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Ancient Greece
American Tourist Smashes Greco-Roman Statues at Israel Museum
Israeli police arrested an American tourist at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Thursday for smashing prized Greco-Roman statues.
The individual, identified as a 40-year-old American man, remained under investigation for deliberately defacing the invaluable sculptures, according to law enforcement...
Archaeology
Hagia Sophia in Danger of Collapse Turkish Expert Warns
Hagia Sophia, the epicenter of Christian worship at Constantinople (now Istanbul), is in danger of collapse due to the vast number of visitors a Turkish expert warned.
The Hagia Sophia, which has served as an Orthodox cathedral, an Ottoman mosque,...
Greece
Greece's Damage From Thomas Cook Collapse To Exceed €500 Million
Monday's shocking announcement that the British tourism giant Thomas Cook had collapsed has sparked fears across Europe in the countries where the firm had booked thousands of accommodations and tours, among which Greece holds a prominent place.
According to the...
Crime
No Border Campers Leave Damage to Thessaloniki's AUTh [pics]
The No Border Camp ended on July 24 with participants abandoning the unauthorized pro-refugee camp they had set up after occupying the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. The educational institution's administration on Monday entered the site for the first time since the start of...
Economy
EC Gives Ionian Islands €1.65 million from the EU Solidarity Fund
The European Commission has proposed aid for Greece worth €1.65 million from the EU Solidarity Fund, following the earthquake in the Ionian Islands in November 2015.
On November 17, 2015, an earthquake reaching 6.1 on the Richter scale and several...