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.
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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.
Bratakos sworn in
Ioannis Bratakos, the new general secretary of the prime minister’s office, was formally sworn in to office Friday.
Strong demand for mortgages
Demand for housing loans has continued unabated after the January-June semester, as after a long lull over previous years, households are scrambling to meet their housing needs while securing the long-term low fixed interest rates that apply today.
Dendias: NATO agencies must respect all allies
Referring to a message posted this week by the NATO Land Command based in Izmir regarding Turkey’s “Victory Day,” Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stressed, “The agencies of the Alliance, starting with its leadership, the secretary-general, must respect and honor all the allies and the principles of the Alliance.”
Greece-Egypt relations deep and strategic
Greek-Egyptian relations remain strategic and deep, according to Foreign Ministry sources on Thursday, referring to the recent visit of the Chief of the Armed Forces General Konstantinos Floros to Cairo.