Piraeus
Monks' sex, cash and... tearful icons in a monastery in Cyprus
The sexual acts were also recorded on video - Two monks of the Monastery of Saint Avvakum, who asked to be deposed themselves so as not to be defamed - The €1 million in cash and the purchase of apartments in Piraeus and Cyprus
The forgotten, invisible safe spaces under Athens
A network of thousands of underground spaces are scattered beneath Athens. Pedestrians hurry past them, not suspecting that the metal lid of a manhole they have just stepped on is one of the gates to a vast web of spaces, which for decades has been sealed in silence and oblivion.
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Ferry returns to Piraeus over medical emergency
The Dodecanese-bound Blue Star Patmos ferry was forced to return to the port of Piraeus on Tuesday due to a medical emergency concerning a 69-year-old citizen.
The The Blue Star Patmos had embarked from Piraeus and was to make stops at the islands of Patmos, Leipsoi, Leros, Kalymnos, Kos, Symi, and Rhodes.
No details concerning the patient's health have been made available.
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Supplying vessels with power
Greece's major port authorities are steaming through the installation of power supply systems for the ships docked there.
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Cooperation of Piraeus Port with the port of Guangzhou
Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) and Guangzhou port in China, signed on Saturday morning in Piraeus a memorandum of understanding meant to enhance their cooperation.
First-leg win for Olympiakos over Ferencvaros
Olympiakos has taken the first step to reach the last 16 of the Europa Conference League as it beat Hungary's Ferencvaros 1-0 in Piraeus on Thursday.
This was also the debut of new Olympiakos manager Jose Luis Mendilibar, with the Spaniard starting his career at the Georgios Karaiskakis with victory.
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Increase in ferry fares to Crete by both major operators
Grimaldi Group's Minoan Lines has now applied ticket price hikes of 2.4% for passengers and vehicles for the Piraeus-Crete route, with passengers paying an extra euro per trip and vehicles charged an extra euro per meter of length.
Similar increases, of the order of 2.7%, are also being applied by the other major ferry company that connects Piraeus with Crete, the Attica Group.
Judicial system at EU tail end due to slow digitalization
The poor performance of the Greek judicial system in administering justice and all that entails for citizens' rights, the economy and investments are, experts stress, directly related to its incomplete digitalization, lagging behind the EU and many other countries.
Investigation launched after blast damages martial arts academy in Korydallos
Police have launched an investigation following a minor explosion that damaged a martial arts academy in the Piraeus suburb of Korydallos on Friday morning.
According to reports, unknown individuals broke a glass window and threw an incendiary device inside around 8 a.m.
Cocaine worth €2.8 mln hidden in banana containers seized at Piraeus port
Dozens of packages of cocaine were confiscated on Wednesday by Greek authorities at the port of Piraeus inside banana containers shipped from Ecuador.
Customs inspectors undertook an x-ray examination of a suspicious cargo container of bananas revealing organic material in the refrigeration units.