens to the Syrian capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The flight of this relatively unknown airline and its enthusiastic…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A new extremist group has claimed responsibility for the bomb that exploded near the offices of Hellenic Train in Athens, Greece’s main railway services operator. They also…
