Crete man threatens to blow self up to evade arrest
A man was arrested on Thursday by a police SWAT team after he threatened to blow himself up in Kissamos in Hania on the island of Crete.
Fugitive horses cause chaos on Thessaloniki highway
Two horses caused traffic disruptions on Thursday after they began galloping on the highway connecting Moudania and Thessaloniki in northern Greece near the Thermi bridge.
ATHEX: Losses break benchmark’s rising streak
After eight consecutive sessions of growth the benchmark of the Greek stock market finally yielded some ground on Thursday, though its losses appear too insignificant to deduce any conclusions about an end to the upward momentum at Athinon Avenue.
The debate that did not happen, the parties and Thrace
There were many issues that needed to be discussed in Thursday’s television debate between the leaders of the five parties represented in the Parliament after the May 21 election: their plans for health, education, the economy and how much each policy can benefit the majority and not just the few.
Swing & More | Athens | June 16 & 17
It’s going to be a fun weekend at the Gazarte roof stage, with two uplifting shows by local staples on the live circuit.
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Tourism with planning
Greek tourism has all the requirements to develop into a sustainable source of national wealth that will stand out among the international competition.
Legendary composer Yiannis Markopoulos laid to rest
Yiannis Markopoulos, one of Greece’s most influential composers, was laid to rest on Thursday after a funeral service held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.
Frontex chief: Greek authorities ‘did their upmost to save lives’
The head of the EU border agency Frontex has said the Greek authorities “did their upmost to save lives” in Wednesday’s sinking of a ship crammed with migrants that went down off the coast of Pylos, in the Peloponnese.
Nine survivors arrested following migrant ship sinking
Authorities in the port city of Kalamata have made nine arrests following the sinking of a fishing boat southwest of the Peloponnese that killed at least 78 migrants, a Shipping Ministry source has said.