A speedboat carrying 30 to 40 passengers, believed to be undocumented migrants, fled to the Turkish coast after being chased by the Greek coastguard east of Rhodes Island in the eastern Aegean early Tuesday.
Greece on Tuesday criticized the presence of Albanian President Bajram Begaj at an event commemorating members of the Cham community who allegedly died when they were expelled from Greece’s western Epirus region between 1944 and 1945, calling it a gesture of irredentism.
A track and field athlete from Greece’s Olympic team for Paris has tested positive for doping.
Greece is prepared to support the resumption of UN-led talks to resolve the Cyprus issue, provided that the process has the backing of Nicosia, state broadcaster ERT reported Tuesday, citing Greek diplomatic sources.
Anna Diamantopoulou, a former European Union commissioner for social affairs and minister, announced her candidacy for leader of socialist PASOK on Tuesday, bringing the number of hopefuls to eight.
Greece has ordered some businesses not to let their employees perform heavy outdoor duties during afternoon hours this week as the country sizzles in yet another heat wave.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ next meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in September will be important in deciding whether the two nominal allies will be able to move from the present state of detente in bilateral relations into significant talks about their differences, diplomatic sources have told Kathimerini.
The slogan “I do not forget” belongs to the author Nikos Dimou, as does the image of a bleeding, divided Cyprus.
Greek Police announced on Tuesday it had smashed a major criminal ring that blackmailed businesses, arresting 17 suspects, three of whom are already in jail.
A fire broke out on the island of Syros, prompting an emergency evacuation alert for residents of the southern village of Chrousa.