November 14, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
The US Embassy in Greece has alerted American citizens about the planned demonstrations in Athens and Thessaloniki on November 17, 2023 Demonstrations in the two above mentioned cities as well as in other cities and towns across the country take place in order to commemorate the Athens Polytechnic University studenta’ …
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November 14, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A weapon in a parcel was detected at the Athens international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos” on Monday morning. the weapon was detected by an employee of a private security company. According to news website in.gr, the security guard detected the weapon during the X-ray check a package destined for the USA. …
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November 14, 2023
FEATURED, Strikes
With a work stoppage on Thursday, November 16, and a 24-hour strike on Wednesday, November 22, taxi drivers will be responding to the government’s tax bill affecting self-employed. that was published on Tuesday in a public consultation entitled “Measures to curb tax evasion”. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the …
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November 14, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Athens than in Thessaloniki, as originally planned, on December 7, it was announced on Tuesday. According to the Foreign Ministry, changing the location of the meeting, which will be held in the context of the …
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November 12, 2023
FEATURED, Sports
Edwin Kiptoo from Kenya was the winner of the 40th Athens Authentic Marathon. Kiptoo was the first to arrive at Kallimarmaro Stadium in Athens and cross the finish line with a new record of 2 hours, 10 minutes and 34 seconds. In the second place was Kilimo from Kenya with …
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November 10, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Traffic restrictions will be introduced early on Saturday morning and stay in place until late afternoon on Sunday due to the annual Authentic Marathon race and other smaller races over the weekend. Bicycle riders and pedestrians are not allowed on the streets runners will use, and they are also not …
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November 2, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Greek-Lebanese shipowner Imad Zein was found dead in his house in Voula suburb of south-eastern Athens late Thursday afternoon. He was the head and co-founder of Naftomar Shipping & Trading company. The 63-year-old shipowner was found dead in the basement of his house by his wife and a member of …
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November 2, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Neo-Nazis wearing hoods threw gasoline inside a Metro wagon full with commuters in Monastiraki station in downtown Athens on Wednesday evening, recorded the attempted arson of citizens on a video and uploaded it on social media. Eye-witnesses told media that they were throwing oil and gazoline shouting “we are going …
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October 31, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Shelves loaded with case files at the Prosecutor’s Office in Athens collapsed on Tuesday, thus injuring two people. A court clerk and an employee of a transport company were trapped under the voluminous case files and could be only rescued with the help of other clerks and citizens currently in …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
The First Instance Prosecutor’s Office will investigate the circumstances behind the serious injury of the 16-year-old girl that occurred during an anti-fascist event that ended in clashes with police in Neo Heraklion suburb of western Athens on Saturday night. The head of the First Instance Prosecutor’s Office requested an urgent …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Commuters in Greek capital Athens will not be able to use the Tram for at least three hours on Tuesday, October 31, due to a meeting of Tram employees. The Board of Directors of the Electric Tram Conductors Association of Attica announced that they will hold a General Assembly meeting …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Thousands of protesters marched to the Israeli Embassy in Athens on Sunday calling for an end to hostilities and the killing of Palestinians in Gaza. Chanting “Freedom for Palestine”, protesters passed in front of the Israeli Embassy for about half an hour, demanding a “Stop to the slaughter of the …
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October 27, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Public transport means in Athens will change their regular schedules and routes on Saturday, October 28, due to the parades for the national holiday of OHI Day. According to police announcement, the following measures will apply on Saturday: -Metro station “Syntagma” will close at 08:00 and trains will pass through …
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October 26, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Τhere was some chaos at the international airport of Athens “Eleftherios Venizelos” at noon on Thursday, when the passport control machines stopped working. Passengers formed very long queues and tension at times was high. Affected were passport control machines at the arrivals and for travelers reportedly from non-Schengen countries. According …
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October 26, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Experienced officers of the Land Mine Clearance Battalion (LAND Clearance Battalion) neutralized a 500-lb WWII bomb found in Glyfada suburb of southern Athens on Thursday morning. At 10:15 on Thursday morning, with the use of thermite bomb was successfully defused without requiring an explosion.the neutralization of the World War II …
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October 25, 2023
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
The Marcia Callas Museum was inaugurated in Athens on Wednesday, just a few weeks before the 100th birthday of the great Greek soprano. The idea of the museum was conceived 24 years ago. The collection was brought together through through auction purchases, donations from private collections and negotiations for display …
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October 25, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Part of Poseidonos Avenue in Glyfada suburb in southern Athens will be closed to traffic on Thursday, October 26, after a World War II bomb was found. The bomb was found during construction works at the old Athens airport. A controlled explosion is planned to neutralize the ammunition. Part of …
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October 23, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Hunters found bones and a human skull in a remote place of the Gerania Mountains in western Attica on Saturday. The human remains were identified to belong to a missing man. Last Saturday noon, a hunter noticed that his dog was digging up bones through bushes in an remote area …
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October 19, 2023
Society, Very Mix
A young Syrian man was detained inside a church of Agios Paneleimonas district of Athens which he entered carrying a knife. The priest alerted the police as he thought that the man who entered the church short before 8 p.m. on Thursday was behaving suspiciously. foreigner with Syrian citizenship fell …
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October 18, 2023
Arts, Culture, Eat-Drink, FEATURED
The 3rd Wine and Art Festival is taking place at the exhibition space of the Athens School of Fine Arts in Athens October 21-22, 2023. The Festival offers visitors and professionals over 500 wine labels, arts exhibition and various activities with music, Video: Wine: More than 80 boutique wineries from …
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