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Four Dead in Shooting Spree at Greek Shipping Company

Four people died during a shooting incident at a Greek shipping company in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada on Monday. The gunman, allegedly a former employee of the company, entered the building and opened fire on employees, resulting in...

Metropolitan of Glyfada Claims He was Unaware of Gay Baptism

The Metropolitan of Glyfada, Antonios, claims that he was unaware of all of the details regarding the Greek Orthodox baptism that Archbishop of America Elpidophoros conducted for the children of a gay couple on Saturday. Evanggelos Bousis and Peter Dundas,...

Athens Suburb Evacuated As Wildfire Rages

A wildfire is raging across the southern Athens suburb of Ano Glyfada on Saturday afternoon and residents of Ano Voula are being evacuated.

Greece Reopening on May 14, Safely Welcoming Summer Visitors

It already smells like summer at the beach in Glyfada, as the strand is spruced up ahead of Greece reopening to tourists on May 14.

Massive Greek Flag Overlooks Athens For OXI Day

The mayor of the southern Athenian suburb of Glyfada installed a huge Greek flag on the slopes of Mount Hymettus, overlooking the capital city, for the celebration of the Greek national holiday of OXI Day. The 800-sqaure meter (8,611 square...

Athens Riviera Beach Gets Safety Facelift for Coronavirus Times

One of the most popular beaches near Athens has been transformed by the local authority to ensure appropriate social distancing, as required by the new rules in these coronavirus times. The council of Glyfada, south of Athens, has moved their...

Australian National Injured in Powerful Explosion in Southern Athens (video)

One person was injured and several cars were destroyed on Friday morning following a powerful explosion at an open-air parking lot in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada. The explosion occurred at around 10 AM local time (0800 GMT) when...

Five Projects Which Will Change the Face of the Athens Riviera

Only a few kilometers from the center of Athens, much of Attica's coastline, from Mikrolimano in Piraeus to Sounio, is currently a construction site as the bold project to rejuvenate the spectacular seashore area is now under way. The coastline...

Row Between Municipalities Leaves Road Half-Paved (video)

A road in Glyfada was half-paved because it is on the border with the Municipality of Elliniko - Argyroupolis and administratively belongs to both municipalities. The row between the municipalities of the Athens' south suburbs broke out on Wednesday evening,...

88-Year-Old Athenian Shoots at Robbers

Two would-be thieves got more than they bargained for when a Greek pensioner shot and injured one of them during an attempted robbery in the suburb of Glyfada, southern Athens, on Monday. According to police, the 88-year-old man was attacked...