Green Weekend | Athens | September 21 – 22
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (365 Syngrou Avenue, snfcc.org) hosts its third annual Green Weekend September 21 to 22, focusing on the Green City.
11th anniversary of Pavlos Fyssas’ murder to be marked with rally
The 11th anniversary of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas’ murder will be commemorated on Wednesday with a gathering in Keratsini, Piraeus, where Fyssas was fatally stabbed by a member of the neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn.
Measures in pipeline to prevent prescription fraud
Health Minister Adonis Geordiadis announced that plans are afoot for a new system for confirming prescription via text message to people’s mobile phones, as with electronic banking transactions.
Greece to buy US drones, sources tell Reuters
Greece plans to buy Switchblade drones from the United States to further strengthen its armed forces as it recovers from a decade-long debt crisis, two sources said on Wednesday.
SYRIZA MP Gerovasili criticizes Kasselakis, remains unclear on leadership bid
SYRIZA MP Olga Gerovasili slammed recently-ousted party leader Stefanos Kasselakis on Wednesday but stopped short of confirming whether she will run for the party leadership in the upcoming election.
Medusa drill highlights Athens and Cairo’s bond
This year’s Medusa 24 exercise, which will take place throughout the area surrounding Crete, reaching as far as Kasos and Karpathos, highlights Greece and Egypt’s extremely close relationship, as well as cooperation with key players in the EU and the wider region of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.
Korydallos and Maniatika metro stations to close temporarily on Wed
The Korydallos and Maniatika stations on Line 3 of the Athens metro will close at 3.30 p.m. on Wednesday, following police orders. Trains will pass through these stations without stopping.
Two men robbed at knifepoint in Aigaleo
Two young men were robbed last night outside the Agia Marina metro station in the western Athens suburb of Aigaleo.
23-year-old man injured in altercation in Halandri; police investigation underway
Police have launched an investigation after a 23-year-old man was found seriously injured in the northern Athens suburb of Halandri on Tuesday evening.