Greek Teachers and Students March on Parliament Over Pay and Housing
Thousands of teachers and students marched through central Athens on Wednesday, moving from Propylaea to Syntagma Square outside Parliament to demand higher…
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Athens Police Blown Up by Bomb Trap Hidden in a Bag
Two police officers and two civilians were injured Wednesday after a bomb hidden inside a white bag exploded at the entrance of an apartment building on…
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Greek Students March to Parliament Singing Bella Ciao and May ’68 Slogans
Thousands of students, teachers, and university staff marched through central Athens on Wednesday, rallying outside Parliament to demand more state funding for…
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The Greek Woman Who Went From Cardboard Boxes in Omonia to a University Lecture Hall
Fotini Leobilla was sleeping in cardboard boxes in Omonia Square in 1997. Today, at 58, she teaches at the University of Athens.
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Elderly Man Robbed at Ironbar Point in Central Athens
An elderly man walking his dog in central Athens was threatened with an iron bar and had a cross ripped from his neck in broad daylight, with the attack caught…
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Israeli Buyers Take Over Athens’ Most Political Neighbourhood
Exarchia, the Athens district famous for radical left-wing politics and Palestinian solidarity murals, is being quietly bought up by Israeli investors, and…
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Mazonakis Memorial Held as 8 Substances Found in His Blood
The 40-day memorial service for Greek singer Giorgos Mazonakis was held Sunday at the Holy Trinity Church in Nikaia, the Athens neighborhood where he grew up…
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Athens’ First Skyscraper Dwarfs the Acropolis Limit by Six Times
Greece’s first skyscraper has reached its full 200-metre height on the Athens Riviera, and the debate over what it means for the city’s skyline is far from…
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Athens Police Flood Central Squares in Major Crime Crackdown
Greek police launched a major crackdown on crime in central Athens on Thursday, deploying officers across some of the capital’s most troubled neighborhoods…
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A 2,500-Year-Old Horse and Rider Are Back on Their Original Stand
An archaic marble statue of a horse and rider, shattered during the Persian sack of Athens in 480 BC, is back on display at the Acropolis Museum, this time…
