Parthenon fragment returned to Athens

Filed Under (Athens) by mcleare on 19-11-2008

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The Vatican returned a marble head to Athens last week. The head was then fitted onto its rightful place (the body of a youth carrying a tray of sweets as an offering to Athena). Officials in Athens are hopeful that this gesture will just be the start of retrieving lost treasures. The head has been [...]

More Olympic strike action at Athens Airport

Filed Under (olympic airlines) by mcleare on 03-11-2008

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Staff at Olympic Airlines staged a 24 hour strike at Athens Airport last week on Thursday Oct 30th. Over 100 flights were affected amid the protest aimed at the Governments plans to privatize Olympic Airlines. Qatar Airways are believed to be one of the interested parties. Workers have been promised compensation however this has done [...]