At least four migrants dead after boat sinks off Lesvos
At least four migrants died after their boat sank northeast of Lesvos island in the eastern Aegean, according to a report by public broadcaster ERT.
Candidates on campaign trail for top SYRIZA job
Candidates running for the leadership of the main opposition SYRIZA party have hit the campaign trail ahead of the leftist party’s congress on September 2 and the elections for a new president on September 10.
Libya suspends foreign minister after meeting with Israeli foreign minister
Libya’s prime minister suspended Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush on Sunday and referred her for investigation after Israel said its Foreign Minister Eli Cohen had met her last week despite the countries not having formal relations.
Greek FM Gerapetritis to visit Ankara on Sept 5
Greek Foreign Minister, Giorgos Gerapetritis, will visit Ankara on September 5, where he will hold talks with Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan.
Woman killed after falling on ISAP train tracks in Athens
Police in Athens are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman who fell onto the tracks at Victoria station on the capital’s ISAP electric railway line on Monday morning.
New plan for natural disasters
After a traumatic summer, the government staff is working with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to develop measures to better protect the country from devastating wildfires.
Greece is India’s ‘gateway’ into the EU
It took 40 years for an Indian prime minister to visit Athens, since Indira Gandhi came to Greece in September 1983. Narendra Modi represents a very different country today compared to what India was in the 1980s.
Lanthimos premiering ‘creepy gothic thriller’ in Venice
Award-winning Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos will be premiering his latest offering at the 80th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, which kicks off in the historical Italian city on Wednesday.
Firefighters battle flare-ups and a total of 150 blazes around the country
Hundreds of firefighters continued to battle flare-ups in major fires in northeastern Greece, Attica, the adjoining regional unit of Boeotia and the island of Andros.
Tourists’ preferences, destinations change
The country may be on its way to record revenue, but an increasing number of visitors are avoiding the most expensive destinations.