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The Latest Breaking News from Athens

Violent Protests Erupt Over Greek Train Crash Anniversary

Protests erupt in Greece over government's response to train crash anniversary. Youth clash with police in Athens and Thessaloniki.

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Greek police fire tear gas at protesters in Athens amid violent clashes on rail disaster anniversary

Hundreds of thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across Greece on Friday in mass demonstrations against the Government

Evening Standard

UK Set for Surprise Heatwave – Aberdeen to Sizzle Hotter Than Athens Next Week

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The Summer With Carmen review – sexy story of two men and a cute dog

With more than a nod to Charlie Kaufman this fun metafiction centred around Athens’ queer scene has plenty of sun, sea and acres of male flesh

The Guardian - UK

Islanders Keen To Return To Santorini Even As Quakes Continue

Ilias Roussos will never forget the day he was driven from his native island of Santorini with thousands of others by a quake barrage that shows little sign of slowing down after three weeks.

International Business Times

To a Land Unknown review – Palestinian migrants face tough choices in taut Athens-set thriller

Two stranded cousins scrap for a better life – whatever the cost – in Mahdi Fleifel’s powerful feature

The Guardian - UK

Athens resists as investors swoop on the city’s ‘neighbourhood of the gods’

The district of Plaka dates to neolithic times but a new wave of development is luring more tourists – and local people are fighting back

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Passengers terrified as easyJet flight makes ‘rough and scary’ emergency landing after pilot falls ill

Passengers ‘started to panic’ during the plane landing

The Independent UK

EasyJet pilot collapses at controls forcing emergency landing on UK-bound flight from Egypt to Manchester

Panic erupted on board as cabin crew abandoned their drinks trolleys and rushed to the front of the aircraft

Evening Standard

Spanish and Danish royals gather in Athens for Greek society wedding

Members of Spanish and Danish royal families have gathered in Athens for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former King Constantine II, and Chrysi Vardinogianni

The Independent UK

Thousands block Athens traffic to protest delays in Greek rail disaster inquiry

Several thousand high school and university students have blocked traffic in central Athens in an anti-government protest against delays in an investigation into a 2023 rail disaster that claimed 57 lives

The Independent UK

Albanian Orthodox Church Head Archbishop Anastasios, 95, Dies In Greek Hospital

Archbishop Anastasios, the head of the Albanian Orthodox Church for three decades, has died aged 95 in an Athens hospital after being airlifted to the Greek capital following a virus infection.

International Business Times

Greek Authorities Dismantle Illegal Drug Distribution Network

Greek authorities dismantle criminal network exploiting migrant health IDs for illegal drug distribution in Athens, leading to arrests and ongoing investig...

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Carl Bloch’s lost masterpiece Prometheus Unbound finds fame again in Athens

Work that made its creator a superstar then mysteriously disappeared is mesmerising art lovers once more

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The Conversation

How to fix democracy? Ancient philosopher Plato may have an answer

The Republic, the best-known work of ancient Greek philosopher Plato, authored around 375BC, has shaped western political thought. Greece is now known as the “cradle of democracy”. Not only was the first democracy in the world in Athens, but the word itself comes from the Greek demos (people) and kratos…

Louder

“I become a Colossus of Maroussi, I can do anything!”: Michael Stipe on the period when R.E.M. became a stadium band and he embraced his inner showman

It’s 30 years since the Athens, Georgia legends began a huge tour to support Monster and frontman Stipe had no choice but to up the flamboyance in his frontman game

The Independent UK

EU's migration commissioner in Athens for talks on migration pact, returns policy

Magnus Brunner, the European Union’s new commissioner for migration and internal affairs, is in Athens to discuss the bloc's migration policies with Greece, which has long been one of the major entry points into the EU for migrants

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Athens’ finest: jewellery studio Vasiliki sculpts conceptual pieces by hand

Meet Kiki Karayiannis, the imaginative jeweller behind the latest metalwork creations to arrive at Dover Street Market

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Sports Illustrated

Carson Beck Makes Miami Transfer Decision One Day After Entering Portal

Beck leaves Georgia after five seasons in Athens.

The Independent UK

Greece bans windowless basements, freezes central Athens licenses in overhaul of short-term rentals

Greek lawmakers are debating legislation to regulate short-term rentals

The Independent UK

Greece holds state funeral for former PM Costas Simitis

Mourners are lining the street outside Athens’ central cathedral for the state funeral for former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the architect of Greece’s joining the European Union’s common currency who died Sunday at the age of 88

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Step inside Koumkan, Athens’ new bar of moody glamour and whimsy

Designed by Manhattan Projects, Koumkan’s interiors blend austere yet glamorous flair, evoking the mood of an inter-war bar

The Guardian - UK

Tributes paid after former Greek PM Costas Simitis dies aged 88

Four days of mourning declared for death of Pasok party co-founder, the architect of country’s entry into euro

The Independent UK

Forget summer holidays – this popular European capital is so much better in winter

Greece might be best known for getaways during the warmer months, but its energetic capital can get unbearably hot during high season – Maryann Wright discovers why it is far better to explore Athens in winter