Greek shipyards to benefit from US policy
The White House has released an ambitious and long-term plan to revive the US shipbuilding industry, with a central pillar being the imposition of fees on all foreign-built ships that call at American ports.
Taxi drivers walk off the job over green transition
Taxi drivers all over Greece are on strike again Thursday, in the latest of a string of protests over timelines for their obligatory transition to using electric vehicles.
Major construction groups are investing in water
Large construction groups have recently been moving forward in claiming a share of the water resources management projects.
Greece and Egypt deepen cultural pact
Culture Minister Lina Mendoni visited Cairo on Tuesday to attend the “Cavafeia 2026” festival honoring famed poet Constantine Cavafy, and held talks with Egyptian Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy.
Three arrested for drug-dealing in central Athens hotel
Three people have been arrested — two for the umpteenth time — for allegedly dealing in a wide variety of drugs from a central Athens hotel.
Rubio’s backhanded hymn to ‘The West’
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday was deemed so “reassuring” for American-European ties that the audience gave him a standing ovation.
Child shelter founder found guilty again on appeal
An appeals court upheld and expanded on Thursday a guilty verdict against Father Antonios Papanikolaou, founder of Ark of the World (Kivotos tou Kosmou), a child welfare organization, for abuse.
Thessaloniki burglar specialized in Kalamaria district
A burglar who specialised in breaking into apartments in the Kalamaria district of Thessaloniki has been arrested and charged with a string of break-ins that allegedly netted him well over €155,000, police said Thursday.
Koufonisi beach leases paused following outcry
The Ministry of Finance has canceled plans to lease sections of two iconic Koufonisi beaches, Italida and Pori, for umbrellas and sunbeds following local outcry.
Overnight explosion in Korydallos damages cars, apartment windows
Police on Thursday were investigating a powerful explosion that occurred overnight when unknown individuals hurled a defensive hand grenade in the street in the district of Korydallos, in Piraeus.