A 94-year-old woman has died and another, aged 85, is being treated for severe burns following a house fire early Sunday in a village near Preveza, in northwestern Greece, according to state broadcaster ERT.
Sirri Sureyya Onder, a key figure in Turkey’s latest effort to end the four-decade Kurdish conflict, died Saturday. He was 62.
Traffic Police in Thessaloniki recorded 253 infractions within a 24-hour period, 38 of which led to them impounding or taking the license plates off the vehicles involved.
Greek taxpayers are filing their 2024 income declarations at record speed, with nearly half (46.6%) submitting within the first 43 days of a 119-day window, according to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
Greece is set to enjoy a distinctly summer-like Sunday, as warm air masses brought by westerly winds send temperatures climbing across much of the country, according to the National Meteorological Service.
Greece has expressed strong concern over Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks on his envisioned future of Cyprus during a visit to the Turkish-occupied north of Cyprus on Saturday, warning that any unilateral move to alter the status of the region undermines ongoing peace efforts.
Eurostat data show that almost a third of local workers do not pause even for a Sunday rest.
Despite the increase in fuel prices from May 1, the Greek coastal shipping market has kept ferry ticket prices stable, after the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy decided to reduce port fees by 50%, the president of the Greek Shipowners Association For Passenger Ships (SEEN) said.
Police forensic experts were combing the area near a central Thessaloniki street where a bomb exploded before dawn on Saturday, killing the 38-year-old woman who was carrying it.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday reaffirmed Turkey’s political and military commitment to Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus during a TEKNOFEST awards ceremony in the northern part of Cyprus’ divided capital, Nicosia.