Police officers who speak foreign languages are carrying out summer patrols on bicycles in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, as part of efforts to provide upgraded services to residents and visitors. 

Cyprus' foreign minister says authorities are in touch with the diplomatic missions of nations that may opt to evacuate their citizens through the east Mediterranean island nation if the Israeli-Hamas war expands to engulf neighboring countries.

The 40 hours between early July 22 and late on July 23, when Greek and Turkish naval forces faced off over an Italian research ship’s operations south of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean, served as a stark reminder of the ever-present danger of a conflagration in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece's 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country's hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried his head.

A section of a Late Classical-period house (mid-4th century BC) featuring a pebble mosaic floor with a central depiction of two satyrs was discovered during the installation of a new water pipeline in Eretria, Evia.

Greek olive oil production is expected to be moderate to good this year, according to current forecasts for 2024, the president of the National Interprofessional Olive Oil Organization (EDOE), Manolis Giannoulis, told state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency.

Tackling a decade-long situation on the idyllic island of Chrysi, opposite Ierapetra, Crete, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency and the regional authority have a launched an initiative for the removal of all solid waste and construction remains strewn across the landscape.

Bidding to reduce time and costs for citizens, artificial intelligence is being introduced for the first time in a public body, the land registry. 

Menelaos Menelaou, the Greek Cypriot Negotiator for the Cyprus Problem, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss whether there is still a window of opportunity for talks to resume to resolve the Cyprus problem.

The temperature will rise again in Greece on Saturday, reaching 40 degrees Celsius on the mainland, while rain is expected in some northern parts of the country on Sunday, weather forecasters at the National Observatory of Athens’s meteo.gr service said.

There is intense activity in the Greek pharmaceuticals sector, a testament to its growth potential. Plans to invest in production, research and development under implementation until 2026 are worth €1.2 billion.

Eight European Union member-states, including Greece, have launched a diplomatic initiative to establish informal communication channels between the EU and Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian administration.

A European Union directive, activated earlier this week, will oblige manufacturers of many electrical appliances, from washing machines to smartphones and computers, to provide repair services at reasonable cost.

Greece’s power grid is getting greener fast, but, at the same time, is still clinging to the old fossil fuels, data show.

Beach concessions to businesses reached a record 1,650 this summer, far higher than the initial estimate of 1,200 by the Ministry of Finance.

The Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator (DEDDIE) is speeding up the program to place power cables underground, while another agency, the Independent Power Transmission Operator (ADMIE), is implementing a program to connect islands to the national grid.

Dogs have been a prominent part of Turkish culture for centuries. The Kangal Shepherd breed is a national treasure featured on postage stamps, and some strays have become local celebrities, like Boji, who earned fame for riding Istanbul’s public transportation.

Wages could rise modestly without creating inflationary pressures, according to a study published in the Bank of Greece’s Economic Bulletin.

Soap and cosmetics company Papoutsanis’ first-half sales dropped 1.4%, to €31.7 million, in the first half, but pretax profit rose 18%, to €12.1 million, the company announced Friday. Exports accounted for 53% of turnover. 

Minister of Citizen Protection Michalis Chrysochoidis has announced the reinforcement of the Mykonos Police Sub-Directorate with officers from Attica Security, in order to combat crime on the Cycladic island.