“Bonaparte at the Pont d’Arcole” (l), a 1796 painting by Antoine-Jean Gros, and the 1788-89 “Portrait of Francis George Hare,” by Sir Joshua Reynolds, are among about 100 paintings from the Louvre in Paris that will go on display in Athens’ National Gallery next Monday.
A woman has been hospitalized after being dragged by a passing train at a level crossing in central Athens. According to rail operator TRAINOSE, the woman had attempted to cross a level crossing near Lenorman Avenue when she was dragged by a passing Proastiakos suburban train.
The Turkish currency weakened by some 10% against the U.S. dollar Tuesday, a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted there would be no turning back from his unconventional policy of cutting interest rates despite high inflation.
Expanding the capital’s metro system will not only improve the everyday life of its citizens; it will also create new economic opportunities for local communities.
Ankara is not hiding its annoyance with actions taken by Greece, and it is constantly attacking Athens for its behavior, in an intense, sometimes threatening manner.
Some 500 census takers in the western port city of Patra have so far resigned owing to the rude and, at times, outright hostile behavior of people being asked to take part in the national census.
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section will be closed on Thursday in observance of Thanksgiving Day, a US national holiday.
The fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic will be the “toughest” Greece has been through as the government has chosen to keep the economy and society open, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said on Tuesday.
The lights on the new Christmas tree in Syntagma Square, central Athens, were switched on on Tuesday evening, marking the start of the festive season, amid the coronavirus disease pandemic.