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Greece
Passenger Traffic in Greek Airports Rises Even Further in 2019
Passenger traffic in Greek airports grew by 5.1 percent in the period from January - October this year, totaling 60,262,301 passengers, the Greek Civil Aviation Authority said in a report on Thursday.
This figure is an increase from the 57,350,192...
Ancient Greece
Popular English First Names You Had No Idea Were Actually Greek
Every young couple who is expecting a child at some point has to face the difficult task of choosing a name for their newborn, whether it be a girl or a boy.
Longstanding tradition or family history might save you...
Greece
Greek Police Clear Out Another Migrant Squat in Exarcheia, Athens
Greek police initiated a new operation in downtown Athens' Exarcheia neighborhood on Tuesday morning in their ongoing efforts to clear squatters from buildings there.
The operation began before 6 o'clock in the morning local time, with a number of police officers...
Greece
Meteorologists Issue Warnings for Severe Thunder and Hail Storms from ''Victoria''
The storm dubbed ''Victoria'' arrived in Greece at noontime Tuesday, initiating a series of adverse weather phenomena, beginning with the Ionian islands and western parts of the Greek mainland.
Meteorologists from the ''Meteo'' service of Athens' National Observatory issued a...
Greece
Greece Scraps Reinstatement of Blasphemy Law Following Public Outcry
Greek Minister of Justice Costas Tsiaras announced on Tuesday that the government is now withdrawing its decision to reintroduce the criminalization of blasphemy in Greece.
Following a public outcry and a massive wave of ridicule across social media, the Greek...
Greece
Study Finds More Than One in Three Greek Children Are Overweight
According to this year's findings from the ''Feel4Diabetes'' study, funded by the European Union and conducted in six of its member states, Greek children are the most over-weight among them, it was announced recently.
More specifically, a surprising 36.5 percent...
Greece
Police Operation in Athens' Economics and Business University Busts Anarchists' Hideout
A large police operation inside the premises of the Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB) took place in the early hours of Sunday.
Large numbers of police officers were deployed inside and outside of the University, following Friday's warning...
Crime
Large Anti-Terror Operation Underway in Athens; 3 Arrested So Far
A large anti-terror police operation has been underway in Greece since Friday, it was made public on Saturday afternoon.
Thus far, two men and a woman have been arrested. The two men are accused of taking part in terrorist acts...
Greece
Internet Access in Greece Rises by 69.2% in the Last Nine Years, Study Finds
A recent study conducted by ELSTAT, Greece's Statistics Authority, found that internet access in Greek households has increased by nearly 70 percent in the last nine years since 2010.
This year also saw 2.6 percent more households using a variety...
Business
Iconic ''Ghost Tower'' of Piraeus Finds New Owner
The Consortium of Cante Holdings Ltd. was approved on Monday as the provisional winner in the bidding for ownership of the Piraeus Tower building.
The economic commission of the municipality of Piraeus enabled the empty Commerce and Shipping Centre of Piraeus...