A whopping €690 to fly to Athens
THE transport ministry said on Thursday it has no authority to intervene in the market or fix prices, as complaints mounted over rising air fares
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Explosive device wounds two in central Athens (Update)
An explosive device wounded a police officer and a civilian when it detonated outside a church in central Athens early on Thursday, shortly before liturgy was due
Greek students clash with police in central Athens
Greek youths clashed with police in central Athens on Monday as a protest against education reform turned violent when it reached parliament’s Syntagma square. Protesters threw stones,
Rebranded Cyprus Airways completes inaugural flight
Rebranded Cyprus Airways on Thursday carried out its first flight to Athens, as previously announced. The Airbus A319 aircraft landed at Athens’ international airport at
Provocations in EEZ dominate Christodoulides’ contacts in Athens
Turkey’s provocations in Cyprus’ EEZ were at the forefront of Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides’ meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Athens on Tuesday.
Greek urban guerrilla group claims responsibility for courthouse blast
A Greek urban guerrilla group claimed responsibility on Wednesday for a blast at an Athens court on Dec. 22, accusing the judiciary of acting as
Explosion outside Athens court shatters windows, no injuries
A makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek court in Athens early on Friday shattering windows and damaging the facade of the building, police officials said. Shots were
Air Mediterranean to fly between Larnaca and Athens
Greek airline Air Mediterranean said on Friday it will next month begin regular flights between Larnaca and Athens. The representative of the air carrier in
Greek pensioners protest against government
By Lefteris Papadimas Several hundred elderly Greeks marched through Athens on Thursday, protesting against a government they say “took everything” with a new round of
Greece to give millions in compensation to flood victims
Greece said on Monday it would offer emergency compensation worth millions of euros to hundreds of households affected by flash flooding west of Athens that killed
President to attend EU-Arab Summit in Athens
President Nicos Anastasiades departs Thursday for Athens to attend the EU-Arab Summit, taking place on November 9 and 10, in the Greek capital. According to an announcement, the
TUS launches direct flight to Athens
Cyprus-based TUS Airways is expanding operations and is offering direct flights from Larnaca to Athens from December, it announced on Tuesday. The new route will
Greece clears out makeshift migrant camp in old Athens airport
Greek police on Friday began clearing out a makeshift migrant camp which sprung up in the former Athens airport over a year ago. Authorities say
Germany wants Greece in eurozone, EU Commission sends top official to Athens
Germany on Monday backed Greece to stay in the eurozone and Brussels dispatched a senior official to Athens to persuade reluctant Greeks to take on
Very old, charming – er – thing goes on display in Athens
A bird-like statuette dating back 7,000 years has mystified archaeologists in Greece who still do not know exactly what it is, or where it came
Emirates to launch daily direct service from Athens to New York
New route brings year-round flight services between the USA and Greece Emirates today announced it will launch a new daily service from Dubai to Newark
The dilemma of the stolen car
By Christos P. Panayiotides THE story which follows is real. The setting is the city of Athens, in the 90’s, and the protagonists are a
Kasoulides says the Cypriot people will be the ones to decide
Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides said the people will be the ones to judge the final outcome of the solution to the Cyprus problem, if and
Greek defence minister promises to hand over archived info on Cyprus
Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos promised on Tuesday to provide Cyprus with all the information, stored in various archives in Greece, regarding the 1974 coup
EU-Med Summit leaders support Cyprus solution without guarantees
The heads of state and government who participated in the EU Mediterranean Summit that took place in Athens on Friday, expressed their support for the Cyprus
