Firefighting aircraft fleet to receive key upgrade
Greece has signed a deal to upgrade the avionics and navigation systems of its aging but crucial fleet of firefighting aircraft, officials said Thursday.
Overhaul of medical examiner services still pending as backlog grows
More than 1,000 cases are pending at Greece’s medical examiner services, some of them dating from as far back as 2023, a Justice Ministry official told state broadcaster ERT on Thursday, pointing to persistent delays.
Greece moves Tehran embassy to Baku
Greece is removing its embassy in Tehran to Baku in Azerbaijan due to the deteriorating security situation in the Iranian capital amid the US and Israeli attacks, state ERT television reported Thursday.
The dilemma of international law
In the black-and-white world of fanatics, the slogan “either us or them” dominates. At this moment in time, it is translated as “either with Trump and Netanyahu or with the mullahs [of Iran].”
Five members of New York’s Greek-American community honored
Greek-American lawmakers at the New York State Capitol honored five members of the community Tuesday for their professional achievements and civic service during the legislature’s annual celebration of Greek Independence Day.
Return to lignite out of the question, says minister
The use of lignite to mitigate the effects of the current energy crisis remains out of the so-called “toolbox.”
Seven held for spate of sheep, lamb thefts in western Greece
Seven people have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a criminal group that systematically stole sheep and lambs from farms in western Greece, and slaughtered them for sale through two butchers’ shops in the town of Agrinio
New Turkish protest over missiles on eastern island
The Turkish government has issued a new protest over Greece’s deployment of air defense missiles to a small southeastern Aegean Sea island to counter the threat of Iranian retaliation amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
Golden Dawn leader’s wife and ex-MP Eleni Zaroulia heading to prison
Eleni Zaroulia, a former Golden Dawn MP and the wife of convicted party leader Nikos Michaloliakos, was heading to prison on Thursday morning after turning herself in at a police station in the northern Athens suburb of Pefki.
Magnitude 4.8 quake shakes central Greece
A strong earthquake with preliminary magnitude 4.8 was felt across central Greece around noon Thursday, but no severe damage or injuries were immediately reported.