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.
Tensions shadow Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in New York on Tuesday in what officials describe as the most difficult moment in bilateral relations in more than two years.
Police to patrol Roma settlements to tackle crime
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis has announced plans to deploy specially trained police officers inside Roma settlements across the country.
Metro and tram are entering a new era
Athens’ metro and tram systems are to make a “new start” through an investment program exceeding 300 million euros, the CEO of fixed rail operator STASY SA, Athanasios Kottaras, revealed in an interview with the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA) on Sunday.
Ministers, SEV discuss industry competitiveness
A meeting aimed at improving the competitiveness of industry was held on Monday under the chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis.