Boy, 14, held for string of armed robberies
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in central Athens suspected of staging a string of armed robberies at mini markets and petrol stations threatening staff with a knife, police said Sunday.
Mitsotakis says new subsidy system would prevent repeat of OPEKEPE scandal
New farm subsidy regulations in force would prevent a repeat of the fraud scandal that’s battering the conservative government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday.
PM pledges Easter flame will be flown in from Jerusalem despite war
Athens will ensure the flame ceremoniously lit every Easter in Jerusalem and flown to Greece for Christian Orthodox Holy Saturday celebrations arrives this year despite the war in the Persian Gulf, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday.
Group of 28 migrants found on Psara islet
A group of 28 migrants who crossed illegally by sea from Turkey has been found on the islet of Psara off Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said Sunday.
High school teacher, pupil, held over marijuana possession in park
A high school teacher and one of her pupils have been arrested in an Athens park for alleged possession of tiny quantities of marijuana, police said.
Five suspected migrant smugglers detained on Samos
Authorities on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Samos have arrested five people suspected of belonging to a ring that smuggled migrants over from the nearby Turkish coast, officials said Sunday.
Authorities monitor Rhodes beaches after 43 kilos of hashish wash ashore
More than 40 kilograms of hashish with a street value of €320,000 have been found washed ashore on a beach on the southeastern island of Rhodes, authorities said.
Traffic restrictions due to central Athens foot race
Traffic restrictions are in place until 11 a.m. Sunday in much of central Athens to allow a foot race in the streets surrounding the Pedion Areos park, police said.
Greater Athens region rents rise 30% in seven years
Asking prices for rental housing in Attica increased 4.8% in the first quarter of this year compared to last year.
Mapping Kifissia’s threatened architectural heritage
Kifissia’s villas face mounting pressure from overdevelopment, as demolitions rise and preservation efforts intensify, according to a recent documentation initiative by Monumenta.