Israeli police will curb the number of worshippers in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem for safety reasons during Orthodox Easter ceremonies on Saturday, drawing anger from church leaders who said they would not cooperate. With huge crowds expected in the cramped alleyways of the Old City, …
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Buses, trolley buses in Athens on 5h work stoppage, April 3
Workers at buses and trolley buses in Athens will launch a 5-hour work stoppage on Monday, April 3, 2023, to protest safety problems in the national rail network that led to the deadly train collision on February 28.. The work stoppage will start at 11:00 a.m. and end at 4:00 …
Read More »Photographers protest police taking ID photos
An amendment concerning photographs on the new identity cards issued by Greek authorities has alarmed professional photographers and prompted their union to call a nationwide strike on Monday. In a press conference, the head of the Panhellenic Photographers’ Federation, Iraklis Soliopoulos, said that under the new regulations the authorities issuing …
Read More »+++Greece arrests terrorists planning attacks against Israeli targets
Greece’s National Intelligence Service and the Anti-Terror Department of the Hellenic Police have dismantled a terrorists’ network that was preparing attacks in the country. According to an announcement by authorities on Tuesday afternoon, two foreigners were arrested. The building that the terrorists would target for their attack and cause the …
Read More »Greece takes measures against Mykonos constructions after archaeologist beaten up
Greece’s government is taking measures against construction builders and mafia-gangs on the island of Mykonos after an archaeologist was brutally beaten for refusing to give the green light for an illegal construction. “In Mykonos the law will be applied. The State is not blackmailed”, said the Minister of Environment and …
Read More »Famous “Shipwreck of Zakynthos” to be closed due to landslides risk
The famous shipwreck, the Navagio of Zakynthos will be closed fro safety reasons and for a long period of time, following a recent evaluation of landslides and the seismic activity, the head of Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection (OASP) announced on Thursday. Local authorities react to the decision – What …
Read More »Rage in Greece continues over the 57 victims of train crash
This is the saddest newspaper front page since a long time. The names and the ages of the victims of the train collision on February 28. The list includes the names of 56 out of 57 victims in total. Not included is the name of the Syrian migrant, an identified …
Read More »Two Athens metro stations closed due to train crash protest rally
Athens metro stations “Syntagma” and “Panepistimio” have been shut down since 10:30 Sunday morning due to protest rallies in downtown. The trains will pass through the two stations without stopping. They will open again upon a police order. The protest rallies start at 12 o’ clock noon. Public sector union …
Read More »Massive protests across Greece: Justice for train victims
Hundreds of thousands of people, a human river of rage, flooded the streets of big and small cities across Greece, demanding justice for the victims of the fatal train collision a week ago. it was intiailly unions that had called for protests and a 24-hour strike. Chanting slogans “Murderers” and …
Read More »Police shuts down 5 metro stations during protest rally
Greek Police shut down five central metro stations in downtown Athens making it difficult for strikers and protesters to join the big rally on Wednesday. These metro stations are: Syntagma, Panepistimio. Omonoia, Monastiraki, Evangelismos. Open metro stations are around 500 meters away from the meeting point at Klafthmonos Square. These …
Read More »Pharmacists in Attica, Thessaloniki on work stoppages, March 8
Pharmacists in Attica have announced a four-hour work stop on Wednesday in support of the strike called in the aftermath of the Tempe railway disaster. Pharmacies will close from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Attica Pharmaceutical Association said. Their counterparts in Thessaloniki said they would strike from 11:30 a.m. …
Read More »Citizen Protection Minister orders investigation into police firing tear gas
Minister of Citizen Protection Takis Theodorikakos ordered an investigation on the police actions during the Sunday’s protest rally for the train collision in Tempi. The Minister of Citizen Protection, Takis Theodorikakos, ordered an immediate investigation into the actions of police officers during the rally and protest march for the fatal …
Read More »Workers at Athens Metro suspend work stoppage
A planned strike action on Metro Line 1 in Athens has been suspended due to the deadly train collision at Tempi, northern Greece, the STASY workers’ union announced on Wednesday morning. Trains resumed their normal operation after 10.30 a.m. “With deep sorrow in our hearts for today’s tragic accident, perhaps …
Read More »Athens Metro workers on work stoppage on March 1
Workers at Metro Lines 2 and 3 as well as at urban train ISAP (Metro Line 1) will launch a work stoppage on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, thus causing troubles to commuters. The issue is particularly complicated to ordinary people as the work stoppage will last shorter than originally scheduled, …
Read More »Tram workers on work stoppage, Metro Line 1 action suspended
Workers at the Tram and Metro Line 1 in Athens will hold work stoppages on Wednesday, February 15, 20223. Workers at Metro Line 1, the overground electric railway from Piraeus to Kifissia, have announced a warning work stoppage from 10 p.m. until the end of the shift on Wednesday. The …
Read More »Archaeologists shut down 5 biggest museums in Greece protesting the status change
Five of largest public museums in Greece are closed on Monday, February 13, due to the 24-hour strike by the Association of Greek Archaeologists. Closed are the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Byzantine Culture of Thessaloniki and the …
Read More »National Theater teachers resign en masse in solidarity with Drama School studentsprotest
A total of 42 teachers at the Drama School of the National Theater of Greece’s (NTG) resigned en masse on Wednesday in solidarity with their students over a controversial presidential decree. Protests were held on the same day with main slogan demanding the resignation of culture Minister Lina Mendoni. Δυναμική …
Read More »Greece to send humanitarian aid to Syria
Greece is sending humanitarian aid to the εearthquake-striken areas in Syria, that have been devastated by the earthquake in Turkey. A Greek mission is preparing to depart as soon as possible on Wednesday after Syria activated the relevant request to the European Civil Protection Mechanism. According to sources from the …
Read More »Ferries, ships docked in Attica, islands due to gale-force winds
Ships and ferries remain docked at the Attica ports of Piraeus, Rafina and Lavrio on Sunday, February 6, 2023due to gale-force winds reaching up to 9 and 10 Beaufort locally in the Aegean Sea. Closed to sea traffic are reportedly also the lines Kyllini-Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea and Arkitsa-Edipsos …
Read More »Heavy rainfall floods Athens main streets; Updated Weather Warning
Main roads in Athens were closed to traffic and motorists trapped in the waters and flooded schools were evacuated following a heavy rainfall on Thursday morning. Kolonaki, downtown Athens: I stood 20 minutes in the rain, unable to cross the street as volumes of waters were coming down like an …
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