Afghan migrant smuggler nabbed on Samos
A 26-year-old Afghan man was arrested on Christmas Day for smuggling migrants into Greece, authorities reported on Thursday.
Monitoring the fiery depths off Santorini
Beneath the azure waves of the Aegean Sea, researchers are delving into the mysteries of Kolumbo, an underwater volcano near Santorini.
Fire service receives hundreds of calls for water pumping and tree removals
The fire service reportedly received hundreds of calls related to problems caused by the heavy rainfall that has been hitting Attica since Wednesday.
Elderly couple safe after car falls into ditch
An elderly couple needed to be rescued from its vehicle by a fire brigade crew after swerving off track and ending up in an irrigation ditch in the wider area of Arta, northwestern Greece, on Thursday.
Benefits, not handouts
Like all benefits, the one for unemployed people fulfills its purpose more effectively when it is not handed out horizontally, but is attached to certain objective criteria.
Seven arrested in connection with attack on teenagers in northern Athens
Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with an incident that took place on Christmas night near the train station in Marousi, northern Athens.
Turkey’s central bank lowers key interest rate to 47.5%
Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points to 47.5% on Thursday, carrying out its first rate cut in nearly two years as it tries to control soaring inflation.
New weapons for F-16 and F-35 Hellenic Air Force fighter jets
The Hellenic Air Force plans to acquire weapons worth at least €1 bln to equip the upgraded F-16 Viper, older versions of the fighter jet, and the F-35s that Greece is set to receive by the end of the decade.
Onassis Foundation high schools to bolster ‘model’ school offering
A total of 22 new advanced-level high schools, equally divided between junior and senior high schools, all donated by the Onassis Foundation, a public benefit foundation, will be established in parts of the country facing social and economic challenges.
Erdogan holds private meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew
Turkish President Erdogan met with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Thursday.