Athens Police Department investigating a shooting on Wednesday night

ATHENS, Tenn. (WDEF) – The Athens Police Department is currently investigating a shooting that happened at approximately 7:00 P.M. Wednesday on Tell Street. “With sensitivity to this case, details are currently limited,” according to the Athens...

Greece May Prolong Asylum Ban on Migrants from North Africa

Greece may extend its three-month suspension on processing asylum requests from migrants arriving by sea from North Africa if migrant flows increase again, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said on Thursday. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT,...

Greece beats Belgium 74-60 in opening friendly before Eurobasket 2025

Greece’s men’s national basketball team has gotten off to a winning start in the first of seven planned friendlies before Eurobasket 2025, beating Belgium 74-60 at the OAKA Basketball Arena. The Greeks emerged victorious in the clash, playing...

Greece Prioritizes Coastal Shipping Fleet Renewal

Greece is set to invest 300 million euros in the upgrade of its coastal shipping fleet as part of a wide-reaching initiative to modernize maritime transport, improve environmental performance, enhance safety, and strengthen connectivity to its...

Greece may extend North Africa asylum ban if migrant flow resurges

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parliament last month if migrant flows from Libya start rising again, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said on Thursday. In July, the centre-right...

Athens’ National Garden closes due to strong winds

NEWS The National Garden in central Athens has been closed to the public due to strong winds, the Municipality of Athens announced on Thursday morning. Earlier in the day, the wind uprooted a tree on Ermou Street, one of the busiest commercial...

Athens Condemns Illegal Seizure of Church Lands

(MENAFN) Athens has voiced strong displeasure over the confiscation of properties belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church in the West Bank by unlawful Israeli settlers, according to local news reports on Thursday. As reported by a daily newspaper,...

Athens chess competition winners visit Kennedy Space Center

Greece, Egypt agree that securing ceasefire in Gaza ‘absolute priority’

Greece and Egypt agreed Wednesday that securing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is an “absolute priorit,” Anadolu reports. Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis urged the flow of humanitarian aid to civilians in Gaza and the unconditional...

Athens Airport also sees an increase in July

The series of increases in passenger traffic at Athens Airport continues in July, although on a smaller scale compared to the first months of the year. According to the airport’s preliminary traffic statistics, passenger traffic in July 2025...

Athens upset by West Bank seizure reports

The monastery, founded in the 5th century by Saint Gerasimos and located north of the Dead Sea, includes sections dating back to the 9th and 12th centuries. [Shutterstock] Greek authorities have expressed deep concern over reports of expanded land...

Greece’s Farm Scandal Deepens: EU Prosecutor Launches New Probe

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched a new probe. Credit: AMNA/Apostolis Domalis The farm subsidies scandal in Greece deepens as the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched a preliminary investigation into...

World Reuters Greece may extend North Africa asylum ban if migrant flow resurges

ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece could extend a suspension on examining asylum applications passed by parliament last month if migrant flows from Libya start rising again, Migration Minister Thanos Plevris said on Thursday. In July, the centre-right...

Anti-drone system boosts Greece's ambitious plans for defense drone industry

ATHENS – It took just minutes for a new Greek-made anti-drone system to show what it is capable of. On its first test run with a European Union patrol in the Red Sea a year ago, the Centauros system detected and swiftly brought down two aerial...

'Armed and dangerous:' Search on for person of interest after shooting in Athens Wednesday

ATHENS, Tenn. — We're hoping to learn more soon about a search now underway for a man tied to a shooting that police in Athens consider armed and dangerous. Police have released limited details about what happened so far, but say they will release...

Family believes woman convicted for involvement in fatal Athens hit-and-run was let off easy

ATHENS, Ala. (WAFF) - A woman connected to a deadly Athens hit-and-run pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident with a death and is only set to serve two years of community corrections. Timothy Turner spends a large part of his day...

Protected Bears Are Being Shot in Greece as Frustration Grows Over Their Presence

In a remote mountainous area in northern Greece, a female brown bear and her cub spent weeks wandering around a village. Their presence was tolerated—until it wasn’t. The mother was shot dead. In the same broader region of Western Macedonia, two...

EBRD Mandate For New Operations In Greece Set To End

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 7. After a decade of impactful investments totalling more than 8.3 billion euros across 120 projects, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will reach the end of its...

UPDATE: Armed suspect wanted in Athens shooting; schools placed in 'secure' status

UPDATE: The Athens Police Department is searching for a person of interest in Wednesday's Tell Street shooting. Carlos Quintana is considered to be armed and dangerous, potentially traveling on foot, according to officials. McMinn County Schools...

UPDATE: Armed suspect wanted in Athens shooting

UPDATE: The Athens Police Department is searching for a person of interest in the Tell Street shooting. Carlos Quintana is considered to be armed and dangerous, potentially traveling on foot according to officials. If you have any information on...