Three Afghan asylum seekers were acquitted last Friday by a juvenile court in Mytilene, on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, overturning prior convictions that saw them imprisoned for over three years for allegedly starting the 2020 fire that destroyed the overcrowded Moria migrant and refugee camp.
Turkey has voiced strong objections to Greece’s planned resumption of underwater surveys near the islands of Kasos and Karpathos for the the Greece-Cyprus-Israel electricity interconnection project, known as the “Great Sea Interconnector.”
Energy company Chevron will begin a survey of the east Mediterranean seabed early this summer to prepare for a pipeline connecting a sizable natural gas deposit in Cyprus waters with processing facilities in Egypt, Cypriot officials said Monday.
A month after the release of the report by the Hellenic Air and Rail Accident Investigation Authority on the deadly Tempe train crash of February 28, 2023, disagreements over the findings are threatening to undermine the investigation’s credibility.
UK-based funds have recently acquired six well-known private private and secondary schools in Greece and are revamping their curricula, introducing novel learning methods based on interactive technologies. Private educators estimate the total investment at €15-30 million.
Taxpayers with arrears to the state can get criminal proceedings suspended under new law.
A recent study reveals that nearly one in three Greek adolescents is physically inactive, with only about one in seven meeting the World Health Organization’s recommendation of at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity.
Turkish and Bulgarian citizens and companies are buying properties in the regional unit of Evros, in northeastern Greece, which borders Turkey, leading the mayor of the area’s largest city to speak of “colonization by stealth.”
Athens-listed Metlen Energy & Metals said on Monday that it has entered into an exclusive partnership with KNDS France for the production of the latest generation of 8×8 infantry fighting armored vehicle, the VBCI Philocetes, marking a significant milestone in European defense industrial cooperation.
Due to a one-day strike organized by the Athens Daily Newspaper Journalists’ Union (ESIEA) on Tuesday, Kathimerini English Edition will only cover breaking news and feature articles previously published in its print edition.