A court on Thursday accepted the participation of relatives of the Tempe train crash victims as supporting prosecutors in the case involving inspectors of the state’s “717” railway signaling contract, but postponed the trial until March 3 next year to allow the Greek state to also join the proceedings.
Classical archaeology professor Dimitris Damaskos talks about some of the most recent big finds made at the archaeological site in Eastern Macedonia.
Deputy Economy and Finance Minister Nikos Papathanasis said on Friday that Greece is entering “a new chapter of responsibility and opportunity” following its agreement with ExxonMobil for offshore drilling.
The United Arab Emirates is preparing to increase aid deliveries into Gaza, an envoy has said, saying a sea corridor from Cyprus was essential alongside land and air access.
Police dismantled a major drug network, arresting 11 people, including a police officer, and charging 51 in total.
The Ministry of Social Cohesion uncovered widespread fraud attempts in two major housing and demographic support programs, prompting the revocation of thousands of applications, according to ministry data.
Citizen Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis announced that the deployment of special police units to Roma settlements across Greece will take effect on Saturday.
Lisel Hintz, assistant professor of international relations at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies and an expert on Turkey, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s recent remarks about a “new juncture” in the Kurdish peace process, and his suggestion that he may be open to allowing jailed PKK leader Abdullah…
Former prime minister and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras will present his new book, “Ithaki” (Ithaca), on December 3 at the Pallas Theater in Athens, in an event organized by his publisher, Gutenberg. The book, priced at 28 euros, will be released on November 24.
Greece has signed a deal to import 0.7 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas per year starting in 2030, its first long-term gas supply deal with the United States, which seeks to replace Russian gas inflows into Europe.