Turkish authorities said Friday that they have apprehended a suspected member of the extremist Islamic State group who was planning attacks on New Year’s celebrations.
Turkey’s energy minister said Russia had provided new financing worth $9 billion for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant being built by Moscow’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom, adding Ankara expected the power plant to be operational in 2026.
A 7-year-old boy was killed and two family members injured in a house fire early on Friday in Rizoma, a village in the Rhodope region of northern Greece, local authorities said.
One of the defining features of Athens’ evolving cityscape is the renovation of post-war multi-story buildings, especially along streets in the broader city center.
Greece received 35.261 million visitors from abroad, against 33.788 million in the same period last year.
Young thoughts and dreams, seemingly disparate types of music, a love of jazz, trips between Greece and London, and a band that carries the tunes of the Balkans and the East: These are the elements that comprise “Reflections,” Sofia Roubati’s first full album, released just a few weeks ago.
Nikos Plakias, who lost his twin daughters and a niece in Greece’s deadliest rail disaster, has criticized railway operator Hellenic Train over a Christmas greetings card he said showed a lack of sensitivity toward victims’ families.
Istanbul police launched scores of simultaneous raids on Thursday, detaining over a hundred suspected members of the militant Islamic State group who were allegedly planning attacks against Christmas and New Year’s celebrations, authorities said.
Farmers protesting delays in European Union subsidies and other grievances maintained roadblocks across Greece on Friday, lining up thousands of tractors on major highways as they weighed whether to escalate their actions.
The archaeological site of the Palace of Pella, the birthplace and childhood home of Alexander the Great, has officially opened to the public, marking a major milestone in the long-term effort to make one of ancient Macedonia’s most important monuments accessible and understandable to visitors.