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A 66-year-old Greek national has been arrested at Athens International Airport for trying to smuggle more than 5 kilograms of heroin into the country, police said Monday.
The suspect was arrested on Sunday after arriving on a flight from Johannesburg via Zurich.

The "Cathedrale" painting signed by Marcel Iancu was awarded on Tuesday at the avant-garde auction organized by Artmark for the price of 80,000 euro. The painting comes from the artist's collection and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by Dadi Janco, Committee Marcel Janco, Tel Aviv, 23 June, 2011.

The government announced the event, saying it was "a prestigious gathering of the world's leading innovators, scientists, business leaders and artists, who will present the ideas of the new age in an inspirational way."

Turkey's Consulate in the Swiss city of Zurich was attacked by a Molotov cocktail in the early hours of April 22, said the Turkish consul serving there.

Paris is now the most expensive city to live in the world. An annual survey compares prices of 160 basic commodities in 133 of the world's largest and richest cities. In the first place, with equal figures, are Paris, Hong Kong and the city, which was in the first position 5 times in a row - Singapore. Just behind the list of expensive cities are Zurich, Geneva and Osaka.

Opportunities to promote trade and economic cooperation between Bulgaria and the Swiss Confederation, the partnership of the two countries in the field of education and science, cooperation in the field of defense and security will be among the topics that the Bulgarian head of state Rumen Radev will discuss within the framework of the two-day official visit to the Swiss Confederation at the in

Leading Greek carrier Aegean Air announced on Wednesday the addition of seven new destinations to its flight schedule for this year.

A 27-year-old Brazilian man who swallowed 95 packages containing a total of 1.7 kilos of cocaine was arrested on Thursday at Athens International Airport.

Police said the man flew into Athens from Sao Paolo via Zurich.

He appeared before an Athens prosecutor later in the day.

Valentine's Day is an important time of year not only for lovers in Greece but also the businesses where they spend money to celebrate.

A survey by German firm Movinga found that Athens ranks fairly high in terms of costs for a typical February 14 evening out.

Among the world's most expensive cities for Valentine's Day, Movinga placed the Greek capital 58th.

Wizz Air operated the same air route from June 2015 to January 7, 2019.

It was a great surprise when the company decided to scrap these flights, considering there was excellent occupancy of the aircraft, and it is now assumed that the renewal of the line has been caused by great interest of the passengers.