Tag Archives: Athens

Workers at Trolley buses in Athens will hold a work stoppages on Wednesday, March 28th 2018, in order to attend the general assembly of their union. The work stoppage will start at 12 o’ clock noon and last until 5 p.m. As usual, the trolley buses will start withdraw form …

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Private interests try to delay for one more time the operation of the cremation center in Elaionas, West Athens, and a number of businesses appealed to Greece’s supreme court Council of State claiming it is against the constitution. According to daily efsyn, several big businesses and one bank appealed to …

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The Foundation of the Hellenic World  has launched a new Virtual Reality tour in the Cultural Center’s  theater “Tholos”.  Starting on March 24th 2018,  Tholos is offering a spectacular  opportunity to visitors to take an interactive virtual tour of  Acropolis and Athens of the 5the century BC  reconstructed right before …

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The emblematic monument of Acropolis disappeared on Monday morning when thick Sahara dust covered Athens. Also the Church on the Lycabettus Hill, the second highest point in the Greek capital, had disappeared as billions of sand particles attacked Athens. Athens seen from the mountain of Hymetus in East Attica Prefecture. …

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Greece is celebrating the Independence Day on 25th March with a big military parade at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens. Thousands of Greeks have flocked to the city center to watch the best the Greek Armed forces have to offer. The parade takes place in front of the President of …

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13-year-old boy named Thanassis S. has been missing since 04:00 p.m. Friday, March 23rd 2018. He went missing in Peristeri suburb of West Athens. He was at tutorial classes and never return to a children facility where he has been staying for the last years. Thanassis has black eyes and …

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Students honored Greece’s Independence Day, March 25th, with the traditional big parade in front of the Greek Parliament in Athens downtown on Saturday.  This year, the parade to honor the Independence War against the Ottomans in 1821 had a specific symbolism due to the intensified tensions with Turkey and the …

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Greek authorities have seized 11 kg of heroin hidden in the luggage of a British citizen at the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport in Athens, police said on Friday. Police said the 38-year-old man, who flew to Athens from the Pakistani city of Lahore via Doha, is part of a broader …

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The Acropolis Museum will celebrate Greece’s Independence Day on Sunday, March 25, with free entrance to the permanent exhibits, the current exhibition on the Eleusinian mysteries, and other events, it said on Thursday. The museum will be open from 09:00 to 20:00. Ongoing events on March 25 include the following: …

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A Russian national considered as a key witness in corruption investigation in Malta carried out by  carried out by murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has surrendered to Greek police on Tuesday. Russian national Maria Efimova, 36, a former bank employee named in international arrest warrants and mentioned as a …

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Greek police has ordered the closure of metro station <Panepistimio> in downtown Athens on Tuesday due to a protest for Afrin. The metro station will close as of 04:30 on Tuesday afternoon, March 20th 2018, and will open again following a relevant police order. The metro wagons will pass through …

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A group of anti-authoritarians attacked a church in downtown  Athens, just hours after a court in Aigio acquitted Metropolis Amvrosios of the offense of hate speech and public incitement against gays. A group of some fifteen people wearing hoods reportedly hurled molotov cocktail bombs, stones  and paint at the walls …

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Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall Camilla will be visiting Greek capital Athens in May  following an invitation by the President of the Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The visit is considered as historic as members of the British royal family have not officially visited Athens since the 1950’s. The Buckingham …

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Two groups wearing hoodies smashed the windows of several banks around Kaniggos square in downtown Athens on Thursday morning. According to media reports, the two groups were armed with sledgehammers and smashed the windows of the branches of National and Piraeus bank. The attack occurred at 10 o’ clock in …

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The most important wine appointment of Greece for consumers and professionals, Greeks and foreigners. Oenorama, the world’s leading Greek wine exhibition opens its gates to public,  hosting up to 250 wineries with more than 1,600 wines to taste. Once again, this year’s Oenorama is being held in the city centre, …

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Three protesters were injured when clashes broke out between riot police and a crowd of leftists protecting foreclosure and e-auctions. in downtown Athens on Wednesday. Protesters started to push at riot police when the latter did not allow a delegation but only two leading members to visit the notary’s office …

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Greek police has crackdown one of the tentacles of neo-nazi and white-supremacists Combat 18 Hellas. The “18” in the organization name derives from the first and eight letter of the alphabet corresponding to the name of Adolf Hitler. An anti-terror operation launched in the early morning hours of Tuesday, raided …

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Greece’s anti-terrorism police has launched a big operation in Athens and in one city in the province.  The operation started in the early morning hours of Tuesday and is on developing. Six people have been detained so far, they are reportedly members of a far-right organization. According to media information, …

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The barriers of the Athens Metro at <Syntagma> station closed as of Sunday, March 4th, but remained partially open as of the next day. A complicated system of barriers going on and off  and lacks of adequate campaign to inform commuters about the changes have created for one more time …

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The father of five minors would force them to dig a land plot for no obvious reason. He would leave them without food. He would force them to meditation telling them it would help them be obedient and avoid being beaten. He would not allow them to make friends with …

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