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A Turkish military reconnaissance aircraft violated Greek airspace for a long time on Thursday. Turkish aircraft illegally entered Greek airspace for 38 times flying over the northeast, central and southeast Aegean Sea, with two flying in formation and two others infringed on the Athens FIR 4 times. The reconnaissance airplane followed a path over the islands of Rhodes, Lesvos and Limnos.

Police closed down and evacuated two stations on the Athens metro system on Thursday in response to two anonymous bomb threats.

Bomb-disposal experts have been dispatched to Egaleo and Aghia Marina stations after two callers told the police shortly after 1.30 p.m. that two explosive devices were timed to go off at the stations at 3.40 p.m.

A 68-year-old man who worked as a private tutor from his home faced an Athens prosecutor on Thursday on child pornography charges.

Balmy springtime weather is expected across much of Greece over the Easter holiday weekend, as temperatures will reach highs of up to 27 degrees Celsius in some inland areas, but will top out at around 20C near the sea. Winds will be moderate, except for some stronger gusts in the central and southeast Aegean.

Riot police stationed at key points of the downtown Athens district of Exarchia came under attack for a fifth consecutive night on Wednesday.

What was different about Wednesday's incident compared to previous ones was that the attack appeared to be organized in volleys, starting at around 10 p.m. and ending after midnight.

Greek assets in the US face confiscation, Kathimerini understands, after an American court of arbitration upheld an older judgment by the International Chamber of Commerce ordering Athens to pay 40 million euros to a US-based company that supplied it with a security system for the 2004 Olympics known as C4I.

The Labor Ministry's main plan to save 1 percent of gross domestic product from 2019 pension expenditure provides for reductions even to very low pensions if the recalculation process shows a difference from the original calculation according to the previous method, the so-called "personal difference."

The Greek bourse benchmark climbed to a new 17-month high on Wednesday - albeit on low trading volume - with investors apparently positioning themselves ahead of next month's likely conclusion of the bailout review, when they will be able to cash in their gains of the last few weeks.

Anti-establishment groups have set up a "political kiosk" in a container in Exarchia Square, central Athens, which they say will contribute to the culture of political activism.

According to a text posted on an anti-establishment site, the aim is for the kiosk to become a focal point for young people with events and a discussion forum.

Panathinaikos Athens defeated PAOK Thessaloniki 2-0 in their first leg meeting for the Greek cup semi-finals in Athens. The Greek opened the score on the 20th minute-mark with a Moledo header, while Leto made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute, giving his team a strong lead for the second leg in Thessaloniki.