October 14, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
The public prosecutor in Athens on Friday brought felony charges against two policemen for the gang rape of a 19-year-old woman inside the police station of Omonia in downtown Athens. Charges of violation of the law on personal data were brought, too, the officers allegedly filmed the attack. It was …
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October 12, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
In a last minute development of the horror case of sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old girl in Athens, police arrested the victim’s mother on Wednesday afternoon. She is being accused of pandering. Earlier today, the two defendants in the pedophilia scandal that shakes Greece, a 53-year-old man and a 42-year-old, …
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October 10, 2022
Social, Society
A 53-year-old who repeatedly raped a 12-year-old girl and also operated as a pimp for the underage victim has been arrested in Kolonos district of Athens. His neighbors praised him as a “good and religious family man.” The man has a mini market store in the area and the girl …
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October 9, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
“We still don’t know if it was the main earthquake. We don’t have many aftershocks (until 9:00 a.m.) Efthymios Lekkas, professor of Disaster Management at EKPA and president of Greek Earthquake Planning and Protection Orhanization, told CNN Greece on Sunday morning. The earthquake occurred at 1:02 early Sunday and its …
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October 8, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A measure aimed at reducing traffic in downtown Athens, by which cars with license plates ending in an odd number can enter the city center on odd days of the month and those with even numbers on even days, is set come back into effect on Monday, October 10. The …
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October 5, 2022
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The gardens of the Presidential Manson in downtown Athens will open to public on Sunday, October 9, 2022 and for every Sunday. People can visit the 25,000 square meters garden on Sundays, from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm, entering the premises from 2 Vasileos Georgiou Street. Any changes in visiting …
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September 27, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Trains on the Athens metro Line 3 (blue line) going to the Athens International Airport will be delayed by 6 minutes over the next few days starting on Tuesday, due to tests for the new line extension toward Piraeus. Thus, trains running directly from Nikea to the Airport will run …
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September 26, 2022
Society
Protests in Athens continue as Iranian refugees and solidarity groups demand justice for the murdered 22-year-old Mahsa Amini and the end of oppression of women in Iran. Unknown assailants hurled a Molotov cocktail at the embassy of Iran in the suburb of Psychico in the early hours of Sunday morning. …
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September 26, 2022
Greece, Politics
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will be in Athens on Thursday, the Commission’s Chief Spokesperson, Eric Mamer, announced on Monday. He said that Ursula von der Leyen will deliver a speech at the Athens Democracy Forum. The ADF turns 10 this year and is marking this milestone with …
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September 22, 2022
Society, Strikes
A court in Athens ruled on Thursday that the 24-hour public transport strike that brought the Greek capital to a standstill on Wednesday was unlawful and exploitative. According to the court’s decision, the strike called by the Athens Labor and Employment Center (EKA) and staged by the union of workers …
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September 20, 2022
Society, Strikes
Workers’ unions at all public transport means in Athens will launch a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, following a call by the Athens Labor Center. Buses and Trolley Buses, Metro, Tram and urban train ISAP will remain in the depots, forcing Athenians to seek alternative ways to reach …
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September 3, 2022
Earthquake, FEATURED, Society
An earthquake occurred in Thiva on Saturday morning and it was strongly felt also in Athens, some 60 km away, due to its low focal depth. The earthquake hit with a magnitude of 3.9 to 4.2 on the Richter scale at 11:27 a.m. Its epicenter was located 8 km south …
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September 1, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Ryanair announced it would shut down its Athens base during the winter season following “the inexplicable failure of the Greek government (…) to reduce non-competitive airport fees,” it announced on Thursday. The Ireland-based airline will disengage two aircraft from the Athens International Airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” (AIA) from October 29 to …
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September 1, 2022
Arts, Culture
“Athens Flying Week”, the largest air show in Greece, will take place at the air base of Tanagra in north-west Athens on September 17 and 18. The spectacular air show celebrates its 10th anniversary. Participants include Saudi Arabia, with its F-15 wearing the anniversary colors; Switzerland with the F-18 Hornet …
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August 23, 2022
FEATURED, weather
Main roads in Athens including those along the Athens Riviera were flooded and vehicles were trapped in muddy waters, and power outages occurred when a rainfall poured down in several suburbs of Greek capital late Tuesday afternoon. Police closed Pireos Avenue as well as Hamosternas, the main roads connecting Athens …
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August 16, 2022
Arts, Culture
The historic house of Isadora Duncan in the suburb of Vyronas in Athens is being renovated as time leaves its marks on the home the legendary American dancer spent several years. The historic house on the hill of Kopanas in Byrona will be reconstructed by the local municipality authorities so …
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August 13, 2022
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
In Athens mid-August? Longing for a refreshing swim at a beach nearby? There are plenty of beaches along the Athens Riviera, along the whole regional unit of Attica, some of them organized and some free for all. Free beaches have no sunbeds but some like in Glyfada (Blue Flag) and …
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August 12, 2022
Archeology, Culture
The Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum as well as the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki are only some of the Greek museums celebrating the August full moon on Friday, August 12, 2022 with special events with entrance free of charge. 105 archaeological sites, museums, historical monuments will …
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August 10, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
Τhe first license for the construction of a skyscraper in Greece was issued late on Tuesday, Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Wednesday. Speaking to Skai TV, Minister Georgiadis said that the construction of the 198.85 meter high tower in Elliniko is expected to begin in a few …
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August 7, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 22-year-old Pakistani man was taken to Athens prosecutor on Saturday following his arrest for the murder of 17-year-old Nikoletta in Athens on Monday evening. The man had fled Athens and Greece after the crime and was arrested in neighboring North Macedonia on Friday. The man admitted the murder of …
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