Rail replacement work to disrupt evening metro services
New maintenance work on the Athens Metro rail lines will cause disruptions to services, including the airport line, every evening from Sunday through Thursday. Source link
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EMY Issues Emergency Warning for Greece
A Pi-shaped storm is bringing heavy rain, thunderstorms and possible hail to western and northern Greece and the eastern Aegean islands, after the national weather service issued an emergency warning. The Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued the emergency bulletin on Saturday 31 October. It warns of severe weather from the early hours of Sunday …
Greece anticipates next test at sea
Greece has taken its case against the Turkish-Libyan memorandum to the United Nations Security Council, but the next test may come at sea, where a French survey vessel is waiting in Iraklio, Crete. Source link
Turkish Primary School Republic Day Play: Children in Demon Masks Wrapped in Greek, British Flags Spark Online Backlash
Turkish Primary School Republic Day Play: Children in Demon Masks Wrapped in Greek, British Flags Spark Online Backlash Photos from a Turkish elementary school’s 29 October Republic Day performance have gone viral, drawing criticism. The play reenacted the founding of the Republic and the 1919–22 War of Independence, including the Greco-Turkish conflict. Pupils representing opposing …
Car carrying 8 migrants, including 6 children, in high-speed chase
Three suspected members of migrant-smuggling rings have been arrested in northern Greece, including one who had eight people – including six children – squashed into a car that became involved in a high-speed chase with police, authorities said Sunday. Source link
Mountain Village Hikes in Laconia, Evia and Evrytania
Mountain village hikes from Vamvakou, Steni and Megalo Chorio lead walkers through fir forests and gorges as autumn turns to winter. As the weather cools, ridgelines and forests return to the spotlight across Greece. This is the season to walk them, and three villages make ideal bases. Each pairs local tradition and winter warmth with …
Man held for growing marijuana in greenhouses
A man suspected of growing marijuana on a large scale in greenhouses with a view to trafficking the drug has been arrested in southern Greece, authorities said Sunday. Source link
Presidential Guard Week in Review
The Hellenic Presidential Guard, the Evzones, spent a week in Sydney for Oxi Day 2026, from the Martin Place Cenotaph to the Hellenic Club Sydney centenary gala and a Doxology in Redfern. First, the Evzones arrived in Sydney on Wednesday 21 October for their 2026 visit to Australia. In addition, His Excellency the President of …
Bulgarians vote in presidential runoff amid regional security threats
Bulgarians voted on Sunday in a presidential runoff marked by regional security threats and economic worries at home. Source link
Simon Gloftis Revives Hellenika Long Lunch on the Gold Coast – Greek City Times %
Gold Coast restaurateur Simon Gloftis has brought Hellenika back to Miami Marketta, reuniting the much-loved Greek restaurant with the city where its culinary journey began. Held on Sunday, 25 October, the special Hellenika Long Lunch marked 15 years since Gloftis first opened the restaurant at Nobby Beach, celebrating its Gold Coast beginnings with an afternoon …