Tag: Athens
What legacy for Paris 2024? Difficult aftermath after Athens 2004
Abandoned, the former Olympic baseball stadium located on the grounds of the former Hellinikon international airport (a suburb of Athens), October 25, 2017. ARNE MüSELER To the north of Athens,…
France-Greece: the Blues hang on in Athens but still remain undefeated in qualifying for Euro 2024
No grand slam for France, who let it slip by conceding two goals in five minutes in Greece (2-2), but players like scorers Randal Kolo Muani and Youssouf Fofana scored…
Greece-France: the Blues travel to Athens with complete peace of mind
Cyrille de la Morinerie // Photo credits: FRANCK FIFE 06:08, November 21, 2023modified to 9:15 a.m., November 21, 2023 The French football team faces Greece this Tuesday evening in Athens…
To pass its metro, Athens town hall cuts down trees under a rebellious neighborhood
Exarchia Square in Athens has regularly been the scene of clashes between local residents and the police for the past year. BYRON SMITH FOR “THE WORLD” On November 6, at…
In Greece, in the suburbs of Athens, the slow restart of the Eleusis shipyards
The shipyards of Eleusis, Greece, October 17, 2023. LOUIZA VRADI FOR “THE WORLD” At the exit of the Eleusis shipyards, about twenty kilometers from Athens, around ten exhausted workers kneel…
Is newly married – Greece: Styrian couple is missing!
The storm “Daniel” is currently causing massive weather changes in Greece, and the flood situation has meanwhile worsened. As has now become known, two Austrians are also missing. “At the…
“Terrible incidents” in Athens: 22-year-old fan dies after a knife attack
“Terrible Incidents” in Athens 22-year-old fan dies after knife attack 8/8/2023 1:33 p.m A 22-year-old man was stabbed to death in a mass brawl between hooligans from AEK Athens and…
Before CL qualifying duel with Dinamo – fatalities after fan riots in Athens – game postponed – Sport
Contents Rival fans fight before the now canceled first leg duel of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League between AEK Athens and Dinamo Zagreb. A Greek follower is…
Greece: Firefighters still battling to put out fires near Athens
Clémentine Athanasiadis (in Greece) / Photo credit: GIORGOS ARAPEKOS / NURPHOTO / NURPHOTO VIA AFP 11:22 a.m., July 18, 2023 Greece, which is facing a major heat wave, is now…
Greece: Forest fire breaks out near Athens, seaside resorts evacuated
A forest fire, fanned by strong winds, broke out on Monday in Kouvaras, 50km east of Athens, Greek firefighters said, as authorities ordered the precautionary evacuation of several seaside areas.…
“Magnificent” but invaded by tourists, the Acropolis of Athens victim of its success
Tourists visit the ancient site of the Acropolis on June 14, 2023 in Athens (AFP / Louisa GOULIAMAKI) An ancient site listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Acropolis…
Athens and Islamabad in search of smugglers
Survivors of the shipwreck off the coast of Greece are transferred to a refugee camp in Malakasa, near Athens, after spending two nights in the port of Kalamata, Greece, June…