Dina Kyriakidou

Position: Journalist

Blog Posts

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Greece’s grey election campaign turns voters to comedy

Greek elections have traditionally been raucous, ebullient affairs, a true celebration of democracy in the country that gave birth to the concept. This year, the mood is noticeably more sombre ahead of Sunday's vote.  Full Article 

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Athenians lament Attica forest destruction

Dark smoke covered the Athens sky over the weekend, its thick plumes rising over the Acropolis and rekindling memories of the huge, deadly fires of 2007 that nearly cost Greece's ruling conservatives their re-election  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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New Acropolis museum-perfect home for Parthenon marbles?

Black-robed Orthodox priests chanted and sprinkled holy water to bless Greece's new, ultra-modern Acropolis Museum, which opens officially on June 20 with the hope of bringing back the Parthenon marbles ...  Full Article | Comments [11]