A suburban railway train (Proastiakos) operating the Halkida-Athens route collided with a truck that had breached a guarded level crossing just before reaching Avlida station in Viotia, authorities said on Monday.
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu is scheduled to meet Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, following earlier talks with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias. The meeting is set for 12 p.m. local time at the Maximos Mansion.
Greece has signed a deal to buy 16 anti-ship missiles from France, Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Monday.
The Tempe train crash continues to dominate the political agenda. Two years after the fatal collision, however, the situation has grown even murkier due to several contradictory expert reports and institutional backtracking.
Greece will provide a lifelong deafness allowance, extending the previously age-restricted benefit to individuals of all ages.
Apparel giant Zara has unveiled a new store in downtown Athens, in a building best known for once hosting the iconic Minion department store.
More than two years after Greece’s deadliest rail disaster in Tempe, divisions have emerged among victims’ families, while a swirl of contradictory expert findings and institutional backtracking have led to the resignation of a top safety official.
The union of Attica taxi drivers, SATA, is launching a 24-hour strike on Tuesday, running from 6 a.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday.
A 69-year-old man has been found dead on a beach on the island of Mykonos, public broadcaster ERT reported on Monday.
Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes.