Police have seized a small arsenal of weapons and archaeological artifacts of unknown age during a search of a property belonging to a 77-year-old man in Agios Vasileios, in Crete’s Rethymno region.
At least two people were killed and 10 injured when a boat carrying undocumented migrants struck a rocky coastline on the northwestern side of the Aegean island of Chios late on Thursday, local media reported.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday revived the idea of a regional forum of Eastern Mediterranean coastal states to address disputes over maritime zones and related issues, calling for a “common meeting” guided by international law.
Greek publisher Gutenberg announced on Friday that the forthcoming book by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who rose to power on an anti-austerity platform at the height of Greece’s debt crisis in 2015, will be titled “Ithaki” (“Ithaca”) and will be released in the second half of November.
Problems growing in supply of electricity to enterprises due to inadequate service by DEDDIE.
The Council of State ruled that aerial photographs cannot serve as proof that construction began before December 11, 2024, for buildings seeking completion under the incentives of the New Building Code (ΝΟΚ).
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Greek island of Crete on Friday morning, authorities said. There were no reports of injuries or damage.
A teleconference including European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jorgensen, Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou, his deputy Nikos Tsafos, and Cyprus Energy, Commerce and Industry Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou, on the Greece-Cyprus power grid linking project, concluded on Thursday afternoon.
Cyprus ranks sixth among the 200 most important markets for Athens Airport, accounting for 15% of total international passenger traffic.
Greece’s economy recorded a growth rate of 2.1% in 2024, compared with the 2.3% gross domestic product increase announced in the first estimate in March 2025.