Another four shepherds have been arrested in central Greece for allegedly grazing their flocks outdoors in breach of regulations against the spread of a livestock disease that has severely hit animal husbandry, officials said Thursday.
Nikos Andoulakis, leader of center-left PASOK-KINAL, said the conviction on Thursday of four businesspeople involved in the illegal wiretapping of dozens of high-profile Greek figures, including him, is a “major defeat of the state within a state” created by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Two people were arrested on Thursday after allegedly attempting to bring large knives into the Evelpidon courthouse complex in Athens, authorities said.
A 47-year-old man drove his car into the entrance of a shop in Iraklio, Crete, in the early hours of Thursday, following a minor dispute, according to the store’s owner.
Authorities in the town of Karditsa in Thessaly are trying to work out how what appear to be human bones ended up in a rubbish dumpster near the local hospital and cemetery.
One of Greece’s most beloved science institutions is betting on the future. The Eugenides Foundation, whose digital planetarium draws students from across Greece daily, celebrated its 70th anniversary this week.
The government is moving to shut down illegal, makeshift mosques in Athens and Piraeus, confirming that migration policy has entered a stricter phase across all levels.
Four people – including a minor – have been arrested in southern Greece over a string of violent burglaries, in one of which a woman was sexually assaulted in her home during a break-in and told that video of the attack would be published if she called the police.
Residents living in settlements along the banks of the Evros River in northeastern Greece remained on high alert for a third day on Thursday as water levels remained above the 6.4-meter alert threshold, threatening residential areas.