December 6, 2024
Greece Weather Warning: Rainfalls, Thunderstorms; Alerts for islands
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and s…
December 5, 2024
Femicide: Man kills wife with hammer, calls police
A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his …
December 5, 2024
Thug who stabbed his dog get 2 months in Psy-Clinic, then released pending trial
A prosecutor in Athens ordered the detention and the temporary hospitalization in a psychiatric hosp…
December 5, 2024
OECD report on Greece: Strong Economy, Public Spending cuts necessary
Greece’s economy is strong and is projected to grow at a rate of 2.3% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 2.5%…
December 5, 2024
Second cancer patient of Military hospital says he was informed 8 months later
A second cancer patient who was operated at the Military hospital in Thessaloniki revealed that he w…
December 5, 2024
Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets
In a wide-ranging interview, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsosakis said the current fleet of 24 R…
December 5, 2024
Two metro stations to close in downtown Athens on Dec 6
Two Metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, December…
December 5, 2024
Greek PM on a short visit to Beirut on Dec 6
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Friday a…
December 3, 2024
“Monster” police officer accused of sexual abuse of wife and children remanded
The 45-year-old police officer who was serving at the Greek Parliament has been remanded in charges …
December 3, 2024
Prices in Greece’s supermarkets 0.72% down in Nov
Product prices in Greece’s supermarkets posted a 0.72 percent drop on average in November 2024…
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The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Lebanon has been postponed for a few days. According to sources from the Air Force General Staff, the government aircraft presented a technical fault and it is not possible for the Prime Minister to visit Lebanon on Friday. The visit …
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Greece Weather Warning: Rainfalls, Thunderstorms; Alerts for islands
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and storms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail. The locally intense phenomena are forecast to be in effect from Friday to Sunday, December 6-8, 2024. Residents of islands Rhodes, Chios, Samos, Psara received warning …
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Femicide: Man kills wife with hammer, calls police
A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his wife and her body was in the attic of the apartment they were living in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. It is the 15th femicide in the country in 2024. Police officers rushed to …
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Thug who stabbed his dog get 2 months in Psy-Clinic, then released pending trial
A prosecutor in Athens ordered the detention and the temporary hospitalization in a psychiatric hospital of the 47-year-old man who stabbed his 14-year-old dog who to death in Kypseli two days ago. Dog Ira was sick with cancer and had other health issues too due to her age. Prosecutor and …
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OECD report on Greece: Strong Economy, Public Spending cuts necessary
Greece’s economy is strong and is projected to grow at a rate of 2.3% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026, according to the biannual OECD Economic Outlook report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday. “Rising disposable income will strengthen consumption, as a …
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Second cancer patient of Military hospital says he was informed 8 months later
A second cancer patient who was operated at the Military hospital in Thessaloniki revealed that he was also informed about the biopsy results 8 months and thus after the sarcoma had returned and he took the histological samples to a private laboratory. The complaint came by a 65-yeat-old retired police …
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Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets
In a wide-ranging interview, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsosakis said the current fleet of 24 Rafale fighter jets is ‘sufficient,’ reversing earlier plans to acquire up to 12 more newly built Rafales upgraded to the latest F4 standard, the avionist.com reported on Thursday. Greece will not buy additional Dassault Rafale …
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Two metro stations to close in downtown Athens on Dec 6
Two Metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, December 6, due to students’ gatherings and rallies to commemorate the killing of teenager by Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in 2008. According to a decision by the Greek Police: Metro station “Panepistimio” …
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Greek PM on a short visit to Beirut on Dec 6
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Friday afternoon, December 6. The visit sends “a strong message in favor of stability and peace in the region and support for Lebanon in implementing the ceasefire reached on November 26,” the government spokesman stressed announcing the visit …
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“Monster” police officer accused of sexual abuse of wife and children remanded
The 45-year-old police officer who was serving at the Greek Parliament has been remanded in charges of rape, sexual abuse of minors and domestic violence on Tuesday. The man was arrested last week, following allegations by his 35-year-old wife who is also a police officer and is pregnant in their …
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Prices in Greece’s supermarkets 0.72% down in Nov
Product prices in Greece’s supermarkets posted a 0.72 percent drop on average in November 2024, in comparison with November 2023, according to a Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute (IELKA) survey. This found an almost complete stabilization of prices in the first 11 months of 2024 – with an average increase …
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Man arrested for stabbing dog; suspected for cats’ killings in Kypseli
A 47-year-old Greek man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he was caught on video stabbing a dog next to a garbage bin on Kerkyra Street in Kypseli district of Athens. He is being currently further investigated whether he is also responsible for the beheading and poisoning of at least …
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Visit of Greek PM to Lebanon postponed
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Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets
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Greek PM on a short visit to Beirut on Dec 6
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Metro of Thessaloniki starts operation after decades of delays
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SYRIZA down to 27 MPs after one more goes independent
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Greece to install 1,388 advanced traffic cameras to improve road safety
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One more MP resigns from SYRIZA leaving the party with 28 deputies
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“Tsipras saved Greece” writes Angela Merkel in her memoirs
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Deaths and malpractice at Greek Hospitals spark concerns
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Greece-Turkey: The “Aegean” remains a Sea of troubled waters
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Mitsotakis pledges for a stronger defense industry, Rutter sees Greece as a “staunch NATO ally”
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OECD report on Greece: Strong Economy, Public Spending cuts necessary
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Prices in Greece’s supermarkets 0.72% down in Nov
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Electricity prices up in Greece: “Green” tariffs for Dec 2024
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Black Friday fines of €2.2mln to 14 companies for misleading advertising
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Eurostat: Eurozone inflation at 2.3% in November, 3% in Greece