Three people killed in two road accidents in less than 12 hours
Three people, including a 15-year-old girl, died in less than 12 hours in two traffic accidents in different parts of the country.
Turkish parliament set to vote on Sweden’s NATO accession
Turkey’s parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden’s NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to expanding the Western military alliance.
All-time record in tourism as reciepts set to pass 20-billion-euro mark
The current market estimate for travel receipts in 2023 is 20.5 billion euros following the publication of Bank of Greece data for the first 11 months of last year.
Navy grappling with personnel exodus
The vast outflow of young and experienced personnel is posing a significant challenge for the Hellenic Navy. Indicatively, in the last two years, an estimated 10% of active people have departed the branch.
Man and two teens arrested over catfishing with 13-year-old bait
A 41-year-old man and two teenage boys aged 17 were arrested in the northern Athens suburb of Agia Paraskevi after getting into an altercation over sexually explicit content shared on a fake social media account purportedly belonging to a 13-year-old girl.
Flu prevents PM Mitsotakis from making US trip
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has had to cancel a planned visit to the United States after coming down with flu, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis confirmed on Tuesday.
Arrested hitmen involved in executions abroad
The members of the group of ethnic Greeks from countries of the former Soviet Union accused of the murders of three Greek mobsters are reportedly linked to the execution of death contracts abroad as well.
US ambassador emphasizes strong ties with Greece
The United States looks forward to “enhancing relations with the indispensable NATO ally and partner, the government of Greece,” US Ambassador George Tsunis said Monday at an Economist conference in Athens.
Zakynthos town left without water as leak being investigated
Residents in the capital of Zakynthos have been cut off from the central water supply for more than 10 days as authorities on the Ionian island look for leaks to explain how petrol was detected in the water coming out of people’s taps.
Gale-force winds keep ferries docked at ports on Monday
Waves batter the port of Rafina in Attica. Ferries remained tied up at the ports of Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio on Sunday and Monday due to gale-force winds reaching up to 9 Beaufort in some places.