Greek authorities on Tuesday announced thousands of arrests and traffic stops around the country over the recent Christmas and New Year’s holidays, with more than 70,000 individuals and nearly 54,000 vehicles stopped and checked between Dec. 29 and the first day of 2024. Out of the aforementioned figures, 2,501 persons were initially detained for further […]

Assailant claims psychological problems and memory gaps due to intoxication

According to reports in the Athens daily "Ta Nea" and Mega TV station, the suspect lived in Greece for the last nine years and was the recipient of a monthly stipend extended by the Norwegian state due to "mental illness".

Prior to the fatal stabbings of the 32-year-old, the 44-year-old had also injured the police officer's best man

At the time of the violent incident, their mother, grandmother, and the 18-year-old's girlfriend were present in the house.

Better marks given for tourism, digitization of state services, defense and its handling of bilateral relations with Turkey

The arrested suspect was identified as a 33-year-old Albanian national with a long criminal record in Greece, stemming from organized crime-related offenses, such as drug-smuggling and protection rackets

The three men aged 33, 28 and 24 were attending a bachelor party in a night club in the Gazi area

Thieves targeted a southern Athens marina on three consecutive days earlier this month in search of only one item: naval flares. The incidents, from Dec. 4 through Dec. 6, took place at the Kallithea marina in the early morning hours. The specific facility, which caters to fishing boats and lower-end pleasure craft, reportedly does not […]

Repeated thefts of olives, even while still on trees, the collected crop and refined olive oil around Greece generated a Reuters article this week. A poor harvest in the country – of only 170,000 tons – and lower production in Spain and Italy, combined with still pesky food price inflation, has led to numerous theft […]