Undercover officer key in exposing Byzantine icons smuggling ring
An undercover police operation has uncovered an antiquities smuggling ring attempting to sell a trove of Byzantine icons and two 18th-century Gospels for €200,000 ($215,000).
Yuuf | Athens | September 19
British indie rock band Yuuf will perform at Gazarte Roof Stage (34 Voutadon) on September 19.
Elderly man found dead after house fire in northern Greece
The body of a 73-year-old man was discovered inside his burned home in the village of Emmanouil Pappas, east of Serres in northern Greece, after a fire broke out on Monday.
New pay scale for Armed Forces to start in October, minister says
Climate Cisis and Civil Protection Minister Giannis Kefalogiannis stated on Monday that the new pay scale for the Armed Forces, including Fire Department personnel, will come into effect in October.
The new cold war
China has, without doubt, become the world’s second top superpower and the main rival of the United States. The need to confront the Chinese threat is, in fact, the only issue on which everyone in Washington agrees.
Teenager remanded in custody over infant abduction
A 17-year-old boy who was arrested for the abduction of a 30-day-old infant from central Piraeus last Wednesday has been remanded in custody following his testimony.
Athens Mayor presents plan to reopen main avenue
Athens Mayor Haris Doukas presented a plan to reopen a central avenue for cars on Sunday, as the majority of nearby residents agreed to the change.
Majority of Greece currently in drought according to METEO
Except for a few areas, Greece is currently experiencing a drought, according to the METEO team at the Athens National Observatory.
Where is Crete headed?
Sometimes it seems like the people of Crete cannot bear its beauty, its cultural depth, the weight of its history. Instead of treading softly on its soil and its rocks, far too many push forward to exploit all that they can.
Mitsotakis and Gerapetritis discuss Greece–Libya relations with Belgacem Haftar
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Belgacem Haftar, Director General of the Fund for the Development and Reconstruction of Libya and son of the de facto leader of eastern Libya, Khalifa Haftar, according to government sources.