Ruling party banking on malcontents not voting
Pundits, opinion analysts and, most likely, an overwhelming majority of the public, agree that politics has become too confrontational.
Schools closed in Rhodes and Zakynthos Friday due to bad weather
Schools on the islands of Rhodes and Zakynthos will remain closed on Friday as a precautionary measure, due to a bad weather front affecting large parts of the country.
Dendias backs Ruci’s exhumation request
During a speech in Parliament, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias expressed support for Panos Ruci’s request to exhume his son’s body to establish the cause of death.
Greek flotilla members launch hunger strike in Israeli custody
Eleven members of the 27-strong Greek delegation participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla have announced that they are beginning a hunger strike to protest what they call their “illegal detention” by Israeli authorities.
Flotilla boats and activists diverted to Israeli port
The 40 boats carrying aid and foreign activists to Gaza intercepted by Israeli forces are expected to be taken initially to the Israeli port of Ashdod, then to a prison, before being deported.
Two suspected treasure hunters hand themselves in after fatal tunnel incident
Two men suspected of illegal treasure hunting have been taken into custody in connection with the death on Tuesday of a 53-year-old man in a makeshift tunnel near Larissa.
Digital art graces Iraklio’s Venetian Walls in tribute to Minoan heritage
The imposing Venetian Walls of Iraklio in Crete lit up with digital projections on September 7 as the cultural group Branding Heritage unveiled its “Digital Minoans” project during the city’s 2nd Candia Walls Festival.
Stormy weather front brings first flurry of snow to Olympus
As rainstorms swept across many parts of Greece on Thursday, Mount Olympus in the north saw its first flurries of snow in the early hours of the day.
Man arrested for allegedly filming people in airport toilets in Thessaloniki
A 43-year-old German man has been arrested on suspicion of secretly recording people in the toilets of Thessaloniki’s Makedonia airport, authorities said Thursday.
Robbie Williams concert to defy the rain; metro service extended
Thousands of fans are expected to get their wet gear on and defy the rainy weather for Thursday night’s much-anticipated performance by British pop star Robbie Williams at the Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) Stadium.