Inmate killed in Korydallos prison stabbing
A convicted murderer, serving a life sentence in Korydallos prison, was stabbed to death in his cell by a fellow prisoner on Monday.
Farmers ponder protest future after ‘unsatisfactory’ talks with Mitsotakis
Protesting Greek farmers who are demanding extra state subsidies and tax breaks will decide Tuesday whether to continue their weeks-long campaign of blocking key highways and border crossings, following lengthy talks with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
79 migrants reach southern Gavdos island from Libya
A total 79 migrants reached the southern island of Gavdos in a small vessel from northern Africa on Sunday and two of them have been arrested on suspicion of belonging to a migrant smuggling gang, authorities said Monday.
Israel offers to share F-35 experience with Greece amid regional instability
Israel will share operational experience from the use of F-35 fighter jets with Greece as the two countries seek to deepen strategic cooperation amid growing instability in the Middle East, according to an Israeli spokesperson.
Prosecutor orders asset freeze for farm subsidy fraud suspects
A Greek prosecutor has ordered that assets belonging to 17 farmers suspected of involvement in wide-scale European Union subsidy fraud be frozen pending an investigation into whether they should be charged over the so-called OPEKEPE scandal. Organized crime prosecutor Dimitris Gyzis is understood to have issued the first sequestration orders shortly before Christmas. These involved…
Pedestrian injured after taxi accidentally drives onto central Athens sidewalk
A 51-year-old pedestrian was slightly injured Monday morning when a taxi accidentally drove onto the sidewalk of busy Panepistimiou Street in central Athens, authorities said. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m.
Gale-force winds, snow and rain ahead
Gale-force winds, rainstorms and snowfall are forecast to hit Greece over the next couple of days before starting to relent from Thursday on.
Funeral service for former Princess Irene of Greece held in Athens
Representatives of European royal families, including the king and queen of Spain, on Monday attended the funeral service at the Athens Metropolitan Cathedral for former Princess Irene of Greece, ahead of her burial in a former royal estate outside Athens.
Taxi drivers hold new two-day strike over electric transition
Greek taxi drivers are holding a new two-day strike starting 6 a.m. Tuesday, to protest schedules for obligatory transition to electric-powered vehicles. The greater Athens region’s SATA union has called the strike, and taxi drivers in Thessaloniki and other parts of the country are expected to also participate. Taxi driver unions are angry at a…
A red line in Greenland’s snow
European members of NATO are sending troops to Greenland to take part in a joint military exercise and to send a message that they are prepared to defend this semiautonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.