Businessman’s son held after high-speed police chase in Athens
A 20-year-old son of a businessman was ordered held in pretrial detention Thursday over a high-speed police chase in the Athenian neighborhood of Peristeri that left an officer injured.
Greece is second in the EU for fungal infections
Greece ranks second in the EU in the number of patients infected with the Candida auris fungus, an infection that can cause serious illness and spread rapidly in hospitals or long-term care facilities, according to a new report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), released on Thursday.
Man arrested in Athens on sexual exploitation, drug charges
A 42-year-old man was arrested in Athens on Thursday on charges including human trafficking, drug trafficking, and rape, following a coordinated police operation.
Armed attack on Balikli hospital in Istanbul leaves one injured
Two armed motorcyclists opened fire at people in the garden of the Balikli Greek Hospital in Istanbul on Thursday, leaving one person injured, according to initial reports.
In the depths of the largest accessible cave on Crete
Anastasis Parasiris welcomes us to the Sfendoni Cave, at the foot of Psiloritis Mountain, in central Crete. In this impressive natural wonder that during its history served as a refuge for local revolutionaries, the young Cretan tour guide with his characteristic accent and stentorian voice guides visitors throughout the year.
Remote Corinth forest yields massive cannabis plantation
Police have uncovered more than 2,000 cannabis plants in a remote forest in the municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostini, Corinth.
Muriel Pénicaud to speak and exhibit in Athens
The Applied Greek-French Dialogues, an initiative of Professors and Ambassadors George Prevelakis and Michel Foucher, which aims to connect and collaborate with figures from the academic, diplomatic, business and political worlds from Greece and France, are hosting French photographer-artist and former labor minister Muriel Pénicaud in Athens.
Four police officers convicted after Turkish detainee escapes at sea
The Misdemeanor Court of Mytilene found four police officers guilty on charges of allowing a detainee to escape and sentenced them to five months and ten days in prison, with the right to appeal.
Athens wary of domino effect of instability
Greece is closely monitoring rising instability in Europe and the Middle East, as incidents such as Israel’s airstrike in Qatar targeting Hamas officials and repeated Russian drone incursions into Polish airspace raise concerns over the resilience of the international order.
Police finds human skull, bones in Athens suburb
A human skull and bones were found in a grove at a northern suburb of Athens, police said Thursday.