The production manager of the Violanta biscuit factory, where five workers were killed in a major gas explosion in January, has been granted conditional release from pretrial detention after giving testimony to the investigating magistrate in the case.
Disputes between lawyers took up much of Monday’s session at the trial in central Greece over the fatal 2023 Tempe train crash.
The government has said it has “absolute respect” for judicial decisions after Greece’s top prosecutor ruled out reopening a high-profile wiretapping case despite a court decision calling for further investigation into potential additional offenses and suspects.
A crackdown by Greater Athens police on valet parking services that charge motorists to illegally park their vehicles in public areas has resulted in four arrests, authorities said Monday.
A police sergeant has been charged with sexual assault and breach of duty after a female prisoner alleged he assaulted her while she was being transferred from prison.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Monday held talks on migration, undersea exploration rights and bilateral cooperation with Libyan officials during a visit to Tripoli in western Libya.
For about eight weeks, Indian Capt. Rahul Dhar and his crew have been stranded on their tanker in the Persian Gulf, sometimes watching drones and missiles explode as the Strait of Hormuz remained effectively shut while the Iran war dragged on.
Main opposition leader Nikos Androulakis said his PASOK party will ask parliament to establish an investigative committee into the wiretapping scandal, after a Supreme Court prosecutor ruled out reopening the case.
A gate and adjoining section of the ancient walls of Piraeus will be conserved to address damage from rainwater erosion while the archaeological site that contains them will be expanded, the Culture Ministry said Monday.
A man found driving a car containing a consignment of drugs worth up to a million euros has been arrested in the northern Peloponnese, authorities said Monday.