Dendias meets new Cyprus president
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, who is currently in Nicosia for a trilateral meeting with the foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, held a meeting with Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday.
Bid to lessen appeal of heated tobacco products
By treating heated tobacco products the same as regular cigarettes, the Health Ministry is attempting to make them “unattractive.”
Thessaloniki police investigate alleged attack on EPAL teacher
Police are investigating an alleged attack on a teacher at a vocational high school (EPAL) in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
Police crack down on human trafficking ring
Police have launched a crackdown on an organized crime group involved in human trafficking and document forgery across various regions in Greece.
Two injured in bus-motorcycle collision in Thessaloniki
Two people were injured in a traffic accident that occurred in the center of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, early on Friday.
Bike Festival | Athens | March 31 – April 2
Having attracted an average of 35,000 visitors a year in previous installments, the Athens Bike Festival is going bigger in its ninth edition.
Turkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.
Cyprus relocates 76 Afghan, Syrian asylum-seekers to France
Cyprus’ Interior Ministry said Thursday 76 Afghans and Syrians seeking international protection have been relocated to France under a European Union program to ease the burden on Mediterranean countries receiving large numbers of migrants.
Greek defense minister to visit Turkey as tension wanes
Greece’s defense minister announced Thursday that he will travel to neighboring Turkey next week as part of an effort to ease tension between the two NATO members, which have long-standing and often volatile disputes.
Terror suspects to appear before investigating magistrate Friday
Two suspects of Pakistani origin are set to appear before an investigating magistrate on Friday on charges of planning an attack on a Jewish center in the busy downtown area of Psyri.