Train officials released on bail
Two officials from state-owned Hellenic Railways have been released after testifying before an examining magistrate but had to pay large sums for bail.
Two officials from state-owned Hellenic Railways have been released after testifying before an examining magistrate but had to pay large sums for bail.
France has asked about 45 foreign countries to contribute several thousand extra military, police and civilian personnel to help safeguard the Paris Olympics this summer.
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos secured precious road wins in Italy and Serbia respectively.
The handling of the Tempe rail crash since disaster struck in February last year along with the illegal emails sent to Greeks abroad by MEP Anna-Michelle Asimakopoulou point to problems in the operation of the government and of the Prime Minister’s Office in Athens.
Temperatures will soar above 30°C in some parts of mainland Greece from Sunday when an extremely warm air mass from Africa is expected to move over the country and eastern Europe.
The European Union intends to fast-track some of its aid money to Egypt using an urgent funding procedure that bypasses parliamentary oversight and other safeguards, according to the president of the bloc’s executive branch.
A court in Thessaloniki has sentenced a 49-year-old man to four years in prison after finding him guilty of paying a 16-year-old girl to engage in a sexual act with him.
US President Joe Biden is set to host Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on May 9 in the Turkish leader’s first bilateral visit to Washington since Donald Trump was president, US and Turkish officials said on Friday.
Five people have been arrested at Athens International Airport for attempting to illegally smuggle thousands of packs of cigarettes into the country.