Administrative regions of Greece

The Central Archaeological Council (KAS), which has oversight over all of the country's ancient sites, is on Tuesday to discuss a request by international fashion house Gucci to hold a runway show on the Acropolis this summer.

The official request by global luxury brand Gucci to hold a fashion show at the Parthenon in Athens on June 1 has caused some uproar in Greece. According to newspaper Eleftheros Typos, the company has also asked to record the fashion event, but the chances of the Greek authorities accepting its request are slim.

Services on Greece's national railway network are set to be disrupted on Tuesday and WEdnesday due to a series of three-hour stoppages called by unions.

A 6-year-old boy who fell from the fourth-floor balcony of his family home in Kifissia, northern Athens, on Saturday died of his injuries late on Sunday.

After initially being rushed to KAT hospital, the 6-year-old was transferred to the capital's Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital but medics were unable to save him. 

Services on Greece's national railway network are set to be disrupted Tuesday and Wednesday due to a series of rolling three-hour stoppages called by unions.

Delays and cancellations are expected to affect passengers using the Athens suburban railway (Proastiakos) and intercity trains, with stoppages taking place 5 a.m. to 8 a.m.and 9 p.m. to midnight.

The Union of Hotel Owners of Thessaloniki came back from Tel Aviv, Israel after a series of promising meetings in the International Tourism Exhibition IMTM that took place between February 7th and 8th.

Aegean Air on Thursday announced the start of a direct service linking Thessaloniki's Makedonia Airport with Tel Aviv three times per week, as of May 29 and up to October 15.

A running event to be held in downtown Athens on Sunday will result in traffic restrictions in the city center from 6 a.m. to noon.

Vehicles will not be allowed on Alexandras Avenue, the stretch of Patission Street between Aghiou Meletiou Street and Omonia Square, or on Tsocha Street for the duration of the Runners' Avenue race, organized by the Panathinaikos soccer club.

A Turkish seaman is facing charges of spying following his arrest at the port of Elefsina, western Attica, the Hellenic Coast Guard said on Friday.

The Turkish Embassy in Athens has been briefed on the incident and has asked for a translator and lawyer, sources said.

The Iraklis (Hercules) tunnel boring machine, digging below the surface of Thessaloniki for the construction of the northern port city's metro system, Thursday reached Analipsi station, completing one of the twin tunnels on the central line. The line between Neos Sidirodromikos Stathmos and Nea Elvetia is expected to start operating by late 2020.