Greek teen reaches Wimbledon U14 final
Rising Greek tennis player Rafael Pagonis has advanced to the final of the Wimbledon U14 boys’ tournament, marking a major milestone in his young career.
Greece sends firefighting aircraft to North Macedonia
Greece dispatched two Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft to North Macedonia on Saturday to assist in battling a large forest fire near the village of Nikolic, in the municipality of Dojran, close to the Greek border.
Rectors, government diverge sharply on policy direction
University rectors are resisting proposed government legislation targeting so-called “eternal students” and campus security measures, demanding more lenient criteria for expulsions.
Suspect arrested in northern Greece for serial car thefts
A man was arrested Friday morning in the northern region of Halkidiki after police caught him driving a vehicle that had been reported stolen earlier that day from an outdoor parking lot.
Daniil Trifonov | Athens | July 19
Renowned Russian virtuoso pianist Daniil Trifonov will perform works by Tchaikovsky, Chopin and Ginastera at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus on July 19.
Hospitals suffer from systemic failures
A comprehensive evaluation of 50 Greek hospitals has revealed widespread systemic failures, including underreporting of adverse events, protocol violations, understaffing and poor resource allocation, according to a report by the Health Quality Assurance Agency (ODIPY).
Erdogan hails the start of disarmament by militant Kurdish separatists
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday hailed start of a disarmament process by militant Kurdish separatists as the end of a “painful chapter” in Turkey’s troubled history.
June now part of fire season
Greece is experiencing its third-worst wildfire season since 2016, with approximately 8,675 hectares burned from early summer through July 7, according to the National Observatory of Forest Fires.
Erdogan targets political opponents in ever expanding crackdown
Ayla Jean Yackley, an Istanbul-based journalist covering Turkey with stories in The Financial Times, Politico, and other major outlets, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a closer look at the unprecedented crackdown Turkish President Erdogan’s political opponents – primarily from the main opposition – are up against.
Bus driver arrested for attempted murder of colleague after argument
A 58-year-old bus driver has been arrested in Athens on suspicion of attempted murder after allegedly hitting a colleague with a bus following an argument, police said on Saturday.