Mother arrested in Ilia over child’s injuries
The mother of a 10-month-old baby has been arrested after doctors found serious burns and fractures on the infant’s body, a local news website said Friday.
Banning the burqa: Αll for an empty veil?
The days when Migration Minister Thanos Plevris would sneak into Exarchia Square at the crack of dawn to whisper into a camera about his fearlessness of anarchists are gone.
UK and Turkey sign multi-billion-pound air defence deal
Britain and Turkey on Wednesday signed a multi-billion-pound agreement for a major new training and support contract as part of its 8 -billion-pound ($10.73 billion) Typhoon fighter jet deal the two countries concluded last year.
New tender for fewer bus cameras
The state company operating Athens buses (OSY) has had to announce a new tender regarding the installation of cameras on buses for recording bus lane violations.
Four arrested in Salamina for illegal dumping of construction waste
Four men have been arrested in the Salamina area by a special Athens Police task force targeting illegal waste disposal.
PM announces 6th minimum wage rise amid domestic pressures
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Wednesday a sixth minimum wage increase since 2022, framing the move as evidence of sustained economic progress while sending a broader political message amid mounting domestic pressures.
Hope for Strait of Hormuz
With scores of Greek-owned ships caught up in the bottleneck of the Persian Gulf, Tehran appears to be making bilateral interstate agreements for the safe passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
‘Deborah’ at the gates
A low-pressure system named “Deborah,” already forming north of the Adriatic Sea, will sweep Greece from west to east in the coming days, meteorologists warn.
EU agrees to fine online platforms importing unsafe products
The European Union agreed on Thursday to an overhaul of its customs system, including a crackdown on mainly Chinese e-commerce platforms that face potential fines if they sell illegal or unsafe products into the bloc.
Cyprus tourism bookings improving
Cyprus tourism bookings have started to pick up again in recent days, following the slowdown caused by geopolitical developments, the island’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Kostas Koumis said on Thursday, addressing the annual General Assembly of the Cyprus Hotel Managers Association at the CCCI headquarters.