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PM expresses appreciation in visit to rescue teams
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis thanked members of the search-and-rescue teams that were dispatched to earthquake-affected areas in Turkey, during a visit on Friday to the Special Disaster Response Unit (EMAK) facilities in Elefsina, west of the capital.
Couple arrested for illegal possession of ancient coins
Police arrested a man and a woman on Saturday after discovering ancient coins from the Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic times in their house.
The secret meetings between Mitsotakis and Osborne on the Parthenon Marbles
Eleni Varvitsioti of the Financial Times joins Thanos Davelis to discuss the secret talks between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and British Museum chair George Osborne, break down what we know so far about a potential plan to end this dispute, and look at what lies ahead in the fight to bring the Parthenon Marbles…
Two Cretan men to testify on Tuesday over shooting of relative
Two men, aged 67 and 37, who were arrested for shooting a man in Crete, were given until Tuesday (Feb. 21) to prepare their defence over attempted murder and violation of laws on weapons.
IA directorate at Finance Ministry
An anti-corruption unit is being activated at the Finance Ministry, which will probe cases of fraud and corruption within the ministry.
US assistant defence secretary to visit Alexandroupolis on Monday
US Assistant Secretary of Defense for international security affairs, Celeste Wallander, will visit the northern city of Alexandroupolis on Monday, where she will be briefed about the port’s role in facilitating the shipment of American and NATO weapons and personnel to Central and Eastern Europe, a local news website reported.
Ιndications point to April 9 as most likely date
Greece’s national elections are, according to all indications, set to take place on April 9, with reports citing a series of government moves that testify to the intention to set up ballots a week before Easter Sunday.
Greek-US ties stronger than ever
The excellent relations between Greece and the United States were highlighted once again in the contacts that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had on Friday at the 59th Munich Security Conference, ahead of a visit on Monday to Athens of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Foreign seaman found hanged in his cabin in Salamina
A 30-year-old cadet was found hanged inside his cabin on a Liberian-flagged cargo ship on Friday, state-run broadcaster ERT reported. The man was a foreign national.