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Greece
Greece Opens New Metro Station Linking Piraeus Port and Athens Airport
On Monday, Greece opened three new metro stations, which include Piraeus, that will link the busy port with the Athens airport.
The stations Maniatika, Piraeus, and Dimotiko Theatro on the extension of Metro Line 3 (the blue line) are expected...
Greece
Northern Suburbs of Athens Reveal Another Side to Greek Capital
Athens is a city of many faces, with some being more well-known and others remaining hidden to most visitors. One short trip to the northern suburbs of Athens reveals yet another side to the Greek capital.
Notably, it is that...
Greece
Man Shoots Two Women Outside a Supermarket in Kifissia, Attica
A family tragedy took place outside a supermarket in Kifissia, Athens on Wednesday evening.
According to what Greece's Kathimerini daily is reporting, a 35-year old police officer, who is now under arrest, shot his ex-wife outside of a supermarket in...
Greece
Fourteen-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling Onto Electric Rail Line in Athens
A tragic incident took place in Athens on Thursday afternoon, as a fourteen-year old girl allegedly committed suicide by falling on the electric railways lines belonging to ISAP.
The incident took place at the Moschato railway station.
ISAP is an electrified...
Greece
Three New Athens Metro Stations to Open in June
Three new stations of Athens' Metro Line Three are due to open in June, according to information an Attiko Metro operator shared with the state-run AMNA news agency on Thursday.
The stations are Agios Nikolaos, which is in Nikea, and Agia...
Crime
Athens: 33-Year-Old Woman Murdered Inside Her Garage
A 33-year-old woman was found dead inside her car in the garage of her apartment block on Wednesday evening.
The incident happened in Athens' northern suburb of Kifissia.
The local police was alerted by a phone call from the woman's mother....
Greece
Violent Storm Hits Athens (video)
A storm hit Athens on Thursday noon turning roads in the northern suburbs of the capital into rivers.
Traffic police closed main roads in Kifisia and Nea Erythrea as the torrents of water made driving conditions dangerous.
According to the fire...
Crime
Huge Blast Destroys Athens Store (video)
Greek police are investigating the site of a furniture showroom in northern Athens which was extensively damaged by an explosion in the early hours of Thursday.
According to reports, the blast occurred at around 4 a.m. local time (0200GMT) on...
Crime
Three Trolley Buses Set Ablaze in Athens and Kifissia ISAP Train Station Vandalized
In the late hours of Monday, three trolley buses were set on fire in downtown Athens, police have reported.
Initial reports reveal that the trolley buses were set ablaze by unknown assailants near the Polytechnic building and that there were no...
Animals
More Than One in Four Stores in Athens Has Closed Down During Crisis
Retail stores in Athens continue to shut down due to the prolonged recession, with the percentages of closed shops in some areas exceeding 40%.
According to data by the Institute of Trade and Services of the Hellenic Confederation of Commerce...
Crime
Burglars Attack Kiffisia Mayor in Athens
Giorgos Thomakos, the mayor of Kifissia suburb in Athens, Greece, was the victim of an armed robbery. According to preliminary information from the Greek Police, armed burglars broke into the mayor’s home and after they tied him and his wife, they took...
Economy
Strikes Over ERT To Disrupt Athens
Public transportation in Athens will be staggered on June 13 as transport workers join a strike called by the country's largest labor unions representing public and private workers in the aftermath of the government's decision to shut down the...
Crime
Greek Director Withdraws Film From Theaters to Aid Police Investigation of Taxi-Driver's Murder
Greek film director Sotiris Tsafoulias on Monday announced that he is withdrawing his film "Eteros Ego" (Other Me) from cinema theaters in order to assist the police in their investigation of a taxi driver's murder in the Athens suburb...
Greece
Ghost Towns and Haunted Houses in Greece
The scariest Greek ghost towns and haunted houses seems a rather appropriate subject at the moment given the rapid approach of Halloween. When one takes into consideration the country’s long and vast history, it is not surprising that there...
films
The Mechanics of Philotimo: Volunteers Repair Cars Damaged in Floods
A group of Greek volunteer mechanics went to Evia fix vehicles that were heavily damaged in the flood in August of 2020.