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United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Athens after passenger dies
A United Airlines aircraft en route from New York to Dubai has made an emergency landing at Athens International Airport after a passenger fell ill and subsequently died.
Police search for woman accused of pimping her daughter
Authorities in Hania, Crete, are searching for a 38-year-old woman who allegedly pimped her 17-year-old daughter.
The criminal provisions of the Constitution and the rule of law
Last week Nikos Alivizatos, a professor emeritus of constitutional law at Athens University, wrote an article for Kathimerini in which he presented the reasons that led him to an interpretative proposal for Article 86 of the Greek Constitution (which grants the Parliament exclusive authority to prosecute government officials for criminal offenses) which was adopted by the government majority in the case of former minister Christos Triantopoulos’ role in the handling of the 2023 Tempe train crash disaster site.
Italy sends rejected migrants to detention centers in Albania
Italian authorities said Friday they were transferring 40 migrants with no permission to remain in the country to Italian-run migration detention centers in Albania.
3 injured in military shell explosion at firing range in western Greece
Three people were injured on Friday when a military shell exploded at a firing range in Palaiochori, in the western Greek region of Ilia, local media reported.
Man arrested for double murder in Aigio following police chase
A man suspected of committing two murders in Aigio, northern Peloponnese, was arrested on Friday following a police chase.
Jailed Istanbul mayor denies insulting prosecutor in court
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the main rival of Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan, appeared before a court on Friday for the first time since his high-profile arrest last month, over earlier and separate accusations of insulting a prosecutor.
Trio of saw-wielding robbers testify, senior partner detained
Three young men, including two minors, appeared before an investigating judge on Friday in connection with a string of armed robberies in Thessaloniki late last month, during which they allegedly threatened victims with a saw.
Business loans top €25 bln in 2024
Enterprises report reduced financing needs, enjoying their best capital adequacy since 2010.
Record foreign investment in Greek realty last year
Foreign investment in the Greek property market recorded a historic high for a year in 2024.
Project 2025 architect Paul Dans says tariffs have been ‘a great success’
“I think it’s been a great success”, said Donald Trump’s loyal ally and architect of conservative manifesto “Project 2025” Paul Dans, speaking on Friday at the Delphi Economic Forum about the US President’s handling of reciprocal tariffs. “ We have seen the Art of the Deal unfolding.” he added, calling the policy “a big step forward.”
PM highlights NHS overhaul during renovated Piraeus hospital visit
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis emphasized an ongoing transformation of Greece’s National Health System during a visit to the newly renovated Tzaneio Hospital in Piraeus on Friday morning.
Man arrested after failed fake-gun bank robbery in Patra
A man attempting to rob a bank in the western city of Patra on Friday morning was quickly arrested after police responded swiftly to a call and prevented his escape.
Completion of Avramar transfer still pending
April is expected to end without any signatures on the agreement for the transfer of Greece’s leading aquaculture company Avramar to Aqua Bridge.
Tackling the security challenges posed by malign actors in the East Med
Jonathan Spyer, director of research at the Middle East Forum and a contributor to the Jerusalem Post, the Wall Street Journal and The Australian, joins Thanos Davelis as we explore the security challenges posed by malign actors in the Eastern Mediterranean, from state actors like Iran and Turkey to non-state actors like Hamas and Hezbollah, and look at how East Med countries can work together to address them.
Former PM Tsipras presents progressive forces revival strategy at Harvard
Former Greek prime minister and ex-leader of the leftist SYRIZA party, Alexis Tsipras, presented a three-pronged strategy for the revival of progressive forces and the confrontation of the far right in Europe and the United States during a speech at Harvard University on Thursday.
How and by how much should wages increase?
In today’s global economy – which is increasingly beginning to resemble a Roman-era arena marked by ruleless competition – the key question is how the newly announced (and then partially reversed) web of high tariffs by the US president will be implemented.
Man killed in early morning car crash in Thessaloniki
A 27-year-old man lost his life in a car accident in Thessaloniki early Friday morning, when his vehicle veered off the road and crashed onto a road sign.
Thousands of debtors with non-performing loans off the radar
Despite efforts to tackle Greece’s mounting private debt - now totaling €89 billion - millions of borrowers remain off the radar, making regulation and recovery more difficult, industry leaders warned at the 10th Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday.
Authorities step up patrols to curb illegal fishing at Lake Doirani during spawning season
Greek authorities are intensifying efforts to prevent illegal fishing at Lake Doirani, a transboundary lake shared by Greece and North Macedonia, during the critical fish spawning season.