Greek soccer fan arrested for shooting
A 32-year-old Greek man has been arrested in connection with a shooting that took place on July 13 outside the Panathinaikos soccer stadium on Alexandras Avenue.
Autopsy to show if Ilia man died from spider bite
The toxicological tests and autopsy results are likely to show the actual cause of death on Thursday of the 48-year-old in Ilia, southern Greece, who, according to medics at the Ilia General Hospital where he was treated, was probably bitten by a spider.
UN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone
The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus have rounded up dozens of migrants and pushed them back inside a UN-controlled buffer zone that they crossed to seek asylum.
Dauren Kurugliev wins bronze for Greece in 86kg freestyle wrestling at 2024 Olympics
Greece’s Dauren Kurugliev, in red, faces San Marino’s Myles Nazem Amine in the men’s freestyle 86kg bronze medal wrestling match at the Champ-de-Mars Arena during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, on Friday.
Naval forces gather in East Med
Many signs point to the clear urgency of the Middle East situation, one of which is the concentration of strong naval forces – along with Israeli forces – deployed all the way along the nation’s coastline to guard the country’s airspace and deter potential maritime threats.
ECB caution on rate cuts limits growth
The European Central Bank’s cautious monetary policy will be partly responsible for the eurozone’s weak economic growth over the next year or two, UK-based research firm Capital Economics maintains.
Inflation shoots up to 2.7%
Inflation edged higher in July, ending a run of decreasing rates. The Consumer Price Index published Friday by the Hellenic Statistics Authority grew 2.7% year-on-year, up from 2.3% in June.
Authorities intensify beach concession inspections
More than 12,500 inspections have been conducted on beach concessions for violations of concession terms, 2,500 in the last week alone. Authorities have shut down 36 businesses, 14 in the past week.
Dependence on Russian natural gas growing fast, as LNG imports tank
Imports of natural gas from Russia reached an all-time high energy equivalent of 3.69 terawatt-hours in July, at the expense of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which was supposed to lessen our dependence on Russian gas.
New Crete airport to be finished by early 2027
The new airport at Kastelli, near Iraklio on the island of Crete, is under construction and will be completed in February 2027.