Toddlers found crawling in the street in Thessaloniki, parents arrested
Two unattended toddlers, aged one and two, were spotted on Thursday morning crawling in the street in Charilaou, a central district of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece.
Man arrested in Athens on Interpol warrant
A 42-year-old foreign national was arrested on Wednesday morning in Athens by police, following an active Interpol red notice issued by Turkish authorities.
Greek investors shift to mutual funds
Inflows into mutual funds increased by 3.9 billion euros in January-August, as they are now a top choice for households to invest their money in, in an effort to save with better yields.
Incentives fail to halt demographic decline
Greece’s demographic crisis remains a political flashpoint as the government prepares to unveil new family benefits at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
Children of civil war retrace their steps home
Emotion marked a gathering in Nestorio, Kastoria in northern Greece, where 85 elderly people and descendants of children taken in the 1948 “child roundup” (paidomazoma) returned to ancestral villages, many now erased by war.
Sinai Archbishop plans succession
Archbishop Damianos of Sinai announced he is beginning the process to choose his successor, signaling a resolution to a deepening crisis at the historic Monastery of St Catherine in Sinai.
Man killed trying to cross train tracks in Metaxourgio
A man was killed on Friday morning as he tried to cross the train tracks in the area of Metaxourgio, in central Athens.
UEFA punishes AEK Athens for offensive fan conduct
UEFA has fined soccer clubs AEK Athens and Romania’s FCSB for offensive conduct by fans last week and closed stadium sections for their next home games in European competitions.
Mink maims elderly woman in Kastoria
A mink entered a bedridden elderly woman’s home and savaged her arm in Maniakoi, Kastoria in northern Greece, in an incident that shocked the local community on Thursday.
Athens to tap markets for up to €9 billion next year
Greece will raise between 8 and 9 billion euros from bond markets in 2026 and repay more bailout loans in December ahead of schedule as the economy continues to recover from last decade’s debt crisis, two government sources told Reuters.