Kifissia
Protest by driving instructors leads to traffic jams
Protesting driving instructors caused traffic disruptions in Athens Tuesday by driving in a motorcade from the Transport Ministry in the northern suburbs to the city center.
Holy Synod says no change needed in Church-state relations
The Holy Synod of the Church of Greece said there is no need to change the relations between Church and state in the country, adding that the 1975 Constitution clearly defines their roles.
Mosquito control measures to be carried out in northern Attica
Authorities have announced the next areas for mosquito spraying in the wider Athens area.
Spraying will be conducted from August 13-20 in 12 municipalities in northern Attica: Halandri, Aghia Paraskevi, Holargos/Papagou, Nea Ionia, Pendeli, Maroussi, Vrilissia, Kifissia, Pefki/Lykovrissi, Psychico/Filothei, Iraklio and Metamorphosi.
Athens suburbs hit by heavy rainfall, flash floods
Cars float in a parking lot-turned-muddy lake following a squall in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi, Thursday. Authorities urged drivers to avoid the area and closed a side road off the main highway leading north out of the capital. The fire department received more than 200 calls for assistance, including pumping water from flooded homes and businesses.
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A citizen's complaint
I attended an event organized by the Indonesian Embassy in Athens last Sunday afternoon. It was held at the Zirineio Municipal Sports Center in the northern suburb of Kifissia and was attended by dozens of Indonesian families, representing almost the entire community that lives in the Attica area.
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Work stoppage to disrupt Athens metro services on Thursday
There will be no services on the Athens metro between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday due to a work stoppage by employees.
The walkout will affect services on Lines 2 and 3. Line 1, known as the Piraeus-Kifissia electric railway (ISAP), will be running as normal.
Athens metro to halt at 11 p.m. on Friday
The Athens metro will not be in service from 11 p.m. until the end of the shift on Friday.
The union representing metro train drivers said in an announcement that it is moving ahead with the work stoppage because it had received no response from the government after last Monday's industrial action.
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Residents in northern Athens suburbs protest toll plans
Hundreds of residents of the northern Athens suburbs of Kifissia and Dionysos gathered at the Varibombi interchange on the national highway on Sunday to protest plans for a new lateral toll station in the area and at the Aghios Stefanos interchange.
Home of critically-injured Kifissia businessman not initial target of burglars
The home of the 52-year-old businessman who was shot by burglars early Monday morning was not the initial target, according to the police investigation.
Police on 'right track' to find assailants of violent Kifissia burglary
Police investigations into the attempted murder of a 52-year-old businessman who challenged a pair of burglars in his home in northern Athens early on Monday are "on the right track," sources told the ANA-MPA news agency on Tuesday.