Turkish national arrested for migrant trafficking
A 32-year-old Turkish national was arrested early Wednesday for trafficking migrants, police announced on Thursday.
Police deployed in Athens for 1973 uprising anniversary marches
Thousands of police have been deployed in Athens and the northern city of Thessaloniki on Thursday for commemorative marches to mark the anniversary of a 1973 student uprising that was brutally crushed by the military dictatorship then ruling Greece.
Dendias meets Libya’s Haftar in Benghazi
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias met on Thursday Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar in Benghazi on Thursday to discuss “the need for Libya’s stabilisation” and the promotion of peace and stability in the wider region, state-run news agency AMNA reported.
Athens Airport had more flights last month than in October 2019
Eurocontrol data show the continued recovery of Greek air transport, as local airports had 7.7% more flights last month than a year earlier, led by Athens Airport, and by Aegean Airlines, which has the lion’s share in the Greek market.
Pricing tricks used by grocers
Week after week, supermarket chains are competing to become the retailer with the most improved “household basket,” by employing tricks such as increasing private label products, replacing large packages with smaller and therefore cheaper ones, and with price reductions that in many cases are limited to just 1 cent.
Erdogan keeping the army close with Aegean tension
Brinkmanship over the Aegean is something the Turkish military particularly likes and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan desperately needs the army, says Sinan Ciddi, a Turkish-born, British-educated associate professor of national security studies at the Marine Corps University.
Bogus doctor convicted of seven counts of murder, slapped with 50-year sentence
A man who posed as a cancer specialist and convinced terminal patients to take his quack herbal remedies has been convicted of seven counts of murder and six attempted murders. He was also found guilty of peddling unlicensed drugs to minors, of fraud and multiple other crimes.
The Hellenic influence in the US Congress
Much has been written in the past few years on the discrete role and influence of the US Congress. It is positive that, albeit belated, importance is now being placed on the decisions and interventions of the legislative bodies.
Social security contributions to stay reduced
Non-salary costs will remain 270 million euros lower in 2023, as the social security bill the government tabled in Parliament on Wednesday provides for the maintenance of the three-percentage point contributions rate reduction as originally introduced in 2021.
UNESCO conference at Delphi seeks balance between growth and heritage
An international conference opened in Delphi on Thursday to address the challenges of protecting cultural landmarks from increased tourism and other forms of pressure on vulnerable sites and monuments.