A 33-year-old Turkish national accused of starting a wildfire in Aspropyrgos area, in west Athens, was remanded in custody on Wednesday after his appearance before an investigating magistrate on Monday.
Turkish political leaders and citizens commemorated on Wednesday the 571st anniversary of the fall of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) to Ottoman Turk forces on May 29 in 1453.
The first exploratory drilling will begin at the end of 2025 and the beginning of 2026, Environment and Energy Minister Thodoros Skylakakis said on Tuesday, speaking at the meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) held in Athens.
Public services and schools in Cyprus and Slovakia received threats two weeks ago similar to the emailed bomb threats sent Wednesday morning to schools in Attica, it has emerged amid an ongoing investigation by the cybercrime division of the Greek Police.
They knew the easy way. They could have effortlessly sent their oil in bulk to Italy. But they didn’t choose that path. Instead, they decided to bottle their extra-virgin olive oil locally and export almost all of it abroad. And their decision is paying off.
Excitement over the recent reopening of Cine Paris in downtown Plaka has been tempered by news that another historic Athens cinema may be converted into a supermarket.
Marc Pierini joins Thanos Davelis to break down his latest piece for Carnegie Europe, “Turkey’s dwindling international role,” and look at how multiple crises over the last year and Ankara’s contradictory foreign policy ambitions and rule of law deficiencies have impacted President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s international standing.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has indicated potential measures to tighten regulations on short-term rentals, including considering a cap on rental days.
The European Union’s diplomacy chief Josep Borell said on Tuesday that the joint Greek-Polish proposal for a joint air defense shield makes sense but expressed concerns on how it will work and how it will be financed.
A veil of mystery continued on Monday to shroud the case of the beating and knife attack on two volunteers in the Parnitha forest area north of Athens after Friday midnight, seriously injuring one of them.