Police implemented traffic restrictions on Vasilissis Sofias and Kifisias Avenues, from the Hilton Hotel to Katehaki Avenue, due to a scheduled protest for Palestine by various organizations.
Customs inspectors at Athens International Airport seized 14,700 smuggled cartons of cigarettes.
Chances of restarting formal talks to mend Cyprus’ decades-long ethnic division appeared dimmer Wednesday as the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots told a UN envoy that he saw no common ground with Greek Cypriots for a return to negotiations.
Greece and Thailand mark 65 years of diplomatic ties on May 31 with a special performance at the Athens Concert Hall.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has expressed his shock at the “heinous attack” on his Slovak counterpart, Robert Fico, who has been injured in a shooting and taken to hospital.
The trial of 28 people arrested on Tuesday in a police operation to remove protesters opposed to Israel’s war in Gaza who were occupying the Athens University Law School will continue on May 28.
The government will table memorandums of cooperation with North Macedonia in Parliament for ratification only when it is “convinced of the neighboring country’s full compliance with its international commitments,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has said.
Police dismantled a criminal group operating in the eastern Attica districts of Lavrio, Keratea and Koropi, responsible for numerous burglaries.
Strong firefighting forces mobilized Wednesday against a fire in the western Athenian suburb of Aigaleo, burning low vegetation.
A parallel war between political leaders is under way on social media ahead of next month’s European Parliament elections. The race for views and likes is a fierce one, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis using TikTok to increase his influence with younger users.