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Elderly Couple in Athens Died Helpless from Heatstroke and Starvation

On Thursday, a forensic report and police investigation revealed that an elderly couple died alone and helpless from heatstroke and starvation in downtown Athens. The tragedy was revealed when neighbors informed the police of a “strong stench” coming from the...

Amazing Video Shows Extreme Greek Summer Weather

Athens and the wider Attica region were hit by heavy thunderstorms on Sunday evening, some of them causing destructive floods and minor damage. Cameras from Mount Penteli and Kypseli neighborhood recorded the thunderstorms in all their grandeur. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=JM4MjkNATsU

Forged Travel Documents Ring Dismantled in Athens

Hellenic Police have dismantled a ring producing and selling forged travel and residency documents after discovering a workshop in an Athens apartment. The workshop was found in the Kypseli neighborhood, an area where many migrants reside. According to police, a 27-year-old...

German Mag's Autumn Issue Dedicated to Downtown Athens Beauty

Flaneur is an unconventional magazine that is published by young journalist Ricarda Messner in Berlin, Germany, aiming to narrate universal stories through interesting presentations of a single microcosm. The team of the English-language publication spends around two months on each location examining "the streets' complexity, their...

Murderer of Author Menis Koumandareas Arrested and Prosecuted

Greek Police have arrested a 25-year-old Romanian man who confessed that he murdered author Menis Koumandareas in order to rob him. The criminal prosecutor has filed charges of premeditated murder against him and his accomplice, a 29-year-old man, also from...

Acclaimed Greek Author Strangled to Death

Acclaimed Greek author Menis Koumandareas who was found murdered on Saturday morning in his home in the neighborhood of Kypseli in downtown Athens, was strangled to death, coroner Nikos Karakoukis, who examined his body during the post-mortem examination, said. Karakoukis found...

Acclaimed Greek Writer Menis Koumandareas Found Murdered at Home

Acclaimed Greek writer Menis Koumandareas was found murdered Saturday morning in his home in the neighborhood of Kypseli in Athens. Robbery was the possible motive, police say. The 83-year-old writer lived alone in an apartment on Zakynthou street in Kypseli....