Festive season store opening hours announced
The proposed opening hours for shops for the 2024 Christmas holidays have been announced.
Sudanese national arrested over Samos shipwreck
A 20-year-old Sudanese national has been arrested after authorities said survivors of the deadly shipwreck off Samos identified him as their smuggler.
Prosecutor appeals acquittals in charity’s child abuse case
A prosecutor has appealed the acquittals of three defendants in the “Kivotos tou Kosmou” (Ark of the World) children’s charity child abuse case, arguing the verdicts were based on a misjudgment of the evidence.
Annual organ donation record broken
With a hundred organ donations performed already this year, Greece has broken its annual record of 98 of the life-saving operations.
PM to visit Cyprus on Wednesday
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Cyprus on Wednesday.
Merkel looks back on Greek crisis in new memoirs
“Freedom” is a word that is intrinsically associated with the life of Angela Merkel. From her formative years in East Germany to her last term as chancellor, she has constantly been called upon to defend one of humanity’s greatest values.
Christian Loffler | Athens | December 7
German electronic musician and painter Christian Loffler brings his signature blend of ambient, techno and house to Athens’ Arch Club (111 Konstantinoupoleos).
Man arrested for hate crime
A 65-year-old man has appeared before an Athens prosecutor for insulting, threatening and physically assaulting a 27-year-old man apparently because of the victim’s sexual orientation.
Greek diaspora events in US honor country’s WWII achievements
The strong resistance of the Greeks in World War II, immortalized on an iconic cover of Life magazine in 1940 depicting an Evzone – a member of the presidential guard – still carries its importance.
Man remanded over Pangrati arms cache
The renter of a storage unit that was found to contain firearms and explosives in Pangrati, central Athens, has been remanded in custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate.