Two 12-year-olds robbed by teenagers in Halandri

Two 12-year-olds robbed by teenagers in Halandri

[Shutterstock] Two 12-year-old boys were robbed by older teenagers on Saturday afternoon in Halandri, a suburb north of Athens. Authorities have launched an investigation to identify and apprehend the perpetrators following a report filed by the young victims. According to public broadcaster ERT, the incident occurred around 4.30 p.m. at the intersection of Sidirokastrou and …

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What foreigners prefer in Attica realty

What foreigners prefer in Attica realty

The seaside town of Vouliagmeni on the southern coast of Athens is one of the areas that are at risk of becoming an island in the not-so-distant future, Costas Synolakis warns. Foreigners choose to buy more expensive and usually larger homes than Greeks in Attica. Based on online searches, foreigners look for homes with an …

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Big projects, big reactions | eKathimerini.com

Big projects, big reactions | eKathimerini.com

The Acropolis Museum, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the Thessaloniki Metro: three important projects that constitute landmarks of a modern and evolving Greece. The museum is visited by tens of thousands of tourists and represents one of Greece’s most compelling arguments for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures. Residents from all over Attica …

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Cypriots shocked by potato prices

Cypriots shocked by potato prices

Potatoes have become the talk of the town in Cyprus, but not for the usual reasons. The price of this staple food has seen a dramatic rise, and it’s causing some serious stir – especially in the occupied areas, where people are lining up at “agricultural institute” outlets to grab cheaper potatoes imported from Turkey. …

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Assessing the EU’s new migration pact

Assessing the EU’s new migration pact

Survivors sit on a vessel after a boat carrying migrants ran into trouble off the coast of the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos, on Monday, Sept 23,. [AP/Michael Svarnias] On December 3, a panel of esteemed scholars and migration experts came together at The Demos Center of the American College of Greece to discuss …

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Road wins for AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos

Road wins for AEK, PAOK and Panathinaikos

All top six teams in the Super League scored victories this weekend, though with a varying degree of difficulty, leaving the top of the table unchanged. Meanwhile, former national team manager John Van’t Schip is returning to Greece. Leader Olympiakos had no problems at all against Volos, winning 3-0 in Piraeus on Saturday. Ayoub El …

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Digital marketing conference in Athens Tuesday

Digital marketing conference in Athens Tuesday

[Shutterstock] Smartpress is holding its 13th E-Business & Digital Marketing World 2024 conference on Tuesday, themed “From WOW to HOW: E-commerce and Digital Marketing in the AI Era,” at the Wyndham Grand Athens hotel (2 Megalou Alexandrou). For more info and registration, go to ebusinessworld.gr. Source link

Syrians celebrate Assad’s downfall in central Athens

Greece hails downfall of Assad regime, calls for democratic transition, refugees’ return home

[Loukas Velidakis] Hundreds of Syrians _ mostly men and a few veiled women _ living in Athens converged on Syntagma Square early Sunday afternoon to celebrate the downfall of Bashar al-Assad. The gathering took place while thousands of people who took advantage of shops being open on Sunday thronged the square. The Syrians were waving …

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Italgas to invest €1 billion in Greece’s gas network

Italgas to invest €1 billion in Greece’s gas network

[Shutterstock] Italgas, which two years ago acquired DEPA Infrastructure and renamed Greece’s gas grid company Enaon, announced this week it is preparing a total investment of 1 billion euros in Greece as part of the group’s 2024-2030 Strategic Plan. This program will be executed by its subsidiary Enaon, focusing on four main pillars to support …

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