PM seen reaching out to potential dissident MPs
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ choice of Maximos Harakopoulos to become the new secretary of ruling New Democracy’s parliamentary group has raised some eyebrows.
Two Romanians arrested for suspected espionage in Salamina
Two Romanian nationals were arrested on Monday afternoon for taking pictures of the Hellenic Navy’s Base on the island of Salamina, the Coast Guard said Tuesday.
Gerapetritis to meet Egyptian, Cypriot counterparts in New York
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will attend the opening of the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly, and meet counterparts from Cyprus and Egypt, the ministry said.
Tempe crash families seek exhumations
Relatives of victims killed in Greece’s deadliest train disaster in late February 2023 are pressing for exhumations as the Tempe rail crash investigation faces renewed scrutiny.
Toddler injured after dad backs over him with his vehicle
A three-year-old boy from Crete was injured late Monday after he was struck as his father backed his vehicle out of the driveway.
145 people rescued south of Crete in 24 hours
A total of 145 migrants were rescued in the last 24 hours in the sea area south of the island of Gavdos, near Crete, authorities said.
Bloomberg: Turkey plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners, Lockheed Martin fighters
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans to buy hundreds of Boeing airliners and Lockheed Martin jets, while seeking over $10 billion in local production deals, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday citing people familiar with the matter.
Hellenic Caucus warns Trump against sale of F-35 jets to Turkey
The bipartisan leadership of the Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues warned the US administration on Monday about the consequences of any sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, ahead of the US president’s meeting with his Turkish counterpart on Thursday.
Improving tourism and tackling overtourism
Speaking at an event of the Association of German-Greek Societies (VDGG) last week, Christina Iliadou, legal adviser to the German-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry, mentioned as solutions for dealing with overtourism the strengthening of forms of specialized/thematic tourism
Aglaia ‘Lily Macrakis’ (1926-2025), a visionary educator
Dr Aglaia “Lily” Macrakis née Chryssanthacopoulou, a distinguished historian, educator and dean, died on September 17, 2025 in Boston.