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Tension in Athens stoked up Makeshift mosque near center set on fire following migrant protest over Quran ‘defacing’ on Friday Five people were injured in an arson attack on a makeshift mosque early on Saturday, in an incident that seemed to be a result of the clashes in central Athens on Friday that followed the alleged desecration of a copy of the Quran by a police officer.

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Papandreou’s eye on next election

With just two weeks until the European parliamentary elections, more than half of Greeks say they are not interested in next month's poll...

Trial by judge for ministers?

In the wake of criticism about the handling of investigations into alleged wrongdoing committed by politicians...

Diver dies on filming project

A British diver who was part of an underwater crew that was filming the wreck of the HMHS Britannic off the island of Kea...

Two-wheeled doctors not going anywhere

More than a dozen motorcycle ambulances that were introduced in Athens some five years ago as a way of getting doctors to emergency situations...

IN BRIEF

Red Arrows take to sky ahead of memorial service : Britain's Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, entertained crowds on Crete...

First local patient discharged : The 19-year-old Greek-American who had been hospitalized in Athens last week...

Thessaloniki quake : An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale struck...

Hotel fire : Two people were injured during a fire at the Makedonia Palace Hotel...

Mets pickpockets : A suspected pickpocket was arrested yesterday following a chase...

Sea taxi : A fishing boat collided with a near the island of Hydra...

Border smuggler : A 35-year-old Albanian man was arrested near Florina in northern Greece...

Gun stolen : Robbers stole a 9 mm pistol from a policeman's house near Karditsa...


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Greek nationality... Kukua Williams, born in Athens to Ghanaian parents 17 months ago...

EDITORIAL

Supporting change, not parties Over the years it has become something of an established belief that newspapers foster longstanding loyalties to particular political parties. This belief, however, is out of touch with reality when one considers that the media - to do its job properly - needs to be independent. For its part, Kathimerini expresses its support for those politicians who show an awareness and understanding...

EDITORIAL:AthensPlus

Quiet museums of the mind Something is stirring in Athens's relationship with its ancient past. The New Acropolis Museum will open its doors in a month, the National Archaeological Museum has been refurbished and now, due to the pressure of local residents and renewed interest from the Culture Ministry, the desolate ruins of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum will be added to the map of places worth visiting in the capital.

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