Elderly man dies after falling into well near Volos
A 78-year-old man died on Wednesday after succumbing to injuries sustained in a fall into a water well at his home in Almiros, southwest of Volos, in eastern mainland Greece.
Greek priest denies links to Crete mafia case
Archimandrite Melchisedek Ambelikakis, parish priest of Sternes on Crete, has publicly responded to media reports linking him to a high-profile criminal investigation involving the so-called Crete mafia, stressing that he was not involved in any illegal activity.
Current year 5th worse fire season of past two decades
Greece has endured one of its harshest wildfire seasons in recent memory, with 47,393 hectares burned between January and August 2025, according to the European Forest Fire Information System (EFFIS) and analysis by the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr.
Police clash with tourists outside Mykonos restaurant
Police clashed with tourists early Wednesday outside a Mykonos burger restaurant in an incident captured on video.
Cyprus must clarify position on power link, Greek deputy PM says
Greek Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis defended the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection after Cyprus’ finance minister called the project “unsustainable.”
Housing shortage at 180,000
A Piraeus Bank study estimates the shortage of the residential real estate market at 180,000 housing units.
‘Uncle Nick,’ who was always there for Greece
The Greek-American community has never, perhaps, been as influential as it was in 1988. One of its own, Governor Michael Dukakis, was running for president, and at his side, acting as a right-hand man, was another Greek American, 36-year-old Nick Mitropoulos.
Weapons sold on Viber in Crete mafia case
Members of the so-called Crete mafia allegedly used the Viber messaging app to buy and sell weapons, police investigations revealed.
27-year-old admits to murder for hire
A 27-year-old man has reportedly confessed to carrying out a murder on the orders of a jailed mobster last month for a 15,000 euro payout. The shooting took place on August 18 in downtown Athens’ Agios Panteleimonas district and the victim was a man aged 47.
Civil servants among ‘gamblers’ using betting companies to launder hefty sums
The Anti-Money Laundering Authority has uncovered a betting system gap exploited by legal betting companies to launder money on behalf of customers, including high-ranking civil servants, among them ministry officials.