Athens

Planes are preparing to leave Ben-Gurion Airport in case of missile strikes, Regev says

Israeli airlines, including El Al and Arkia, are ready to evacuate their fleets globally to avoid missile threats, according to Transportation Minister Miri Regev.

JANUARY 21, 2026|ByAVI ASHKENAZI , 103FM

Travellers at Ben-Gurion Airport, October 23, 2025.

The most fun city to explore on foot - and it’s not what you think

A new tourism index ranked dozens of cities by walkability, nature, sleep, and sunshine - and one Mediterranean city earned a perfect score and left all the others behind.

JANUARY 3, 2026|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

An Israeli achievement in Athens: An Israeli hotel joins a global luxury network

Isrotel Group Expands Its European Operations: ANISE Hotel in Athens Joins the Tapestry Collection by Hilton Brand, Strengthening the Israeli Presence in the International Hospitality Arena.

DECEMBER 24, 2025|ByMEITAL SHARABI/MAARIV

A LORA quasi-ballistic missile by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is exhibited at the DEFEA Defence Exhibition, in Athens, Greece, May 8, 2025.

Israeli's defense technology playing a key role in Greece's military modernization - analysis

The military modernization is Athens’ most ambitious defense overhaul in modern history, designed to transform the Hellenic Armed Forces into one of Europe’s most technologically advanced militaries.

DECEMBER 16, 2025|ByANNA AHRONHEIM

Israeli philatelists get a stamp of approval in Greece

Winning gold in Athens: Notos 2021

DECEMBER 29, 2021ByDR. LES GLASSMAN

The Commissioners at Notos 2021. The writer is at the center of the front row.

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

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

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