The Latest Breaking News from Athens

Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, as high winds pushed flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat.

Wildfires outside Athens forced thousands to flee seaside resorts, closed highways and gutted vacation homes Monday, with high winds pushing flames through hillside scrub and pine forests parched by days of extreme heat

Gusts of wind up to 70km/h (45mph) push flames through scrub and forest parched by extreme heat.

Scorching temperatures across Europe have forced the closure of the Acropolis in Athens for a second day

Southern Europe swelters under intense heat, causing illnesses and one fatality

Disgruntled tourists are bemoaning the temporary closing of the Acropolis in Athens as Greek authorities proactively shut the world monument’s gates between midday and early evening amid a heat wave gripping southern Europe

Crowds of thousands queue, braving the heat, to visit the Acropolis during a heatwave in Athens on Friday, 14 July.

Israeli Foreign Minister visits Athens to discuss security, energy, and technology cooperation with Greek counterpart.

Other passengers became concerned after the 36-year-old man was seen singing as he boarded the Airbus A321 Aegean Airlines flight bound for Athens late Wednesday night

Midway through “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,” a movie janked up with enough digital effects to rival the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, Harrison Ford gets on a boat. It’s a nice, contemplative scene on a diving vessel, sailing to Athens and piloted by Antonio Banderas. Indy’s traveling, uneasily,…

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