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‘Aristophanes would have been thrilled’
“I was just down on Earth and every human person that I saw down there was conspicuously convivial. Not scared. And when they’re not scared, they’re not worshiping me,” confides Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) to Prometheus (Stephen Dillane) in the new Netflix series “Kaos,” which has enjoyed immense success since its debut.
Minor arrested in Crete for assaulting school principal
A minor was taken into custody in Iraklio, Crete on Friday for physically assaulting and injuring a school principal.
ATHEX: Weekly gains of more than 3% on bourse
A week of significant growth for Greek stock prices ended with minor losses for the benchmark.
Twenty years later
Making better use of the OAKA Olympic Stadium is two decades overdue.
‘Amish’ parents arrested for abducting newborn
A 45-year-old man and his wife have been arrested on charges of child abduction, after snatching their baby from the Alexandra Hospital in Athens where it had been admitted for observation by social workers concerned about its welfare.
Migrant returns weighing on relations with Berlin
Berlin is pressing Athens over the return of migrants who initially sought asylum in Greece before traveling to Germany, under the Dublin Regulation framework.
Getting down to the root of teen violence
She is pretty, a good student and roll-call keeper of her class. There were those who were envious of her and wanted to harm her – to get “payback.’
Tourism minister Kefalogianni appeals for family privacy amidst marital crisis
Tourism Minister Olga Kefalogianni issued a statement on Friday regarding her personal life, following reports that she is separated from her husband, Minos Matsas.
Police detain 22 at university protest
Police have detained 22 people at the National Technical University of Athens after researcher staged a protest at an event marking European Researchers’ Night.
German police arrest suspect in Halkidiki beach bar shooting
German police have arrested a 32-suspect wanted in connection with the shooting that occurred in August at a beach bar in the Haniotis area of Halkidiki, in northern Greece.
Police raid cells of inmates linked to high profile murder cases
Law enforcement authorities conducted searches in the A Wing of the capital’s Korydallos Prison, focusing on inmates from former Soviet countries and a Greek criminal charged with the murder of surveyor Panagiotis Stathis.
Parents of disabled children urge nationwide support for protest over school mergers
An association of Attica parents with disabled school-aged children is calling for nationwide support for a protest rally it is planning on Saturday outside the Education Ministry in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi.
Greece-Turkey cooperation council could meet in early 2025, Erdogan says
A meeting of the Greece-Turkey High-Level Cooperation Council could take place in early 2025, the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has said.
Major delays at Athens airport due to air traffic controllers’ go-slow
Flight delays of up to two hours have been reported at Athens International Airport, where air traffic controllers are continuing a go-slow action for a second day.
Boxcars used to deport Thessaloniki’s Jews to Auschwitz being restored
Two railway boxcars used to transport Thessaloniki Jews to their deaths at the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz during the German occupation are being restored at the initiative of a 93-year-old former Hellenic Railways (OSE) director whose uncle, aunt and cousins were among those deported to the camps.
Western states weigh up Lebanon evacuation options as ceasefire talks stall
Western nations are weighing their options on how to safely get nationals out of Lebanon if a full-scale war breaks out, diplomats said, with Cyprus and possibly Turkey seen as offering sanctuary to tens of thousands of people.
Police dismantle three criminal gangs suspected of burglaries and theft
Police have announced that they have dismantled three criminal gangs suspected of being behind a spate of burglaries and other robberies around Attica and even as far as Laconia, Fthiotida, Viotia and Evia.
Police make 13 arrests after vocational school brawl
Police in Lavrio, southeastern Attica, have arrested 13 people following a brawl at a vocational school. According to reports, a group of minors began fighting for an as yet unknown reason.
State-run schools in Greece to focus on sports instead of regular classes Friday
Greece’s state-run schools did not hold regular classes on Friday, as the day was dedicated to sports.