Thieves behind multiple cases west of Athens arrested
Authorities have arrested two individuals in connection with a series of thefts in the areas of Megara and Nea Peramos, west of Athens.
‘Dramatic’ refugee situation in 2016 necessitated deal with Turkey, Merkel says
The refugee issue had become so “dramatic” in Greece and the European Union that it necessitated a deal being done with Turkey in 2016 that she does not regret, former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said.
UN announces informal five-party meeting on Cyprus, mid-July in New York
An informal five-party meeting on the Cyprus issue will be held at the United Nations headquarters in New York in mid-July, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric announced during a press briefing.
Merkel describes Trump as an attention seeker
US President Donald Trump is an attention seeker who yearns the limelight, former German chancellor Angela Merkel has said, recalling how he did not shake her hand at a meeting in the Oval Office in March 2017 but that he did so outside the room.
Forest fire breaks out in Halkidiki area
A wildfire broke out on Wednesday afternoon in a forested area of the Vourvourou region in Halkidiki, northern Greece, prompting a swift response from firefighting teams on the ground and in the air, working intensively to bring the blaze under control.
Famellos: OPEKEPE scandal ‘clearly tied’ to PM
The OPEKEPE affair is “a scandal of immense proportions” that is “clearly tied” to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, opposition SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has told Parliament.
Man wanted for child abuse, attempted rape arrested in Salamina
A 45-year-old man was arrested on the island Salamina on Monday evening after having been sentenced to seven years in prison for committing lewd acts against a 12-year-old girl in Syros on May 30, 2024.
Athens to trial 24-hour metro, tram and bus services on Saturday
Athens’ public transport authority OASA has announced which metro, tram and bus routes will operate around the clock on Saturday in a trial to expand late-night public transport.
The Piraeus grillhouses keeping souvlaki real
The Piraeus suburb of Nikaia was home to the Greek capital’s first souvlaki joint, opened in 1924 by Isaac Meraklidis. An Armenian refugee fleeing from Adana in Turkey during the Asia Minor Catastrophe, he came to the country armed with a recipe for kebab and a no-frills concept: chargrilled minced lamb patties in a pita…
New COVID-19 variant detected, but no cause for concern, expert says
A new coronavirus variant is currently circulating, but there is no reason for alarm, a health expert has informed.