Border police arrest 5 alleged human traffickers
Police said Wednesday that five alleged human traffickers were arrested in the last two days and at least 20 migrants were prevented from entering the country from the border with Turkey.
Lower number of new Covid infections
Greece’s National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Wednesday said it had registered 4,496 new Covid infections in the past 24 hours, a drop from Tuesday’s 5,610.
Elderly man accused of sexually abusing 12-year-old girl
A 12-year-old girl from Thessaloniki has accused a 73-year-old man of sexually abusing her, state-run news agency AMNA reported Wednesday.
Crime in Greek capital comes under scrutiny
Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis and Citizens’ Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos met on Monday along with high-ranking police officials to discuss the rising crime rate in Athens.
Athens buildings offered facelift subsidy
Private properties in downtown Athens can benefit from a 1.5-million-euro restoration grant scheme launched by the City of Athens and the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE).
Elafonisos island among top choices for Italian holidaymakers
The island of Elafonisos, off the southern Peloponnese, remains one of the top holiday spots preferred by Italians, according to a recent article in the online newspaper Investireoggi.it, which ranks it among the best destinations for summer vacations this year.
Is Turkey looking to annex the occupied part of Cyprus?
Nicholas Danforth joins Thanos Davelis to break down Turkey’s latest moves on Cyprus – a new financial assistance deal with Turkish Cypriots and a decision to designate the Turkish Cypriots’ unrecognized main airport as a domestic flight route – which have raised concerns that Turkey wants to eventually annex the occupied northern part of the…
Attica’s first smoke-free beach
Gone are days that you’ll see cigarette butts in the sand or smell wafts of smoke in the air at Marikes beach in Rafina, a destination popular for its port, wind- and kitesurfing action and summer residences.
Culture minister tests positive for coronavirus
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, 62, has tested positive for Covid-19, the ministry said in a statement Wednesday.
Turkey is not powerful enough to guarantee Ukrainian grain exports, says traders union
Turkey, which is negotiating with Russia to secure safe routes for grain exports from blocked Ukrainian seaports, is not powerful enough to act as a guarantor, the director of Ukrainian grain traders union UGA Serhiy Ivashchenko said on Wednesday. He told an online grain conference in Kyiv that it could take at least two-to-three months…