4.1 magnitude earthquake near Patras
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck near the country’s third largest city of Patras on Friday, according to a preliminary reading of the Geodynamics Institute of the Athens National Observatory.
More Turkish overflights in the Aegean
Two Turkish ATR 72s and a drone violated Greek airspace on a total of 58 occasions on Friday, with two of these incidents involving overflights over Greek islands.
Olympiacos condemns assault on Korean fan outside home ground
Piraeus side Olympiacos has offered a South Korean YouTuber a free season ticket after he was attacked outside the team’s Karaiskakis Stadium by purported fans of the club.
Foreign Ministry congratulates Pyatt on energy appointment
The Foreign ministry on Friday congratulated Geoffrey Pyatt, former US ambassador to Greece, on his nomination as US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources.
EU wants to ensure independent media, tougher media mergers rules
Media groups seeking to take over smaller rivals will have to make sure that their deals ensure media pluralism and safeguard editorial independence under draft rules announced by the European Commission on Friday.
Exarchia metro station will only take up tenth of local square, says minister
The planned metro station on Exarchia Square will take up less than 10% of its surface area, the infrastructure minister said on Friday.
Thessaloniki school teacher convicted in sexual harassment case
A three-member Criminal Court in Thessaloniki handed a suspended two-year jail sentence to a high school teacher accused of sexually harassing a female student.
Russian embassy rejects ND lawmaker’s war comment
The Russian Embassy in Greece rejected a comment by a Greek Conservative lawmaker who said on television that the country is “at war” with Russia due to its support for Ukraine.
Greece sees spike in US tourist arrivals in 2022
The increase in regular flights offered by US airlines to Athens and Thessaloniki has helped to greatly boost tourist flows from the United States, the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) for the region of Greece said on Friday.
A series of talks between Greece and Turkey, 1978-81
During a summit that took place in Montreux in 1978 between the prime ministers of Greece, Konstantinos Karamanlis, and Turkey, Bulent Ecevit, it was agreed that bilateral talks between the secretaries-general of both foreign ministries would continue.