A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 48 suspects, including the mayor of Istanbul’s opposition-run Bayrampasa district, as part of a corruption investigation, state broadcaster TRT Haber said on Saturday.
Greece’s Antigoni Ntrismpioti competes in the women’s 35km race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, on Saturday.
More than 220 migrants arrived on Crete and Gavdos from Libya within 24 hours, Greek authorities said Friday, amid a 310% rise in arrivals to Crete this year.
Athens is expanding its public transport services, with metro, tram and select bus routes now operating around the clock on Saturdays, aiming to improve urban mobility and support the local economy.
Nearly one in four newly appointed teachers at Greece’s public schools requested leave immediately after receiving their long-awaited appointments, according to data released Thursday by the Ministry of Education.
Recently announced tax cuts actually amount to wage and pension increases for those that most need them, Deputy Minister to the Prime Minister and government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis said in an interview with public broadcaster ERT on Friday.
The interest rate on the new subordinated bond (Tier 2 capital), amounting to 300 million euros, issued by the Bank of Cyprus, was set at 4.25%.
Cyprus’ competition watchdog has launched a full investigation into Petrolina’s planned takeover of ExxonMobil Cyprus, warning the deal could harm competition in the country’s fuel market.
The Netherlands has added itself to a list of countries pressuring organizers of the Eurovision Song Contest to drop Israel from the contest because of its war in the Gaza Strip.