Four arrested after cocaine seizure in Piraeus
Police arrested four individuals on Thursday night following the discovery of over half a kilogram of cocaine during a vehicle inspection in Piraeus.
Suspects remanded for murder of Zakynthos notary
Three individuals arrested for the brutal murder of a 69-year-old notary in Akrotiri, Zakynthos, in February, have been remanded in custody following their testimony before investigating authorities.
Ex-subsidy agency chief accuses ministers
The ousted president of Greece’s agricultural subsidies agency blamed two former New Democracy agriculture ministers for the organization’s collapse amid a European investigation into fraudulent farm payments.
A ‘thank you’ from Cyprus’ displaced children
Having set off from Limassol, the Patras passenger ship sailed into the port of Piraeus on the morning of September 22, 1974, carrying hundreds of Greek-Cypriot refugee children who had been sent off to safety during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
Greece, UAE aim to finalize Apache helicopter support agreement
General Dimitris Houpis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, will be in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for meetings focused on a bilateral agreement for Apache helicopter spare parts and expanded cooperation in defense innovation.
Ecumenical patriarch holds second meeting with pope
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has held his second meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, the Patriarchate’s office has announced.
‘Kore’: Georgia Sagri’s study on the ‘act of seeing,’ at the Breeder
In her new solo exhibition “Kore,” at the Breeder Gallery, visual artist Georgia Sagri presents a diverse body of work – featuring sculptures, paintings and kinetic installations – that revolves around the thematic concepts of identity, transformation and perception, what Sagri calls the “act of seeing.”
Sinai monastery’s status must be preserved, PM says
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to discuss the latest developments surrounding the Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, following a recent ruling by an Egyptian court concerning the site’s ownership.
Minor earthquake shakes Crete, no damage reported
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Crete on Friday afternoon, with its epicenter located 8 kilometers southwest of Arkalochori in the Heraklion region, at a depth of 13 kilometers, according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics. No injuries or damage have been reported.
‘In Situ’ guided tours of culture and history by Kathimerini
The journalists of Kathimerini can attest that one of the advantages of working for a legacy newspaper with a weighty name is access.