Hundreds of seasonal firefighters have gathered outside the Civil Protection Ministry, demanding permanent positions as their contracts expire following a grueling wildfire season.
A mayor from Turkey’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) was arrested late on Wednesday after prosecutors accused him of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), banned as a terrorist group in Turkey.
An explosion, suspected to have been caused by a gas leak, occurred early Thursday afternoon at an apartment in Athens’ Ambelokipi inner district, leaving one man dead and one woman injured, according to early reports.
On the final day of his three-day official visit, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has asked for forgiveness for the crimes committed by occupying German forces in Greece during World War II.
Originally slated to begin in the summer, the trial against 11 former MPs of the far-right Spartiates (Spartans) was postponed again on Thursday after party chief Vassilis Stingas failed to show up in court, citing obligations in Parliament.
Work is feverishly under way for Friday’s opening of a much-anticipated new museum, dedicated to one of Greece’s greatest poets, Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis (1911-1996).
Athens International Airport (AIA) showed a significant increase in its fundamentals in the January-September period.
The driest October in the past 15 years is coming to a close on Thursday, with November bringing hopes of scattered showers in some parts of the country.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday confirmed the government’s decision to institute further rises to Greece’s minimum wage, bringing it up to 950 euros by 2027, during a meeting with the Cabinet on Thursday.
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis as we look ahead at the upcoming meeting between Greece and Turkey’s foreign ministers in Athens on November 8th, breaking down what to expect from Athens and Ankara, how the US elections could impact this process, and what role the EU can play.