AthensCon | Athens | December 6-8
AthensCon, Greece’s largest comic and pop culture convention, returns to the Tae Kwon Do Stadium in Palaio Faliro.
PM highlights Thessaloniki metro launch
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis marked the inauguration of the northern city of Thessaloniki’s metro station Saturday, calling it a transformative project.
Two men die in floodwaters on Lemnos island; Storm warning issued for Attica
A 57-year-old farmer died Saturday after being swept away by floodwaters in the Fteri area of Lemnos island. Firefighters recovered his body as severe weather battered the island.
New alert issued for severe storms in central Macedonia, Thessaly
A 112 emergency alert was sent on Saturday afternoon by Greece’s Civil Protection, warning citizens of very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and gale-force winds in Central Macedonia and Thessaly.
For the good of stability
The Greek Finance Minister’s permanent and declared concern is maintaining fiscal balance as a non-negotiable good. He is right. In any case, for a heavily indebted country like Greece upsetting fiscal balance would be the worst thing that could happen to us.
79 migrants rescued near Gavdos in two incidents
The Coast Guard rescued 79 migrants in two operations near Greece’s southernmost island of Gavdos.
New Thessaloniki metro is archaeological window on the past
A metro system in Greece’s second city Thessaloniki officially opened on Saturday, its stations displaying the same ancient artifacts that nearly derailed the project’s completion.
Musicians ‘must revisit’ what they are doing
In the vanguard of the Greek capital’s artistic production, Nikos Tsouchlos, head of the Athens Conservatoire, has been one of the most discreet and effective voices in the field.
Forensic report shows Xanthi teen died of asphyxiation
A 16-year-old boy who was found dead in his home in northern Greece on Friday following a suspected gas leak died from asphyxiation, a forensic examination showed on Saturday.
Fifth suspect jailed in Ambelokipi apartment blast
A 26-year-old man accused of terrorism links because his fingerprint was found inside a plastic garbage bag retrieved from an apartment in Athens’ Ambelokipi district that was destroyed by the accidental detonation of explosives in October, was remanded in custody on Saturday, after testifying to an investigative magistrate.