Paraskevi

A serious traffic accident unfolded last night on Messogion in the descent stream at the height of Agias Paraskevi when a private car hit a cyclist and left him stranded.

The ERT images depict what happened shortly after the collision with the injured man on the tarmac and people gathered to help.

As announced by the Municipality of Agia Paraskevi, following a decision by Mayor Yiannis Mylonakis, the closed gymnasium in Kontopouki (Dorieon 20 and Kanari) will be open from today and for as long as needed to assist in accommodating fire victims who have been displaced from their homes due to the severe wildfire in Attica and require temporary shelter.

Innovation Greece 5.0, the conference on innovation in the country and on the entities supporting it, will be held on Friday and Saturday at EKEFE Democritus (27 Neapoleos, Agia Paraskevi, Athens) from 11 a.m.

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A 14-year-old boy told police that he was attacked by three teenagers while walking his dog in the district of Agia Paraskevi, northern Athens, on January 2. 

The victim said the youths searched him, forced him to walk barefoot in the street and beat him up, while one of them was filming the attack. The boy recognized one of the attackers is a fellow student in his school.

Greek police is searching for five youngsters believed to have attacked and robbed a teen in the district of Agia Paraskevi in Athens last Friday, in a new incident of adolescent criminality. 

Strong winds continued to fan Greece's fiery nightmare on Wednesday as firefighters, including foreign contingents, battled blazes around the country and on the outskirts of the capital that have already claimed 20 lives.

The dispersion of firefighting forces to deal with multiple fronts was confirmed by Civil Protection Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

Authorities are on high alert at the Kapota military camp in Menidi, situated to the west of Athens, as flames edge closer to the perimeter from the camp's northern side.

Firefighting units are currently present at the scene, and helicopter operations are in progress. The potential for evacuation is being considered.

The Greek scientific elite of artificial intelligence gathered north of the capital in the suburb of Agia Paraskevi on Monday to discuss how this emerging technology can be harnessed and the transformative changes it brings to everyday life and across scientific fields.

Around 6 in the morning, an evacuation order was given for Agia Skepi, Agia Paraskevi, Kapitenia, Vrysaki, Kouremenos Hill to Drosia

Clashes broke out between youths and police in the northern Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi shortly after midnight Wednesday, Kathimerini reports.
Police were sent to the area after more than 400 youths broke a government ban on public gatherings at Agiou Ioannou Square due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.