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Letter Bomb Sent to Evelpidon Courts

A trapped envelope arrived at 2:15 p.m. at building 6 of the former Hellenic Military Academy. The sender seems to be the Athens Bar Association and the receiver was the administration of the Court of First Instance. Due to the...

Seven Benefactors Who Shaped Modern Greece

Seven of the most important benefactors in Greece contributed massively to the birth of modern Greece after the fighting heroes kicked out the Ottomans through their generosity and philanthropy. These men were industrialists, shipping magnates, and rich aristocrats, who built...

The Greek Jew Who Fought in Crimea, Asia Minor, and Two World Wars

Mordechai Frizis (Μαρδοχαίος Φριζής), who fought in the Crimea and in the doomed Asia Minor campaign as well as the two World Wars, was the first senior officer in the Greek Army to fall on the battlefield during the...

Ernst Ziller, The Architect Who Designed Modern Athens

German architect Ernst Ziller left his own eternal, and magnificent, imprint on Athens by designing some of the city's most iconic buildings.

Why King Charles’ Mother, Queen Elizabeth, Had Never Visited Greece

During her reign, Queen Elizabeth has visited 120 countries but never Greece, the birthplace of her consort, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Anarchist Gets 5-Month Suspended Sentence for Threatening Hospital Staff

Evelpidon Street court complex: file photo Giorgos Kalaitzidis, a leading member of the anarchist group Rubicon, received a five-month suspended sentence on Wednesday for attempted unlawful violence against hospital staff. The sentence was handed down by a misdemeanors court in Athens. Kalaitzidis,...

Police Vehicle Attacked by Self-Styled Anarchists

A large group of men assaulted a police patrol vehicle at Evelpidon Street court complex in downtown Athens on Thursday. The officers were carrying a suspect arrested earlier when they came under the attack of around 20 men, as...

Greek General Kostarakos Head of EU Military Committee

The Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS) since November 2011, General Mikhail Kostarakos, was officially named today as the next EU Military Committee (EUMC) chairman and he will assume his duties on November 6, 2015. During his three-year...

Attacks With Molotov Cocktails Against Police Station, Court Building, Banks

A group of 15-20 men wearing hoods attacked the Vyronas police station throwing molotov cocktails at around 10:30 p.m. the evening of December 4. The men attacked the station on Agiou Dimitriou street suddenly and fled immediately. The fire from...

Greek General Kostarakos Elected President of EU Military Committee

The Chief, Hellenic National Defense General Staff (HNDGS), since November 2011, General Mikhail Kostarakos, was elected for a three-year term at the highest European Union military body (EUMC) on Thursday. Kostarakos was appointed to his new position by the...

New Telematic "Smart Stops" for Athenian Commuters

A new, user-friendly computer system for buses will soon be introduced at line 224, which connects the area of Kessariani to the Evelpidon Courts in Athens. The measures will see ten new “smart stops” available to the Athenian public. Touch-screen...

New Metro Line 4 in Athens Soon

The new line planned for the Athens Metro (Attiko Metro) will be 8.1 km long and will begin at Veikou Park (Alsos Veikou) passing through Galatsi, Kypseli, Evelpidon courts, Alexandras Avenue, Exarchia, Akadimia, Kolonaki, ending at Evangelismos, and will...

ODYE: Three-hour Stoppage on Monday

On Monday the courts of Greece will stop all operations from noon to the end of the 3pm shift. Judicial employees will protest for the lack of security in Greek courts following the stabbing of a magistrate’s secretary in...

Defendant Attacks Secretary with Knife in Athens Court

On Friday morning, around 11 a.m., a defendant attacked a secretary with a knife in Athens Court on Evelpidon street. The perpetrator is a man of Iraqi origin. He was accused for involvement in a drug case and after his apology...

Kasidiaris Assaults and Threatens Journalists

Four Golden Dawn MP's were set free today. Elias Kasidiaris, Elias Panagiotaros and Nikos Michos were released on bail. Their withdrawal from Evelpidon Court was undoubtedly really provocative. Kasidiaris started yelling and assaulting Greek journalists who were standing outside...