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Canadian Embassy in Athens Attacked by 'Rubicon' Anarchists Group with Sledgehammers and Paint

According to Ekathimerini Newspaper, early on Sunday morning, the Canadian Embassy in the northern Athenian suburb of Halandri was attacked by a group of around 10 people. Soon after the attack, the 'Rubicon' Anarchists group took credit for it, making the...

Shortened Tram Routes in Athens as Drainage Works to be Performed

One of the major public transport options in Athens, the tram, will be operating an abbreviated itinerary for an indefinite period as a result of drainage works to be performed along the tram's route. Specifically, the tram will not operate...

BlackRock Freezes €300 Million Mall Development Project in Athens

U.S. investment company BlackRock has decided to freeze a plan to build a mall complex in western Athens after 11 years of battling Greek bureaucracy, because of the risky economic situation in Greece, Kathimerini news website reports. The company decided...

Wonder-Kid Pianist from Greece Ready to Dazzle New York (video)

Stelios Kerasidis; the 6-year-old wonder-kid from Greece, who has already achieved what many professional pianists would not even dream about, is ready to dazzle an American audience as he is getting ready for his long trip to New York where...

Debt-Ridden Greece's Only Theater Museum Shuts Down

The Greek theatrical and cultural treasure that was established as a museum in 1938, is not open anymore and is facing a permanent closure. Among the museum’s collection, here you will find historic archives from the press dating back to...

Exotic Parrot Colonies Expand in Athens (video)

More and more parrots are being spotted in the center of the Greek capital as the exotic birds have established ever-growing colonies, scientists say. At the National Garden, a green oasis situated next to the Greek Parliament, dozens of these...

Meet The Family That Has To Pay €500 Each Time Their Children Make Noise

Children are quite noisy sometimes, aren't they? Even though everyone excepts this as a fact, a complaint about noisy children actually led a family in the Greek capital of Athens to court, after a neighbor sued them, complaining about the...

Athens' Metro Revenues Up By 12 pct After e-Ticketing Introduction

Athens' Metro revenues have been rising at the rate of 10 percent-12.5 percent per month since the introduction of e-tickets, Urban Rail Transport's (STA.SY.) CEO Giorgos Thomopoulos told the Athens News Agency (A.M.N.A.). STA.SY. is the organization that manages the...

The 5 Most Beautiful Places to Walk in Athens

Sometimes, our daily routine prevents us from understanding and admiring the beauty that surrounds us. Stressful jobs, work or family obligations along with the city’s rush all hide the beauty of places we already know or even live. But if we...

Thousands Participate in Greece's 'Race for the Cure'

Thousands took part in Greece's Race for the Cure in Athens on Sunday, the country's most successful education and fundraising event for breast cancer. Women, men, and children join in the fight against breast cancer once a year, participating in...