The internal affairs division of the police in northern Greece has investigated a drug trafficking case leading to the arrest of a deputy fire chief, a former police officer and a civilian. Additionally, an active police officer and another civilian have been charged in connection with the case.
Traffic on the Athens-Corinth national road was disrupted in both directions on Friday following an accident involving a tanker truck.
Turkey has blocked access to the popular video game platform Roblox over concerns about content that could lead to child abuse, the country’s justice minister said.
The bottler is also counting on operating profits rising 7-12% from a previous estimate of 3-9%. Second quarter operating profits rose 7.5%, to €564.1 million and gross profit margin rose 1%, the company said.
The Athens Stock Exchange resumed its decline Thursday after a two-session rebound from Monday’s mini-crash.
Local authorities on the island of Rhodes in the southeastern Aegean detained four Turkish nationals on Wednesday for performing maintenance work at a mobile telecommunications company without the necessary permits. The individuals were employed by a company also owned by Turkish nationals, which specializes in such projects.
Domestic production of potatoes has plunged in recent years, and imports, mainly from Cyprus and Egypt, have risen, sending the prices much higher.
A 48-year-old man from Viotia, central Greece, who was vacationing in the western Peloponnese, passed away on Thursday afternoon after being admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the General Hospital of Pyrgos, according to state broadcaster ERT.
Greek authorities flew additional forces Thursday to the southern island of Crete, where 250 firefighters battled a wildfire that forced the evacuation of eight villages in mountainous areas.
The Mediterranean island of Cyprus is on standby to assist in the evacuation of Europeans and third-country nationals if conflict in the Middle East deepens, officials said on Thursday.