Robbers hold up gaming hall in Thessaloniki
Two people stormed an OPAP Play gaming hall in western Thessaloniki on Tuesday night and took 1,000 euros in cash, police said Thursday.
Teen hit by speeding car in Voula
A 15-year-old girl was hit by a speeding car in the southern Athenian suburb of Voula on Thursday morning, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
US F-16s and Turkey’s hostage politics
Endy Zemenides, HALC’s Executive Director, joins Thanos Davelis to explain why the argument that if Ankara doesn’t get US F-16s it will turn to Russia or China is tantamount to accepting Turkey’s hostage politics, making the case that this isn’t really an actual dilemma.
Number of suicides in Greece up 25 pct since 2020, report shows
The number of people committing suicide in Greece in 2022 increased by almost 25% relative to 2020, according to the annual suicide data reported and analysed by the Suicide Observatory Klimaka.
Greece issues travel advisory for Peru
Describing the current situation in Peru as “precarious” due to violent demonstrations in the South American country, the Greek Foreign Ministry is advising Greek citizens to avoid traveling there.
Panathinaikos soccer fan club targeted in Maroussi
At least eight shops, seven houses and two cars were damaged in the suburb of Maroussi in northern Athens, early on Thursday when an explosive device went off outside a Panathinaikos fan club, while several surrounding buildings suffered damages on their windows and walls.
FM sends letter to Borrell over Turkish fishing
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has sent a letter to Vice President of the European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell calling for the implementation of the regulation banning imports of fish from Turkey into the EU due to the practice of illegal, unreported and unregulated…
PM dashes hopes of swift return of Parthenon marbles
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday dismissed reports of an imminent repatriation of the Parthenon sculptures known in Britain as the Elgin marbles.
Cyprus to require Covid-19 tests for all arrivals from China
The government of Cyprus said Wednesday it will require all passengers arriving from China to produce evidence of a negative coronavirus test as the Asian country grapples with a nationwide Covid-19 outbreak.
Gas consumption drops in Greece in December
Natural gas consumption decreased in December in Greece, falling to 5.05 terawatt-hours, or the second lowest level for the corresponding month in the last six years, after December 2019.