Authorities say they are searching for the captain of a small Polish-flagged sailboat found moored in a bay on the island of Salamina carrying five Syrian nationals who had been smuggled into the country from neighboring Turkey.
Two people were detained and an officer was lightly injured in the head during clashes with anarchists inside the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) in the northern port city on Tuesday.
A 24hr strike that will keep all ships docked nationwide on Sunday was announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) on Tuesday.
The number of new Covid-19 infections jumped to 10,005 on Tuesday, following 3,868 cases on Monday, the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) said.
Public transport in Athens will run less frequently from Greek Orthodox Good Friday to Easter Monday, the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) and Urban Rail Transport (STASY) said on Tuesday.
The Russian embassy in Greece said Tuesday it was in contact with Greek authorities to discuss the seizure of a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia, as part of European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.
Scientists say a moderate undersea earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.6 has struck off the Cycladic island of Santorini, in southern Greece.
The Athens State Orchestra and award-winning violinist Leonidas Kavakos will join forces for a benefit concert to help the child refugees of the war in Ukraine.
“We have worked hard in the winter and our strategy for an earlier start to the tourism season is bearing fruit,” Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias underlined in an interview with Skai TV on Monday.
Greece has seized a Russian oil tanker off the island of Evia as part of European Union sanctions imposed on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the Greek coast guard said on Tuesday.