Attica

A photo uploaded by Max Gyselinck on his Facebook page, has revealed the extent of the environmental disaster in the Saronic Gulf and the Athens Riviera from last week’s oil spill in the port of island of Salamina when a tanker called Agia Zoni 2 sunk. The photo was shot in the sea of Paleo Faliro on September 20 during cleaning operations by the Marine Ministry.

Two police officers have been arrested on charges of participating in a highway robbery against a 47-year-old Syrian man in February by abusing their official capacity.

The foreign national had flown into Athens from Germany and was driving into the city center on the Attiki Odos highway when he was stopped by what appeared to be an official police checkpoint.

Police said Wednesday that a people smuggling operation unraveled last week in Attica used stolen passports and even forged an ID belonging to a member of Eurojust - the European Union agency dealing with judicial cooperation in criminal matters - to fly refugees into Central and Northern Europe.

The situation with the Agia Zoni II tanker, which sank in the Saronic Gulf near the island of Salamina and spilled oil that has now reached all the way down to the beaches of southeastern Attica, is more complicated than it seems at a first glance.

McArthurGlen Athens has sent a protest letter to the economy minister as the stores (except for the food service enterprises) at its outlet village in Spata, close to Eleftherios Venizelos Airport, have been excluded from a decision allowing shops to open every Sunday from May to October every year.

The Prague Philharmonic and the Athens State Orchestra join forces at the Herod Atticus Theater on Thursday and Friday, September 21 and 22, in a concert of hit tunes by rock bands including Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen, AC/DC, Deep Purple and Scorpions in classical form.

GYMNASTICS: Olympian Lefteris Petrounias made it six out of six this year in the rings winning at the Challenge Cup in Paris with what he claimed was a performance equal to what gave him the gold medal at the  Rio de Janeiro Olympics last year. He has remained unbeaten since and is the favorite for gold in the upcoming World Championship.

The 4th anniversary of the murder of Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas was marred by riots in Keratsini at the concert area in Piraeus port. Masked youth are on the perimeter of the area of Kastraki where the concert is being held, opposite gate E2 at the port.

A man who fell onto the track of the Kifissia-Piraeus electric railway (ISAP) on Saturday night was rescued by firefighters.

The incident occurred at Omonia station in central Athens soon after midnight on Saturday. It was not clear what caused the man to end up on the tracks.

Twelve firefighters arrived at the scene and it took them around 1.5 hours to lift the man to safety.

Athens Flying Week 2017 will this year be celebrated on Saturday, September 16, and Sunday, September 17, with air shows taking place at the Tanagra Air Force Base, north of Athens. Besides air displays, the base will host a trade show, an exhibition of aircraft, restaurants, shops and a kids' park.