The Greek public broadcaster said on Monday that three migrants were dead and five were rescued off the island of Samos in Greece.

MP Marios Salmas has been expelled from the ruling New Democracy parliamentary group following a decision by the party’s ethics committee on Monday. Early reports indicate that Salmas does not plan to relinquish his parliamentary seat and intends to continue serving as an independent MP.

Two weeks into the new school year, the ban on the use of cellphones has been enforced smoothly, to a degree exceeding their expectations, teachers say.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet in New York on Tuesday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. This marks their sixth meeting in 15 months, probably the most frequent high-level communication in the history of relations between the two countries.

A wildfire that broke out near the town of Kapandriti, just a few miles north of the capital, was brought under control on Monday morning.

A bank was robbed at gunpoint on Monday shortly before 10 a.m. in Nea Filadelfia, western Athens.

Greek rail workers have called a strike for Thursday to protest the government’s failure to enhance safety following the Tempe railway disaster in February 2023.

A section of the Egnatia Highway heading towards Thessaloniki in northern Greece has been closed after a truck carrying iron materials overturned near Kozani. No injuries were reported.

A logger sculpts a representation of the Archangel Michael (Taxiarchis in Greek) from a tree trunk.

SYRIZA MP and former minister Olga Gerovasili said on Monday that she will not run for party president in the upcoming election on November 24.

Having ousted its leader, Stefanos Kasselakis, the main opposition SYRIZA is moving towards a party congress and leadership contest divided, its top officials almost daily clashing with each other.

The auditing mechanism of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) is homing in on undeclared income from short-term rentals.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the most important of a number of crucial encounters that he and Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will have on the sidelines of the annual United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) has launched a petition to block any attempt to include Turkey again in the F-35 program, from which it has been excluded.

Almost 19 months since the deadly train crash near the Vale of Tempe, in central Greece, that claimed 57 lives, Greece’s railways are still seriously underperforming.

Capital Link is hosting its 14th Operation Excellence in Shipping Forum this Tuesday. 

The Public Debt Management Agency announced last Friday that it will auction 26-week treasury bills in book entry form to the amount of 500 million euros.

The Greek Real Estate Investment Forum 2024 is taking place on Tuesday at the Divani Caravel Hotel, 2 Vassileos Alexandrou, Athens. 

Aris inflicted Olympiakos’ first loss this season, and AEK dropped points at Kallithea, allowing PAOK to go alone on top.

The power interconnection of Greece and Cyprus, with the prospect of an extension to Israel, is now back in track.