Elliniko-Argyroupoli

Police in southern Athens on Thursday were investigating the death of a 70-year-old man who reportedly shot himself after trying to kill his partner.

The pair were rushed to the Asklipeio Hospital in the coastal suburb of Voula at around noon on Thursday with severe gunshot injuries, where doctors were unable to save the man.

The sputtering privatization of a prime piece of real estate that used to be home to Athens's international airport on the southern coast of the Greek capital is a "symbol of SYRIZA's failure in development," New Democracy opposition chief Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a visit to the site on Tuesday.

A man who sustained serious injuries in a powerful blast on Friday morning at an open-air car park in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada has been identified as an Australian national.

A powerful explosion at an open-air car park rocked the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada on Friday morning, with initial reports saying that one person has been injured.

Police and firefighters have been dispatched to 128 Vouliagmenis Avenue and have closed down a large section of the thoroughfare as they manage the incident.

The new, revised program for TAIPED privatizations, published on Friday, contains no references as to when the long-delayed development of the old Athens airport plot at Elliniko in southern Athens might finally start. The other major issue for the state sell-off fund is highway maintenance company Egnatia Odos SA, which is currently mired in red tape.

This year is seen as crucial for the casinos in Attica and in nearby Loutraki, as developments that are already under way are set to radically change the landscape, especially with the upcoming the license for the Elliniko casino coming up.

The proclamation of the tender for the casino license at the old Athens airport in the southern suburb of Elliniko is expected in the next few weeks and will be handled by the Finance Ministry and a special inter-ministerial committee.

The government tabled an amendment in Parliament on Thursday that includes new clauses related to the operation framework of the country's casinos. The timing of the amendment is clearly related to the planned casino at Elliniko. The gaming watchdog also published new casino operation regulations.

Every time that Greek government officials get the chance to speak to foreign investors, they unfortunately realize the extent of the damage caused by the coalition's foot-dragging and the occasional wars it declares on certain major - if not emblematic - investment projects that the country so desperately needs to get back on its feet. 

Firemen rescued a woman who had fallen onto the tracks of the Athens metro on Monday morning.

The woman reportedly fell at the Syngrou-Fix metro station during rush hour, according to the ANA-MPA news agency, which did not provide additional details.