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1. A Greek Orthodox teen’s online conversion to Islam

   Abdurrahman knew exactly which room of his tutoring center would be empty at 6.30 pm as he ran up the stairs to get there in time.

2. Aegean tension and Ankara’s obsessions

   Athens is waiting to see what Turkey will do with the proposed legislation on maritime zones it is reportedly drafting, while it also thinks a further ramping up of tension in the Aegean this summer is likely.

3. When sustainability was survival

   My mind keeps tumbling back, bringing tears to my eyes, to his eyes, laughing like happy babies, every time he opened the Styrofoam cooler box Captain Antonis would send from Poros.

4. Vessala: The Poros pastry shop we never tire of

   Parfaits, seasonal sorbets, tray-baked sweets and memorable kariokes define this Poros pastry shop, where tradition meets modern flair.

5. Fund finds four factors for housing crisis

   The International Monetary Fund also makes recommendations to Greece.

6. Keeping a sense of proportion

   The skyscraper going up on the development of the old Athens airport at Elliniko on the capital’s southern coast has been drawing a lot of comments, many of them contradictory. 

7. Fire erupts in vegetation along Axios River in northern Greece

   Firefighters were battling a vegetation fire that broke out Sunday afternoon along the banks of the Axios River in northern Greece.

8. Five arrested in northern Greece migrant smuggling cases

   Police arrested five foreign nationals accused of smuggling undocumented migrants into the country in four separate incidents in the northern border regions of Evros and Rhodope.

9. Archbishop of America faints during Sunday service in Greece

   Archbishop Elpidophoros of America fainted during a Sunday morning Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Aretsou, Thessaloniki.

10. Deep Purple | Athens | October 13

    Deep Purple will return to Athens for a headline performance at OAKA (37 Kifisias Avenue), showcasing more than five decades of hard rock history.