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Court upholds 33-year-old’s conviction for 2018 killing of businessman
One of two brothers accused of the execution-style shooting of an Athens businessman in 2018 was convicted on Thursday to life in prison by a criminal appeals court, while his brother and co-defendant was acquitted.
Cold front sweeps through Greece, traffic disrupted in Attica
A cold front dubbed Leandros is hitting Greece with snow on Saturday, with power outages reported in the eastern part of Thessaloniki.
Regions as far south as Crete are expecting an onslaught heavy rain and strong winds that will last through Tuesday.
Group Show | Athens | To January 12
For its Christmas group exhibition titled "Magical Strokes," the Skoufa Gallery presents selected pieces by 35 artists exploring childhood memories, Greek folk traditions and other nostalgic themes evoked by the holiday season. The impressive roster of participating artists comprises Jeff Koons, Patrick Rubinstein, Nikos Angelidis, Stathis Alexopoulos, Eva Anagnostou, Kalliopi Asargiotaki, Yior
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Contract killer’s accomplice arrested in Bulgaria
Police authorities in Bulgaria said Tuesday that they had arrested the brother of the 31-year-old Bulgarian charged with murdering 46-year-old Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula in October last year.
According to reports, the 35-year-old was arrested on Friday in the town of Haskovo, southern Bulgaria on a European arrest warrant.
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Bulgarian Citizen Accused of Murder in Athens Denies Being Guilty
Bulgarian citizen charged with killing a Sydney-based gangster in Athens last October told a judge he was on vacation and had nothing to do with the murder, according to the Australian Sydney Morning Herald.
Bulgarian held for hit on Australian businessman
A 31-year-old Bulgarian national is being questioned in connection with the murder of 47-year-old Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athens suburb of Voula in October last year.
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Bulgarian national detained over murder of Greek-Australian businessman
A 30-year-old Bulgarian national was detained on Thursday in connection with murder of a 46-year-old Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula on October 31, 2018.
Police believe he is the man who shot Makris.
CCTV footage shows cold-blooded murder of Greek-Australian businessman
Footage from a high-resolution security camera released by Kathimerini shows scenes from the murder of 46-year-old Greek-Australian businessman Yiannis Makris in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula last week.
Voula murder of Greek-Australian caught on tape
Images from a security camera show the murder of 46-year-old Greek-Australian Yiannis Makris outside his home in the southern Athens suburb of Voula last Wednesday. Makris was shot at least six times. The footage is expected to help police identify the shooter.
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MEP files complaint over censorship of Greek cartoonists
SYRIZA MEP Stelios Kouloglou has filed a complaint with European Parliament President Antonio Tajani claiming that several sketches by Greek cartoonists will not be allowed to go on display in an exhibition that is being organized by the Greek politician and French MEP Patrick Le Hyaric, celebrating 60 years of the European Union.