Sailing boat on fire near Kefalonia
A sailing boat was enveloped by flames on Monday near Fiskardo Bay on the island of Kefalonia. The six people aboard the boat were safely evacuated by a nearby leisure craft.
40 people arrested in Irakleio airport over alleged counterfeit documents
Hellenic Police officers at the “N. Kazantzakis” Irakleio airports on Crete arrested over 40 people last week on suspicion of attempting to travel with counterfeit documents.
Hellenic Air Force receives its first Viper F-16 fighters
The Hellenic Air Force received the first two modernized Viper configuration F-16 fighter jets, out of an ordered 83, at the Hellenic Aerospace Industry (EAV) grounds in Tanagra.
Athens responds to ramping Turkish rhetoric
Government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou responded to the latest round of escalating Turkish rhetoric on Monday, this time by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, stating that its primary purpose could be for domestic consumption.
Man led to jail after sexual abuse of minors, pornography charges
A 62-year-old former primary school principal was sent to pretrial detention on Monday after testifying before an investigative magistrate over charges of child pornography, sexual acts and abuse of minors and violation of the legislation on the protection of personal data.
Student housing costs more
The cost of student housing has shot up significantly this year, with Athens recording rises of more than 53% on average, in relation to 2017, in the cost of rent.
More beneficiaries of the heating allowance, government says
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Monday that the income thresholds for granting the heating oil subsidy will be significantly increased as well as the basis for its calculation.
Mitsotakis travelling to Paris to meet Macron
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is travelling to Paris on Monday, where he is to have a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace, his office said Monday.
Two injured in sailboat fire in Alimos marina
Two people were injured on Monday when a fire broke out on a sailboat anchored in the Alimos marina in southern Athens.
Three men escape Haidari police station, one quickly recaptured
Police on Monday was searching for two suspected criminals who escaped from a holding cell in Haidari police station on Sunday afternoon.