Athens

US Secretary of State Rubio applies classical Greece’s lessons to modern political decisions

Today the West is at a crossroads. “The next decade and the decisions we make will write the story of the next century," Rubio explained.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks at the Pnyx hill, where ancient Athenians held democratic assemblies, with the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis in the background, in Athens, Greece October 7, 2026.
Mili and Liel Yahalomi exiting Ben-Gurion Airport, October 7, 2026.

Previously missing Israelis Mali, Liel Yahalomi land at Ben-Gurion Airport from Athens

The Yahalomis arrived on board a flight that departed from Athens, Greece.

|ByALON HACHMON, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Emergency personnel work at a site where an old building partially collapsed following an explosion, in the touristy Plaka area in central Athens, Greece, September 25, 2026.

One injured, five trapped after explosion in central Athens caused a building to collapse

"It was like the whole building, the whole block blew off. That's how strong it was," said local resident Andreas Martzaklis.

|ByREUTERS
People watch as smoke rises following the crash of a Greek F-4 Phantom fighter jet during the Athens Flying Week air show in Tanagra, Greece, September 5, 2026.

Greek F-4 crashes during air show near Athens, two pilots dead, sources say

Footage from public broadcaster ERT showed the F-4 performing a right turn a few meters above the ground seconds before it crashed and erupted into a fireball.

|ByREUTERS

Greece battles wildfires for third day, site of ancient Olympics saved

Two villages were evacuated in the Peloponnese region on Wednesday as a blaze raged near the archaeological site of the ancient Olympics.

AUGUST 5, 2021ByREUTERS
Wildfire erupts on Evia island

Fugitive and neo-Nazi party leader found after months of hiding

Christos Pappas is one of the leaders and ideologues behind Golden Dawn, a neo-Nazi party in Greece, which rose to prominence during its 2009 financial crisis.

JULY 4, 2021ByMAAYAN GILOH
A man wearing a Swastika [Illustrative]

Athens' first mosque in nearly 200 years opens for Friday prayers

The city has not had a formal mosque since 200 years ago.

NOVEMBER 6, 2020ByREUTERS
Muslims living in Greece apply social distancing as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), during Friday prayers at the capital's first official mosque, in Athens, Greece, November 6, 2020.

El Al to offer flights to Belgrade increase flights to Athens, Kyiv

Belgrade is currently listed as a green country and so Israelis can fly there without being obligated to enter quarantine upon their return to Israel.

OCTOBER 20, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The first El Al flight from Israel to the United Arab Emirates

Israeli embassy employee in Greece infected by coronavirus

Two of his family members were also confirmed as carrying the virus.

MARCH 9, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A general view shows an area of the departures terminal in Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel A general view shows an area of the departures terminal in Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel March 8, 2020Aviv, Israel March 8, 2020

Israeli tourists take selfies with Sara Netanyahu in Athens

While the prime minister was in the country to sign a tripartite gas deal between Greece, Cyprus and Israel, Sara Netanyahu was busy visiting different areas frequented by Israeli tourists.

JANUARY 5, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters before embarking on a trip to Ukraine with his wife, Sara, August 18, 2019

Netanyahu takes off for Athens natural gas summit

'The gas pipeline that we are now going to promote, which Minister Yuval Steinitz has worked on for many years, will revolutionize Israel’s energy picture'

JANUARY 2, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV, EYTAN HALON
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Off the beaten track: Meet Athens in Tel Aviv

Curator and gallerist Shira Freedman took me on an enlightening tour of the gallery.

DECEMBER 10, 2018ByDANNY SHORKEND
An exhibition at the Neve Shechter Gallery in Tel Aviv reveals new aspects of Hanukkah and contemporary art

Greek warship docks in Haifa port as part of naval exercise

HS Prometheus to hold joint drills with Israeli Navy vessels on Wednesday

AUGUST 21, 2018ByANNA AHRONHEIM
HS Prometheus in Haifa port

Greek anarchist group vandalizes Israeli embassy in Athens

The group, Rubicon, filmed themselves committing the early-morning attack on Monday and posted the video online.

DECEMBER 26, 2017ByJTA
Supporters of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party shout slogans as they wave national and party flags during an annual rally to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the Imia dispute, in Athens, Greece January 28, 2017.