Administrative regions of Greece

A decade of recovery for Mount Parnitha

It's been 10 years since the catastrophic wildfire on Mount Parnitha, just north of Athens. For over a week the fire, which started at the end of a record-breaking heat wave that baked the entire country with temperatures as high as 47 degrees in the hottest locations, burned much of the mountain's forestland, fueled by strong winds and low humidity.

The downtown challenge

Police efforts to crack down on rampant crime in places like Menidi, northwest of Athens, are indeed praiseworthy.

However, there are still hundreds of reports made every day by Greeks and foreigners indicating that purse snatchers, pickpockets and all sorts of small-time crooks are the bane of many parts of downtown Athens and public transportation across the capital.

Former Greek Olympic Committee President Minos Kyriakou dies

Greek media mogul and shipowner Minos Kyriakou, a former president of the country’s Olympic Committee, has died. He was 75.

Kyriakou died Sunday of a heart attack, the private Athens Medical Center said.

Kyriakou was born on May 31, 1942 in Poros, Greece. He began his career as a ship owner in the mid-1960s and remained involved in the sector.

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