Cabbies in Athens to resume normal service Thursday morning
Taxis in Athens will return to normal service from 6 a.m. on Thursday, following the decision by the city’s taxi drivers’ union, SATA, to call off the second day of a 48-hour strike.
Police arrest brother-in-law of man killed in Vorizia shootout
The brother-in-law of the 39-year-old man who was killed during the deadly shootout between rival families in Vorizia, Crete, on Saturday, which left two people dead and four others injured, was arrested on Wednesday.
Sheep pox cases surge
Despite strict measures, sheep and goat pox cases continue to rise in Greece, with 403,925 animals culled between August 2024, when the first case appeared, and October 2025. Infections have been confirmed at 2,033 farms nationwide, which cannot be restocked until the disease is eradicated.
Kastoria fur association seeks visit from new US ambassador
A fur association in the northern Greek city of Kastoria is considering inviting US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle to visit the city during next spring’s 51st Fur Fair, local media reported.
Turkey’s Gaza ambitions alarm Israel
Henri Barkey, an adjunct senior fellow for Middle East studies at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Cohen chair in international relations at Lehigh University, and Thanos Davelis to take a closer look at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions in a post-war Gaza.
Zelenskyy to visit Athens in November for talks with Greek PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit Athens in November to meet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Foreign Ministry said.
Erdogan heralds ‘new phase’ in PKK peace process
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey had entered a “new phase” in efforts to end Kurdish militant violence and signaled he was open to the idea of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan addressing lawmakers.
Food For Thought Network launches 2026 theme on Hellenism and identity
The Food For Thought Network (FFTN) will launch its 2026 theme, “The Evolution of Hellenism: Family and Identity in the Diaspora,” with a new program of intergenerational conversations.
Mitsotakis, Netanyahu discuss Gaza ceasefire deal in phone call
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, a government statement said.
Crete’s gun culture and the cycle of violence
It was late September in Hania and time for the defendant to address the judges and jury on the charge of murder brought against him. He started by apologizing for his actions, claiming he “went crazy” and pulled the trigger.