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1. Last year’s major hotel business deals

   Investment interest in Greek tourism, in particular large luxury hotel complexes, is undiminished, if not increasing.

2. After the fun, the post-holiday syndrome

   “Post-holiday syndrome” is not an officially diagnosed condition. But “it describes a common and identifiable set of symptoms that appear after the return from vacation or holiday breaks such as Christmas and New Year’s and reintegration into the everyday routine,” says Professor Konstantinos Toutouzas.

3. Massive FIR interference limits flight takeoffs, arrivals

   Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (YPA) has reported a massive interference, of unprecedented dimensions, on almost all frequencies of the Athens flight information region (FIR).

4. Venezuela and the dawn of the Don-roe Doctrine

   Nicolas Maduro is in American custody. With that simple fact, the Western Hemisphere’s geopolitical landscape has irrevocably shifted. The United States has crossed a threshold, trading years of sanctions and diplomatic pressure for swift, decisive military action. This is a historic pivot, a moment that will be studied for decades, not only for its impact […]

5. The big bang of the contemporary art scene

   Anyone predicting in early 2000 that Athens would evolve into an important point on the international contemporary art map would almost certainly have received a skeptical look.

6. Traffic disruptions as farmers reinstate blockades

   Motorists traveling toward Athens began encountering traffic disruptions on Greece’s highways on Sunday after farmers began reinstating road blockades to protest delayed European Union subsidies and other grievances.

7. Domestic flight service slowly resumes, FIR technical glitch investigated

   Flight operations across Greece are gradually resuming following a technical problem with the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR) that disrupted arrivals and departures at Athens International Airport and regional airports on Sunday morning, Athens International Airport has announced.

8. Thessaloniki bar owner detained after minor served alcohol, hospitalized

   A 62-year-old bar owner in Thessaloniki has been detained after a minor was served alcohol at his establishment on Saturday night, became intoxicated, and required emergency medical treatment at a hospital.

9. Tsipras condemns PM Mitsotakis’ support for US capture of Venezuelan leader

   Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras has condemned Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ support for the US military operation in Venezuela and the capture of the country’s President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday, describing the action as a “blatant violation of international law.”

10. Flights disrupted by technical issue at Athens FIR

    Flights were disrupted across Greece on Sunday morning due to a technical problem at the Athens Flight Information Region (FIR), affecting arrivals and departures at Athens’ airport and regional airports.