Officers open fire during car chase
Police officers opened fire during a car chase in northern Athens, as they attempted to stop a vehicle and arrest the driver.
Is Albania’s Rama burning bridges with Greece in the Beleri case?
This week an Albanian court sentenced Fredi Beleri, the imprisoned mayor-elect of Himare, to 2 years in prison. Beleri slammed the trial and the court’s decision as a “sham”.
Israeli football fans assault foreigner in downtown Athens
Tension erupted among fans of Maccabi Tel Aviv earlier on Thursday in Syntagma Square in downtown Athens with the Israeli team’s fans allegedly assaulting a foreign man of Arab descent who was exiting the metro station.
Mitsotakis after Odesa missile hit: ‘No one will intimidate us’
Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a clear message of support for Ukraine n Thursday, a day after a Russian missile missed Ukraine’s president and the prime minister of Greece by hundreds of metres when it slammed into port infrastructure in the Black Sea city of Odesa.
EU’s von der Leyen wins conservatives’ backing to lead bloc for 5 more years
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday won the backing of the EU’s leading political group, the centre-right European People’s Party, to head the bloc’s powerful executive for another five years.
Analysis: First fatal attack on shipping by Houthi rebels escalates risk for reeling Mideast
The first fatal attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping threatens to further sever a crucial maritime artery for global trade and carries with it risks beyond those just at sea.
First afternoon surgery to be held next Tuesday, minister says
The first afternoon surgery will be held on March 12 at Papageorgiou Hospital in Thessaloniki, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said in an interview with Skai TV on Thursday.
Police bomb squad inspecting suspicious object left outside bank
A security alert was triggered on Thursday following the discovery of a suspicious item found behind an outdoor air conditioner unit of a bank in Tavros, a suburb in southwestern Athens.
Five arrested for dozens of robberies in northern Greece
Five people believed to be members of a criminal organization that committed burglaries of homes and businesses, and also stole license plates in various areas of Macedonia and central Greece, were arrested on Wednesday.
Preventative treatment recommended after meningitis outbreak in university
Health authorities announced that preventative treatment will be offered to the close contacts of three students who were diagnosed with meningococcal disease after a third case was recorded in less than three months in the University of the Peloponnese, western Greece, on Wednesday.