Man arrested trying to collect 5 kilos of cannabis
A man who tried to collect a parcel containing more than five kilos of cannabis at Athens’ international airport was arrested, police said on Tuesday.
Truck accident halts traffic on Athens-Corinth highway
Police on Tuesday stopped traffic bound for Corinth on the Athens-Corinth national highway due to a road accident near the Elefsina tolls, in which a truck veered off course for unknown reasons.
Long-stalled project on Faliro seafront restarts
After years of delays, the redevelopment of the Faliro Bay waterfront is moving forward with the launch a few days ago of the second-phase construction tender by the Attica Region.
Wildfires raging in western Greece, hotel evacuated in Zakynthos
Firefighting forces on Tuesday were battling multiple blazes in western Greece, including the islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos and areas near the coastal towns of Vonitsa and Preveza, with dozens of residents told to evacuate settlements in the path of the fires.
Blazes fanned by winds prompt evacuations in western Greece
With several blazes burning throughout Greece on Tuesday morning, firefighters were focusing on the three larger ones on islands of Kefalonia and Zakynthos, and the wider area of Vonitsa in western Greece.
Tourists falls off Lycabettus Hill, injuries unknown
A 25-year-old tourist fell off a cliff of Lycabettus Hill in central Athens on Tuesday, news site skai.gr reported. The severity of his injuries was not immediately clear.
Maritime unions planing protest in Piraeus for arrival of Israeli cruise ship
Greek unions are organizing a rally at Greece’s largest port on Thursday morning to protest the scheduled arrival of an Israeli cruise ship.
Top four banks’ €640 mln interim dividend
The four biggest Greek banks – Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus – have announced they will pay an interim dividend totaling €640 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, either in cash or share buybacks.
Opposition targets wildfire response, rising prices
Opposition parties are intensifying pressure on the government over summer wildfires, rising prices and everyday hardships. Statements, announcements and parliamentary questions will be taken up when Parliament reconvenes.
Elderly man in Volos found dead in well
A 76-year-old man was found dead at the bottom of a well in a plot of land he owned in the wider area of Volos, central Greece, on Monday afternoon.