A 63-year-old US citizen, who was in custody after being accused of photographing a minor on a beach in the northwestern city of Preveza, jumped from the second floor of the local hospital where he was under guard, in an apparent suicide attempt.
A large fire broke out on Friday morning in the Sindos Industrial Zone, west of Thessaloniki in northern Greece, prompting an emergency alert to residents due to hazardous smoke.
The Culture Ministry is restoring the Basilica A complex, including its ancient baptistery, at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Philippi in northern Greece.
Tensions flared on Friday outside a hotel in Anavyssos, eastern Attica, where Greek university rectors were meeting, as students protested against a draft bill that would allow the expulsion of so-called “perpetual students” and introduce new measures to address campus violence.
Greek lawmakers on Friday approved an amendment aimed at curbing irregular migrant arrivals from North Africa. The measure passed with 177 votes in favor, 74 against and 42 “present.”
Athens International Airport saw a modest, single-digit increase in passenger traffic in June, with a slightly stronger rise recorded over the first half of the year.
Firefighters were battling a blaze at a laundry business on the island of Mykonos on Friday, after a fire broke out shortly after midnight near the provincial road linking Mykonos town to Ano Mera, authorities said.
The average Athenian loses approximately 100 hours annually stuck in traffic, as traveling just 10 kilometers in central Athens now requires nearly half an hour.
Driven by electricity generation, natural gas is steadily solidifying its role in Greece’s energy mix.
One in three small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Greece has engaged with artificial intelligence (AI) tools, a shift that suggests the technology is no longer the preserve of large corporations, according to a new survey by the National Bank of Greece.