Cold snap brings snow to Greece through New Year’s Day
Greece braces for Arctic blast bringing snow and freezing temperatures through New Year’s. Meteorologists warn of 10°C temperature drops and possible snowfall.
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New Year’s Eve road closures: Which streets close in Athens
Major traffic restrictions in central Athens for New Year’s Eve celebrations. Key roads around Syntagma Square close from 8 PM Dec 31 through Jan 1.
21-year-old arrested on Attiki Odos for drunk driving and dangerous escape attempt
21-year-old driver arrested on Attiki Odos highway after drunk driving and attempting dangerous escape maneuvers to avoid police checkpoint.
Greece weather: Temperature drops nationwide with bitter cold
Greece faces a nationwide temperature drop this week with bitter cold expected for New Year’s Day. Strong winds and local rainfall forecast ahead.
Athens tragedy: Man attacks wife with dementia, then dies by suicide
Elderly man attacks wife with dementia in Athens before taking his own life. Woman fights for life after years of caregiver struggles led to tragic outcome.
Popular rapper Ivan Greko arrested again days after electronic monitoring removal
Greek rapper Ivan Greko faces new criminal charges for receiving proceeds of crime, arrested just days after his electronic monitoring was removed following kidnapping case.
47-year-old arrested in Samos for €440,000 fraud scheme
Greek authorities arrest 47-year-old man for elaborate fraud scheme worth over €440,000, impersonating police officers and government officials across multiple cities.
Thessaloniki: Elderly woman on life support after apartment fire
Elderly woman in critical condition on life support after apartment fire in Thessaloniki; nine people hospitalized following Sunday evening blaze.
Athens family tragedy: Man stabs wife, commits suicide
Tragic Athens incident: 74-year-old man stabs wife before committing suicide. Suicide note found. Woman fights for life in hospital.
Vardousia tragedy: Mother’s final words before avalanche killed four
Mother’s heartbreaking final warning to daughter before deadly avalanche in Greece’s Vardousia Mountains claimed four lives on Christmas day.
Vardousia Mountains tragedy: Friend reveals deadly conditions
Friend of Vardousia Mountains tragedy victim reveals deadly snow conditions led to Greece’s worst mountaineering accident in decades, killing four climbers.
Greek farmers maintain road blockades, open toll gates as holiday travelers face massive traffic jams
Greek farmers continue their blockades today, Sunday (28/12), maintaining symbolic closures on national highways. Despite yesterday’s Saturday announcement from 18 blockade groups regarding their willingness for dialogue with the government, tractors remain on the roads….