Muslim population in Athens is growing and the need to establish a formal place for prayer is essential, and building a mosque can only have positive consequences. That was the statement of three out of the six people invited to the debate organized by the British Council in Athens under the project IQ2 Debate which was attended by prominent journalists and professors from Greece and Great Britain.

Two policemen were killed and two others were seriously injured after being attacked by three gunmen during a police chase. Four policemen from DIAS were chasing a jeep when suddenly its passengers opened fire on them.

The Vice-President of the Greek government Theodoros Pangalos became the subject of violent attacks by Greek and French students, and intellectuals in Paris. A group of young people launched verbal attacks to him and expressed their support to the immigrants on hunger strike.

Businessmen insist on dead capital of state assets intensifying. "The Memorandum of financial support is much less exacting to the people than they should be to themselves," said the President of the Union of Greek Industrialists Dimitris Daskalopoulos.

The mystery surrounding the Elevation 2011 festival is being unraveled bit by bit. Pop-funk icon and legendary hip-hop band will be the main headliners of the first edition of the open-air event which will take place near the town of Razlog.

The risk of human victims due to the hunger strike of the 300 immigrants in Athens and Thessaloniki is closer than ever, say the doctors examining their health condition. 41 of the immigrants are hospitalized for renal failure.

Alpha Bank’s shares jumped by around 33% and those of the National Bank of Greece by 18%, and the first day after the announcement, Monday, Feb. 21, the trading of both banks shares was three times higher than usual.