Ferry hits sailboat off Oropos, passenger thrown into water
One man was thrown into the sea when the sailboat he was onboard was hit by a passenger ferry off the coast of Oropos, east Attica, on Friday morning.
One lightly injured as boats collide during Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 filming
One man was lightly injured when two speedboats carrying 16 actors and technicians filming the third sequel of the popular My Big Fat Greek Wedding franchise collided off the east coast of Attica, the Coast Guard said Friday.
Brothers, basketball focus of Antetokounmpo family’s ‘Rise’
Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t watch this year’s NBA Finals. The series he dominated last year like few players have was too stressful to view as a fan.
Parliamentary Budget Office against horizontal measures
The Parliamentary Budget Office spoke on Thursday in favor of targeted support measures as opposed to horizontal ones, with its head Franciscos Koutentakis clarifying once again he does not consider a reduction of the Special Consumption Tax on fuel appropriate.
Why US leadership is needed on East Med energy
Last week the EU finalized a natural gas agreement with Israel and Egypt, building on what’s been a busy month when it comes to energy in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Rogue taxi driver nabbed for injuring police officers during check
A 66-year-old taxi driver in the town of Iraklio, Crete, was arrested early Friday morning after injuring two police officers who were conducting checks at the city’s airport taxi stand.
Government seeks to shut down election speculation
Amid spiraling speculation about imminent elections over recent days, three government officials on Thursday sought to play down any certainty.
Man suspected of killing wife drives car off cliff
A 53-year-old man wanted by police for allegedly stabbing his wife to death in their apartment in central Athens early Friday morning was injured when he drove his car off a cliff on the coastal Athens-Sounio road while trying to flee.
Greek pesident visits WWII Natzweiler concentration camp
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the former Natzweiler-Struthof concentration camp on Thursday.
Israeli planes help fight wildfire in Cyprus breakaway north
Israel on Thursday dispatched two water-dropping aircraft to help battle a large wildfire that has scorched at least 10,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of forest in the foothills of the Pentadaktylos mountain range in the Turkish-occupied north of ethnically divided Cyprus.