Turkey plans to send commandos to Kosovo on Sunday and Monday in response to a NATO request to join the alliance’s KFOR peacekeeping force following unrest in the north of the country, the Turkish Defense Ministry said.
The Dora Stratou Theater of traditional Greek dances presents the sixth edition of the Hola Flamenco Festival, starring Latin Grammy-nominated singer and composer Rosario La Tremendita.
Greek authorities have seized another major shipment of cocaine hidden in a container bringing bananas from Latin America to the northern port of Thessaloniki.
The Supreme Court will be looking into the history, makeup and platform of 44 political parties and formations that are seeking to run in the June 25 parliamentary election.
Segments of Athens’ tram Line 6 (Pikrodafni-Syntagma) will not operate for three hours on Saturday night to facilitate a running event in the suburb of Nea Smyrni.
The police’s anti-extortion unit has taken over the investigation into the firebombing of a furniture store in the southern Athens of Alimos in the early hours of Saturday.
Turkey’s longtime president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is to be sworn in for his third term on Saturday, and all eyes are on the announcement of his new Cabinet.
The Greek Foreign Ministry said that it is “deeply saddened by the tragic loss of lives at a train collision in eastern India,” in a social media post on Friday.
Almost three out of four Greeks have bank deposits of no more than 1,000 euros. The savings of that vast majority of depositors amount to €2.69 billion, corresponding to 1.4% of total deposits.
The extension by the Energy Ministry of the current system on power bills up to September 30 means that, according to the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE), the electricity bills with the adjustment clause will be back as of October.