Firefighters step up efforts against Grammatiko blaze
Firefighters on Friday afternoon stepped up efforts to battle a wildfire in Grammatiko, eastern Attica.
Jewish community reacts to appointment of Supreme Court vice president
The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) has reacted to the appointment of Supreme Court Judge Marianthi Pagouteli as Vice President of Greece’s Supreme Court, accusing her of anti-Semitic conduct.
Bishop widely condemned over rape and abortion comments
In an interview with private broadcaster SKAI TV, Chrysostomos, metropolitan bishop of Dodoni, said that “a woman doesn’t just allow herself to get raped without wanting it.”
Greece gifts Cyprus a presidential jet
The handover of the Dassault Falcon jet took place at Elefsina air base, near Athens, in the presence of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades.
Police investigate Athens city center shooting
Police in Athens have launched an investigation after two people were injured in a shooting near Omonia in the city center.
Jobless rate falls to 12-year low
Greece’s unemployment rate closed at a 12-year low at the end of July, below 12% and with a significant drop of almost one point compared to the previous month, as it reached 11.4% according to seasonally adjusted Eurostat data.
Akar takes F-16 flight over northern Aegean
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar flew in an F-16 fighter jet over the northern Aegean on Friday.
BGKO | Athens | September 4
Born in Spain in 2012, the Barcelona Gipsy balKan Orchestra (BGKO) has opened its arms to embrace an entire range of ethnic and traditional music from South America and Eastern Europe to the Middle East.
ND slams PASOK over comments by Muslim MP
Ruling New Democracy has attacked socialist PASOK opposition after a party deputy appeared to recognize the presence of a Turkish minority in Greece’s Thrace region.
Akar calls for ‘objective’ NATO stance toward Greece
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Friday revisited Ankara’s claims that Greek S-300 surface-to-air missiles stationed on Crete locked on to Turkish F-16 fighter jets on August 23 while carrying out a reconnaissance mission in international airspace, while calling upon NATO governments to keep an objective stance towards Athens.