Venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics

It would appear that the perpetrators of the deadly attack on a car in Markopoulo, eastern Attica, in which a five-year-old Roma boy died as a result of a gunshot to the head, had planned an ambush in advance.

Police at the crime scene recovered fifteen 9 mm and eight 40 mm casings, indicating that the attackers used two guns in the ambush.

The UK Foreign Office has issued safety guidelines for Chelsea fans visiting Athens ahead of the Europa Conference League match with Panathinaikos on Thursday.

The UK government's department responsible for managing the UK's foreign affairs, updated its travel information for Greece on Monday.

Plans are under way to transform the OAKA Olympic Stadium in northern Athens into a dual-purpose facility. Apart from renovations aimed at improving it as a recreational and sports facility, the 100-hectare complex will also be used as an emergency shelter during crises like earthquakes, floods or fires.

Making better use of the OAKA Olympic Stadium is two decades overdue. It is high time that the venues left from the 2004 Athens Olympics are inducted into the city's day-to-day existence in a functional, socially beneficial and economically sustainable way. They no longer need to stand as symbols of the country's deficiencies; they can be transformed.

Miss Lebanon, Maya Reaidy, married Fehmi Karagoulah in a lavish wedding held in Greece.

The 29-year-old formalized her bond with the grandson of the founder of the newspaper “An Nahar” over the weekend. The ceremony took place at a hotel on the Athenian Riviera, followed by a reception at OAKA.

The glow of the fireworks has gone for good over the OAKA Olympic stadium in northern Athens. Santiago Calatrava's iconic canopy has been left "naked," without the polycarbonate panels. The current management of the Olympic complex now says it will try to wake up the "white elephant" from its 20-year slumber. All the previous ones had said the same.

Techniques Festival presents deep house superstar Solomun, who is returning to Greece after four years for an open-air show at the Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus. With his devoted local fan base, he is sure to make Athens dance once again. Tickets start from 35 euros and are available at more.com.

The unique dance act “OUR Final Countdown” was presented for the first time by PPC, featuring Nikos Galis, during halftime of the Greek Men’s National Basketball Team’s game against the Dominican Republic at the 2024 Olympic Basket

Clashes took place on Friday afternoon outside Olympic Athletic Center of Athens (OAKA), between the police and Panathinaikos fans who tried to enter the Olympic indoor hall without tickets to watch the Game 5 of the Greek Basket League finals against Olympiacos. 

According to some reports, there have been injuries among the fans.

Police maintains a heavy presence in the area.

The body of an unidentified man was recovered Sunday off a beach northeast of Athens with a 10-kilogram (22-pound) barbell attached to his leg with a rope, the coast guard said.