Man arrested for alleged migrant trafficking
A 50-year-old man was arrested on the island of Samos, in the eastern Aegean, for allegedly transporting 25 irregular migrants from the Turkish coast to the island, the Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
Prosecutor probing teen bullying incidents in Volos
A prosecutor in the town of Volos, central Greece, is investigating the alleged bullying of two young boys by classmates in school, after their parents filed criminal charges against the suspects.
Students threaten professor to revise their grades
A professor in the Psychology Department at Thessaloniki’s Aristotle University says that she was “held hostage” in her office for around three hours last Friday, and was threatened and blackmailed because she failed 28% of the students in her class.
Professor Kevin Featherstone granted honorary Greek citizenship
British political scientist Kevin Featherstone was granted an honorary Greek citizenship on Tuesday for his work on contemporary Greece and European Union.
Former Conservative premier Karamanlis says will not run in elections
Former Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis announced Tuesday that he will not be running in the next general elections to be held later this year.
Medical staff urgently needed, says union
Doctors are describing a desperate situation at healthcare facilities in Attica that are part of the National Health System (ESY) and are calling for staff recruitments, increased funding and pay reviews.
Blinken: Greece and Turkey should engage to resolve differences
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday urged Aegean Sea rivals Greece and Turkey to engage to resolve differences and avoid unilateral actions that could increase tension.
Debts to local authorities forgiven after five years
Debts to municipal authorities stemming from real estate fees, contribution of money for the inclusion of property in the city plan, tickets for traffic violations, and fees for water and sewerage, cemeteries, etc., will be written off after five years.
Greek humanitarian aid for Syrians delivered to UN hub in Gaziantep
The first instalment of humanitarian aid from Greece to support those affected by the earthquake in Syria, was delivered late on Monday to the facilities of the United Nations International Organization for Migration in Gaziantep, Turkey, the Civil Protection Ministry said in a press release Tuesday.
The new president of Cyprus
We’re heading to Cyprus today, where it’s been a little over a week since the Cypriot people elected a new president, Nikos Christodoulides, who has vowed to put together a young administration and break the stalemate on the Cyprus problem.