Cocaine worth €2.8 mln hidden in banana containers seized at Piraeus port
Dozens of packages of cocaine were confiscated on Wednesday by Greek authorities at the port of Piraeus inside banana containers shipped from Ecuador.
YouTuber nabbed for abusing disabled people, live
A 35-year-old Greek YouTuber has been arrested for physically, verbally and sexually exploiting and torturing people with disabilities and minors for financial gain.
Taxi union plans 48-hour strike for the end of February
Athens taxi drivers have announced mobilizations following the decision by the Attica Taxi Drivers Union to hold a 48-hour strike on February 27 and 28. The decision was made during an emergency meeting of the Administrative Council on Wednesday.
Two arrested for cigarette smuggling
Two suspects, identified as Pakistani nationals, were arrested in a downtown Athens minimarket for breaching customs laws on Tuesday morning after large quantities of unlicensed tobacco products were found in the store.
EU border agency says stopping migration completely is impossible
Irregular immigration to the EU from Western Africa rose more than ten times on the year in January, according to the bloc’s Frontex border agency, which expects overall arrivals to grow in 2024 and says halting the movement of people completely is impossible.
Fire breaks out in scrap metal recycling yard in Thessaloniki
A fire broke out under undetermined conditions at a scrap metal recycling yard in Diavata near the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday.
Firefighters retrieve body trapped under construction machine
An unconscious man was recovered from being trapped under a construction machine on Wednesday in the northern region of Preveza, Epirus. The man’s death was confirmed.
Containing the Houthi impact on Piraeus port
The port of Piraeus has so far weathered the impact of the Red Sea attacks, but will not be able to do so for much longer.
Salo | Athens | February 10 – March 10
“Salo, or the 120 Days of Sodom,” one of the most controversial films of the 20th century, directed by Italian filmmaking legend Pier Paolo Pasolini, is reimagined by prominent and innovative Athenian director Aris Biniaris in a production by the Greek National Opera Alternative Stage (364 Syngrou).
Man Utd defender Harry Maguire’s appeals trial in Greece postponed due to strike
The appeals trial of Manchester United defender Harry Maguire over a nightclub brawl on the Greek island of Mykonos has been postponed for a year because of a lawyers’ strike, court officials told The Associated Press. The 30-year-old England international is appealing a 21-month suspended sentence following the incident in 2020. His case was due…