The Latest Breaking News from Athens

Britain and Greece were able to differ for decades over the world’s toughest cultural heritage dispute

Britain and Greece on Tuesday disputed claims about why a prime ministerial meeting was cancelled, in a diplomatic row against a backdrop of ownership claims to ancient sculptures on display at the British Museum.

The Greek prime minister has pushed for the return of the marbles, saying the current situation is like the Mona Lisa painting being cut in half.

Greek officials say they will continue talks with the British Museum on bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens

Tory source says ‘it became impossible for meeting to go ahead’ after Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged return of antiquities to Athens

Sir Keir Starmer would not opposed any loan deal that would involve the Elgin Marbles being returned to Athens, according to reports.

To find out how a small country like Greece ends up competing in the medical service sector and how Americans take advantage of it, International Business Times spoke with Dr. George Patoulis, president of the Athens Medical Association and Elitour, the Greek Health Tourism Council.

More than 25,000 people have marched peacefully through central Athens to mark the 50th anniversary of a pro-democracy student uprising that was violently put down by the military dictatorship ruling Greece in 1973

Watch as Greek people march in Athens on Friday, 17 November, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of a bloody 1973 student uprising that helped topple the then-military junta.