Wiring fault scam backfires after policewoman is targeted
A man has been arrested in Thessaloniki for allegedly trying to pull off a widespread phone scam, involving a supposed home wiring fault, on a policewoman.
Doug Burgum hails Chevron gas deal off southern Greece
US Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, who also heads the US National Energy Dominance Council, took to social media Tuesday to praise the signing of exclusive lease agreements Monday by a consortium led by US oil major Chevron to search for natural gas off southern Greece.
Couple held for Valentine’s Day hotel theft
Police on the resort island of Corfu have arrested a couple who allegedly spent the night of Valentine’s Day in a local hotel stealing copper piping to sell for scrap.
PASOK suspends official amid €1.86 min welfare fraud probe
PASOK has suspended the party membership of Anastasia Hatzidaki, the former organizational secretary of the main opposition party, following reports linking her to allegations that welfare benefits were improperly granted to ineligible recipients.
Fidan to attend Trump’s Board of Peace meeting in Washington
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will travel to Washington in lieu of President Tayyip Erdogan for the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” on Thursday, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Storms wreak havoc in western Greece
Persistent severe weather swept across large parts of the country on Tuesday, causing significant disruption, particularly in western Greece, as a third consecutive wave of rainfall battered already strained areas.
Experts assessing execution photos
The Culture Ministry is moving swiftly to examine the authenticity and legal provenance of 12 photographs that likely depict the final moments of 200 people executed in Kaisariani on May 1, 1944, after the images surfaced days ago in an auction on eBay.
Police arrest 38 on Thessaloniki campus in wake of riots
Dozens of arrests were made in Thessaloniki early Wednesday during a police crackdown on people remaining after hours on the grounds of the northern city’s main university campus.
Taxi drivers on strike across Greece
Taxi drivers are on strike across Greece over government timelines for their obligatory transition to using electric vehicles and against competition from other chauffeuring services.
Government scraps plans to end free access to Koufonissi beaches
Authorities have scrapped plans to lease the two main sand beaches on the tiny island of Ano Koufonissi to businesses that planned to set up sun loungers and umbrellas there, ending their free and unrestricted use by the public.