Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reiterated his country’s full commitment to safeguarding the religious status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Mount Sinai in a phone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, according to a report on Egypt’s state-run Middle East News Agency.

Police have arrested three 17-year-olds in connection with a series of shop robberies in the Vyronas district of Athens carried out over recent months.

The ousted president of Greece’s agricultural subsidies agency blamed two former New Democracy agriculture ministers for the organization’s collapse amid a European investigation into fraudulent farm payments.

Three individuals arrested for the brutal murder of a 69-year-old notary in Akrotiri, Zakynthos, in February, have been remanded in custody following their testimony before investigating authorities.

Police arrested four individuals on Thursday night following the discovery of over half a kilogram of cocaine during a vehicle inspection in Piraeus.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew has held his second meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican, the Patriarchate’s office has announced.

General Dimitris Houpis, Chief of the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, will be in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for meetings focused on a bilateral agreement for Apache helicopter spare parts and expanded cooperation in defense innovation.

Having set off from Limassol, the Patras passenger ship sailed into the port of Piraeus on the morning of September 22, 1974, carrying hundreds of Greek-Cypriot refugee children who had been sent off to safety during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

The Council of State has ruled – by a 21–6 majority – that civil marriage between same-sex couples is constitutional, rejecting a request to annul provisions of Law 5089/2024, which legalized such unions and permitted adoption rights.

Unsettled weather conditions in Greece are expected to continue through Saturday, with rain and storms in several areas. From Sunday onward, however, meteorologists forecast a significant shift, with rising temperatures and more stable, summer-like weather.

The journalists of Kathimerini can attest that one of the advantages of working for a legacy newspaper with a weighty name is access.

A 4.3-magnitude earthquake was recorded in Crete on Friday afternoon, with its epicenter located 8 kilometers southwest of Arkalochori in the Heraklion region, at a depth of 13 kilometers, according to the National Observatory of Athens’ Institute of Geodynamics. No injuries or damage have been reported.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held a phone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to discuss the latest developments surrounding the Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, following a recent ruling by an Egyptian court concerning the site’s ownership.

In her new solo exhibition “Kore,” at the Breeder Gallery, visual artist Georgia Sagri presents a diverse body of work – featuring sculptures, paintings and kinetic installations – that revolves around the thematic concepts of identity, transformation and perception, what Sagri calls the “act of seeing.”

A 50-year-old man accused of killing his 84-year-old mother in Haidari, western Athens, earlier this week has told a prosecutor that he acted out of mercy, seeking to end her suffering from serious health issues. 

Cyprus has unveiled four of its newly-delivered Airbus H145 helicopters that officials say are among the most advanced rotorcraft in the word with a proven track record that gives the Cypriot National Guard an operational edge.

The Interior Ministry is preparing to revolutionize the country’s voting system by introducing a unified ballot paper for the 2027 national elections, a move that could save millions of euros and dramatically reduce paper waste.

The Ecumenical Patriarchate on Friday expressed “deep sorrow and surprise” over a recent Egyptian court ruling that challenges the historic ownership status of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, calling on Cairo to honor longstanding religious traditions and agreements.

Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and an expert on Turkish politics, joins Thanos Davelis to look into what’s at stake for Turkish democracy as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paves the way for a new constitution that could see him stay in power well beyond 2028, and break down why it matters for the US and Europe.

A 27-year-old woman was arrested late Thursday after leading police on a high-speed chase through the streets of Thessaloniki, during which she committed 35 traffic violations amounting to €24,000 in fines, authorities in the northern Greek city said.