July 31, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
Ruling New Democracy officially withdrew its support to Attica Regional Governor Giorgos Patoulis on Monday morning. Ahead of the local elections in October, the press office of ND announced the deputy Defense Minister, Nikos Hardalias, as its candidate. Reason for Patoulis’ support withdrawal was a short video showing him relaxing …
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July 20, 2023
environment, FEATURED
Fires in Mandra and Dervenochoria in West Attica, on the island of Rhodes and Lefkochoma near Sparti in Lakonia reignited on Thursday afternoon and citizens were again ordered to evacuate as the flames started to spread out of control. Western Attica Video: Agios Ioannis Korakas, west of Mandra. The fire …
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July 20, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Tension went high on Wednesday, when locals tried to reach their homes in Nea Zoi, western Attica.and police did not allowed them. The initial verbal dispute quickly escalates ending in a brawl with police kicking and throwing the fire-victims on the ground.. The police had closed the road to Nea …
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July 19, 2023
environment, FEATURED
An expert in disaster management has voiced concern that successive wildfires and heatwaves will spell the “environmental collapse” of Attica, home to the Greek capital, Athens, as the region continues to battle major wildfires burning through forests, brush, pastureland, residential settlements, farms and businesses. “The coming heatwave will ‘spark’ new …
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July 17, 2023
animals, FEATURED, News
A shelter for stray dogs and cats was burned down by the blaze in south-eastern Attica on Monday, while an unknown number of animals burned alive. Just seven dogs and one cat were rescued. With posts on social media, the owner of Fazoo farm shelter in Lagonisi was calling for …
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July 14, 2023
weather
The Ministry of Environment and Energy have advised motorists to only fill up their vehicles after sunset due to the heatwave hitting Greece with temperatures way over 40 degrees Celsius. The Ministry has also urged motorists to reduce the use of cars in the morning and at noon and use …
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June 1, 2023
FEATURED, Tourism, Travel
The Center for Ecological Research (PAKOE) published on Thursday, June 1, its annual evaluation on the stand of beaches water in the southern coast of Athens and Attica. As every year, PAKOE micro-biologically analyzed samples of seawater from 50 beaches along the Athens Riviera, from Piraeus to Vouliagmeni, in south-east. …
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April 10, 2023
animals, FEATURED
Hasheya, the abandoned white tiger cub, has gone over the rainbow bridge. She was euthanized on Monday morning, the Attica Zoological Park announced. 5-month-old tiger cub named Hasheya was suffering from a genetic bones disease, her health condition was incurable and irreversible, causing the animal more suffering with no perspective for …
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March 7, 2023
FEATURED, Society, Strikes
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. …
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February 8, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Snowfalls will continue late on Wednesday and also on Thursday, February 8-9, and Greece’s National Meteorological Service updated its weather warning on cold front “Barbara”. Snow, sleet and frost are the main features for the next hours. Schools will be closed in some suburbs of Attica. Weather Warning Wednesday (08/02/2023) …
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February 7, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated its Emergency bulletin on Snow Weather “Barbara” for the next two days, Τuesday and Wednesday, February 7-9, 2023. Snowfalls will intensify from the evening hours of Tuesday and mainly in the midnight hours of Wednesday in low-altitude areas of Magnesia, Eastern Central Greece (Fthiotida, …
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February 7, 2023
FEATURED, weather
The regional government of Attica decided to have schools shut down also on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 as the snow weather will continue. However, not all of primary and secondary public and private schools across Attica will be shut as the snowfalls will not be severe everywhere. The schools of …
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February 6, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Schools in some suburbs of Athens will remain closed also on Tuesday and workers can go to work not earlier than 10 a.m. as snow weather deterioration is forecast over night with frost phenomena early in the morning. Schools will be closed also on the islands of Evia, Samos, Lesvos …
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February 5, 2023
FEATURED, weather
Schools and kindergartens in Attica will remain closed on Monday and public servants can do tele-working due to snow falls and adverse weather conditions authorities announced on Sunday afternoon. According to latest weather forecast, heavy snowfalls, sleet, powerful winds and icy conditions are due at the start of the week. …
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January 4, 2023
Uncategorized
A total of 13 people died and another 603 were injured in 511 traffic accidents in December in the Attica, Attica Region traffic police headquarters said on Tuesday. Of the 603 injured, 13 were severely injured and 590 lightly so. According to the traffic police, the main causes of accidents …
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November 18, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
Greece plans to introduce a “panic button” to fight gender-related and domestic violence. The relevant bill was introduced for voting in the plenary session of the Parliament on Thursday. The “panic button” is an application to be installed on smart phones and alert Police in cases of domestic violence. Once …
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November 6, 2022
weather
Greece’s Civil protection has been sending storm alert messages to residents in several regions over “dangerous weather phenomena” due to storm EVA, warning them to limit traveling and to follow authorities instructions. The alert sms via emergency line , have been sent so far (last sms 11 pm Saturday) citizens …
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November 5, 2022
FEATURED, Social, Society
A prosecutor in Athens charged a 14-year-old boy with homicide with probable intent, possession and use of weapons after he confessed to the shooting and killing his 17-year-old brother on Thursday evening. The body of the 17-year-old boy was found by cyclists in an abandoned industrial area of Mandra, west …
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November 3, 2022
Society, Very Mix
A 17-year-old boy was shot dead and his body was found with a fatal head injury in Mandra village, west Attica. The body was found by a passer-by at 5 p.m. early Thursday evening. A bullet casing was found next to the body. According to preliminary information, the victim was …
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October 31, 2022
Society, Very Mix
Police have arrested three suspects for the firing at a public bus with an airgun in Aspropyrgos, western Attica, on Sunday. Bus 866 Aspropyrgos-Agia Marina station was on the move on Sunday evening, when it was reportedly struck by bullets from a car with three men on it. One of …
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