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Greece
Hundreds Visit Thessaloniki Metro Station in Open House Event
Hundreds of visitors flocked to the interior of the Agia Sofia metro station in Thessaloniki during an "Open House" event on Saturday.
Greece
Brutal Murder of Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Smyrna Still Haunts Greece
On September 10, 1922, a Turkish mob brutally lynched Metropolitan Chrysostomos, the spiritual leader of the Greek Orthodox in Smyrna.
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
Athens Metro Second in Pickpocket Complaints in the World
Athens has the second worst reputation for pickpocketing in the world according to tourists, new research reveals.
Greece
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,...
Crime
Athens Metro Stations Closed After Bomb Threat
All of the Athens Metro stations along two of the city's busiest lines, the second and third, were closed on Tuesday afternoon after a bomb threat.
The second and third lines, commonly referred to as the red and blue lines,...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Past of Thessaloniki Unearthed During Metro Construction
A number of significant ancient archaeological finds have been unearthed in Thessaloniki during the excavations conducted for the construction of the Thessaloniki Metro.
This is a common occurrence in Greece, where such treasures are often unearthed during building construction.
The findings...
Greece
The Metropolitan Who Blessed the Greek War of Independence
The name of Palaion Patron Germanos may not be the first that comes to mind in the Greek War of Independence, yet he was the one who sealed the uprising
Greece
Greek Metropolitan Investigated for Vaccine Comments
A Greek metropolitan for the diocese of Kythera made comments last Sunday in church that have spurred an investigation by the local prosecutor in Piraeus. Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythera had spoken out to his congregation last week on the...
Greece
Athens' Three New Metro Stations to Alleviate Traffic Congestion in City
Three new metro stations opened to the public on Tuesday in the Greek capital.
Named after the Piraeus suburbs of Aghia Varvara, Korydallos and Nikea, the new Line 3 metro stations will serve 60,000 people daily, a number that will...
Greece
Greece Vows to Deliver Thessaloniki Metro System by 2023
The long-delayed metro system for Thessaloniki will be ready by the year 2023, a government minister vowed on Monday.
Transport and Infrastructure Minister Kostas Karamanlis reiterated his pledge that the metro will be delivered in full, and in operational order,...
Greece
Three New Athens Metro Line Stations to Open in July
Residents of Athens will see the completion of the extension of the Athens Metro Line 3 to Piraeus, and the opening of three more Metro stations by July, it was announced on Thursday.
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis made...
Greece
Greek Metropolitan Arrested for Defying Coronavirus Liturgy Ban
Greek police on Saturday took to custody Kythera Metropolitan Seraphim for performing a divine liturgy in church despite the government ban as a measure for the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kythera Metropolitan was arrested for opening the doors of the Church...
Crime
Vandals Deface Acropolis Metro Station in Athens
Greek police on Wednesday evening arrested 43 people on suspicion that they had vandalized the Acropolis metro station in Athens.
The suspects are accused of spray painting slogans underneath the replicas of ancient antiquities displayed at the station, and of destroying...
Greece
Public Outrage as Anti-Abortion Banner Appears in Athens' Metro
Posters put up by a pro-life, or anti-abortion, organization appeared in Athens' metro stations on Monday, promoting the positions of the Greek anti-abortion movement called ''Afiste Me Na Ziso'' (''Let Me Live'').
Since the very first moments of their appearance,...