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Traffic police have diverted vehicles away from the area surrounding Syntagma Square rerouting traffic at the intersections of Vasilissis Sofias and Sekeri Streets, as well as Amalias Avenue and Athanasiou Diakou Street.

Authorities said 52,000 traffic stops and checks were conducted between June and August in Attica Prefecture, which includes the greater Athens-Piraeus area

Mt. Athos monastery is occupied by brotherhood unrecognized by Ecumenical Patriarchate

Weekend 'landing' of Greek Police special anti-crime unit comes after assassination of land developer, who was active on Mykonos, in Athens this month

A new wave of arrests involve suspects charged with running an extortion ring aimed at businesses, replete with bombings, arson, assault and drug trafficking

A 44-year-old former inmate has been arrested and charged in the assassination. The latter, however, has maintained his innocence from the very start.

Three suspects, all foreign nationals, were identified by the two victims, a Vietnamese couple working as farm hands in a village southwest of Patras

Increased patrols, enhanced traffic management at major events, and additional police officers announced to boost safety in Athens.

Police have been able to trace the cars of the assailants in the Parnitha attack back to a dwelling northwest of Athens

5,000 police officers will be placed around the area for the game, while intensive security check points, emergency traffic regulations and interruptions have been in place since 6 a.m.

28 people arrested, including nine foreign nationals without affiliation to the school

Driver ran 10 red lights as he fled on a motorcycle whose license plates had been returned to the tax bureau

The suspects were charged, on a case-by-case basis, with violations of weapons and narcotics laws and prior convictions

Greek leader refers directly to a young woman's fatal stabbing by her ex-boyfriend turned stalker this week outside a police precinct, moments after an emergency dispatcher told her over the phone that 'police cars aren't taxis'

He also called for the full abolition of VAT on essential items

Criminals often targeted areas in central Athens frequented by tourists

Copies of the recorded files are already in the hands of a magistrate assigned to the explosive case, who ordered the seizure following a report by the Athens weekly "To Vima" over tampering with the original files