Historic win for Greek chess player
Nikolas Theodorou has become the first Greek chess player to defeat a reigning champion in the World Chess Championship since the title was established in 1886.
Irregular migrant crossings in Crete up 310% in first eight months of 2025
The number of irregular crossings by migrants detected in Crete in the first eight months of the year increased by more than 310% compared to last year, preliminary figures released by Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, have shown.
Golden Dawn leader to be released from prison due to health reasons
Nikos Michaloliakos, the jailed leader of the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn group, has been released from prison following a decision by a judicial council at Lamia Misdemeanor Court.
Thessaloniki court jails three Turks for illegal stay under new migration law
A Thessaloniki court on Friday sentenced two Turkish nationals to two years in prison and fined each 5,000 euros for illegally residing in Greece.
Trial of heart surgeon accused of bribery postponed
The trial of the head of the cardiac surgery clinic at Ippokrateio Hospital, accused of bribery, has been postponed to September 22.
Lake Mornos shrinking says meteorological service
The surface area and water reserves of Lake Mornos, in Central Greece, are decreasing according to Meteo meteorological service of the National Observatory of Athens.
Let’s not waste any more precious time
With the completion of the international tender to explore for natural gas in four blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese, American energy giant Chevron, which had largely “provoked” the tender by expressing interest, submitted a bid, together with HelleniQ Energy.
Long-serving abbot Damianos steps down as Saint Catherine’s Monastery prepares vote
Archbishop Damianos on Friday resigned from both the abbotship and the archdiocese of Saint Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai, Egypt, amid a lingering power struggle.
Greece replaces ‘irregular’ with ‘illegal’ migration in official documents
Minister of Migration and Asylum Thanos Plevris has issued a circular replacing the term “irregular migration” with “illegal migration” in all official documents, ministry sources said on Friday.
Health services confront rising patient complaints
Hospitals across the country are revising services after a surge in complaints to Health Service Users’ Rights Protection Offices, their annual report shows.