A small group of foreign tourists, including travelers from Greece, visited North Korea last week, marking the first international sightseeing trip to the country in five years, aside from Russian visitors allowed in last year, the Associated Press reported on Wednesday.
The government will introduce the International Baccalaureate (IB) program in 15 public high schools starting in 2026, expanding beyond its initial plan for five institutions, officials announced Monday.
Rhodes and Lasithi posted the biggest growth in takings from the tourism-related sectors.
A 33-year-old railway worker was severely injured on Wednesday morning after attempting to board a moving train in the Sindos area, near Thessaloniki, in northern Greece.
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has launched a public consultation.
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party expects to visit Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in jail within days after which he is expected to make a statement on the Kurdish separatist group’s future, a DEM spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis addressed the upcoming protests marking the anniversary of the Tempe railway disaster on Wednesday, urging respect for the victims’ memory while warning that political exploitation and division pose a risk to domestic stability.
Technical issues have disrupted services on the Thessaloniki Metro on Wednesday.
Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras has defended the mass protests planned for Friday on the second anniversary of the Tempe railway disaster, while criticizing the conservative government for allegedly trying to frame the demonstrations as a politically driven effort to destabilize Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ administration.
Against the neoclassical backdrop of the Zappeion, a ceremony of quiet grandeur unfolded in the heart of Athens on Tuesday.