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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October 17, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Twenty-four municipalities in the Region of Attica have been ordered to proceed immediately with the cleaning of the waterways of Kifissos river and two of its tributaries, Podoniftis and Eschatia, in view of the risk of flooding. The Civil Protection Ministry has declared municipalities in western and north Athens to …
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October 15, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
Traffic restrictions in central Athens, in an area known as the “daktylios” (ring), will resume on Monday, October 16, and will stay in effect until Friday, July 19, 2024, the transport ministry announced on Sunday. From Mondays through Thursdays (7 a.m.-8 p.m.) and on Fridays (7 a.m.-3 p.m.) cars will …
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October 13, 2023
FEATURED, Social, Society
Three minors aged 14, 15 and 17 are accused of the rape of a 13-year-old girl in the courtyard of a school in western Athens. Furthermore, one of the minors videotaped the sexual acts and distributed the footage to a group of other minors via the instagram. The incident took …
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October 12, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A “bomb threat” on an airplane from Tel Aviv to Eleftherios Venizelos international airport in Athens on Thursday evening mobilized authorities and special forces until it proved it was a prank by an alleged Canadian journalist. According to preliminary media information, the man approached the info box at the airport …
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October 11, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 51-year-old man was arrested for offering dental services and practice without the essential studies. The man is to be charged for practicing dentistry without a degree. He is being investigated for committing fraud and causing bodily harm. The fake dentist was in fact a dental technician who was practicing …
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October 11, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A memorial service for the Israeli citizens and soldiers who lost their lives after the Hamas attacks is jointly organized by the Central Jewish Council of Greece and the Jewish Community of Athens on Thursday. Among the victims of the Hamas attack on Saturday was an Israeli girl originally from …
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October 11, 2023
Society, Very Mix
Greek Police has arrested a 35-year-old Turkish national of Kurdish origin against whom there was a European arrest warrant. The man is allegedly a PKK recruiter. He was arrested during a routine check in Exarchia district of Athens on Tuesday nigh. The man had been sentenced to two years in …
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October 6, 2023
Economy
Passenger traffic at the Athens airport took off in September with the number of passengers traveling exceeding 3 million, the Athens International Airport said in a report on Friday. Passenger traffic totaled 3,006,870 in September, up 16.3% from the same period in 2022 and up 11.8% from the corresponding month …
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September 27, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Traffic shutdowns and redirections will take place on Sunday, October 1, 2023 because of the “Greece Race for the Cure in Athens”. The race is a fundraiser for breast cancer and includes a running and a walking part. On Sunday, traffic will be gradually restricted and shut down as of …
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