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New Face of Athens' Omonoia Square Ready to be Unveiled

Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis posted a panoramic view photo on Facebook on Thursday showing the new visage of the city's historic Omonoia Square, which is almost ready to be presented to Athenians. The popular fountain that had once been the hallmark...

Athens Gridlocked as Transport Workers Strike Over Pension Bill

Traffic in parts of the Greek capital came to a standstill on Tuesday as Greek transport workers joined a 24-hour public sector strike over pension reforms. Buses, trolleys, trams and metro transportation will be out of operation for the day....

Key Players in Shipping Industry to Gather in Athens for Capital Link Forum

Key players in the shipping industry, including influential members of the financial community such as commercial and investment bankers, will gather in Athens on February 20 for Capital Link’s 11th Annual Greek Shipping Forum. The Forum, which will be held...

One Dead as Rival Afghan Migrant Groups Clash in Central Athens

One person was killed and at least one other was injured on Thursday during a violent clash between rival migrant groups in the center of Athens. The incident occurred in broad daylight on Menandrou Street, in a busy part of...

Air China Cancels All Flights to Greece Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Air China will cancel all its direct flights to and from Greece, it was made public on Wednesday. The temporary measure comes as an extra step of precaution since Chinese officials are desperately trying to limit the expansion of the...

Temporary Removal of Ancient Mass Grave in Athens Approved

Greece's Ministry of Culture recently gave the green light for the temporary removal of skeletons in the ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 near the Esplanáda in Faliro, Attica. A total of 79 skeletons were found during the construction of the...

State-of-the-Art Water Pipeline Linking Aegina With Athens Vandalized

A new incident of vandalism in Greece, this time on water pipeline infrastructure, was made public on Tuesday. This time, the victims of what has become a curse in modern Greece were pipes belonging to a proposed drinking water pipeline,...

Amazon Creating ''CloudFront Edge'' Site in Athens, Greece

Greek Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis met with senior executives from Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon, on Monday to talk about the company's recent decision to invest in Greece. The talks between the Minister and the representatives...

Greece Announces Additional Precautionary Measures for Coronavirus Emergency

An additional package of measures to protect the country against a coronavirus outbreak was decided at the Greek National Public Health Council, which convened on Monday, in the presence of Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias in Athens. The measures include an...

Canadian Customer-Care Firm to Create 600 Jobs in Athens, Greece

The Canadian firm ''24-7 Intouch'' announced recently that it aims to expand its operation in Europe, creating more than 600 jobs in Athens, Greece. The customer care and technology company said in a press release that it will open its...