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1. New arrest at Athens airport for marijuana smuggling

   Police at Athens International Airport have arrested a traveller for alleged membership of an international drugs smuggling ring after finding 21 kilos of marijuana in his luggage, authorities said Monday.

2. Men digging hole outside Thessaloniki charged with antiquities theft

   Three men have been arrested on suspicion of digging for buried antiquities on an archaeological site in northern Greece, police said Monday.

3. Police fine 1,062 bikers nationwide for not wearing helmets

   Over 1,060 people on motorbikes and electric scooters were stopped and fined for not wearing crash helmets in the third week of February, police said Monday, compared to more than 1,040 a week earlier.

4. Erdogan upbeat on prospects of trade with Greece

   The volume of trade between Greece and Turkey could rise to 10 billion dollars this year, from 7 billion in 2025, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said

5. America’s biggest warship reaches Crete en route to Middle East

   The biggest US warship, the USS Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier, arrived Monday at a NATO naval base on Crete as American forces build up in the Middle East amid tension with Iran.

6. Heavy traffic as Clean Monday holidaymakers return to Athens

   Traffic intensified Sunday on highways leading into Athens as thousands returned from the three-day Clean Monday holiday weekend, with authorities reporting significant congestion on key routes.

7. Unsilent Place | Athens | February 25

   Pianist and composer Stathis Anninos presents “Unsilent Place – Birthday Edition” at Athens’ Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou), leading a collective of top musicians.

8. Greek energy minister visits Washington to boost US cooperation

   Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou is visiting Washington this week for meetings aimed at strengthening energy cooperation between the United States and Greece.

9. The great responsibility of the ruling party

   The Greek political system has changed dramatically in the last 15 years. We have reached the point where there is a large party that is the only pole around which a government can be formed.

10. Man injured in fall from cliff while kite flying in Athens

    A man was injured Monday after falling about seven meters from a cliff at Tourkovounia Hill in Athens while flying a kite.