A 38-year-old man has been arrested in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, for trying to rob a convenience store by threatening to sic his Rottweiler on the attendant serving him.

Black-winged white stilts wade through a salt pan, plunging their beaks into the water in search for food at the Kalloni bay on the Greek island of Lesvos, as bird-lovers watch through binoculars from afar.

One of the largest US Army exercises in Europe is set to take place over the coming weeks, primarily in the Balkans, with the main phase of the exercise to be conducted in Greece.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has called on Alliance members to lift restrictions on arms sales to fellow NATO countries, specifically urging Germany to approve Turkey’s request to purchase Eurofighter jets.

The misallocation of resources has cost the Greek economy dearly, as the International Monetary Fund emphasizes in a new report, even speaking of significant missed opportunities.

Police investigators in Athens are looking for a man who is believed to have snatched an infant that was later found abandoned beside a recycling dumpster in the seaside suburb of Alimos, on Wednesday.

The Central Archaeological Council has approved the restoration of the Lion of Amphipolis, a monumental sculpture that was believed to have originally stood atop the Kasta Tomb in Serres, northern Greece.

The direct contribution of tourism to the Greek economy in 2024 is estimated at 30.2 billion euros.

After weeks of relative stagnation, momentum appears to be building in Washington around the potential lifting of CAATSA sanctions imposed on Turkey, a development that could transpire in the near future.

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides welcomed the appointment of Johannes Hahn as the European Union’s special envoy for the Cyprus issue.

An International Monetary Fund report puts the Greek judicial system in the dock, as, despite the reforms carried out in the country – some forced as bailout obligations, others by choice – it is still extremely slow, not at all modern, acting as a brake on development and attracting investment.

National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis has announced the extension of the investment clawback until 2030.

Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos on Wednesday said that “made in Greece” must become the “ultimate success story” of the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, while addressing the anniversary event “700 Ships – A Vision,” organized by ONEX at the Elefsis Shipyards.

Speaking at the 13th Regional Growth Conference (RGC) in Patra, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apostolos Tzitzikostas highlighted tourism as the most resilient sector of business activity in Greece.

Cyprus banks had a busy first quarter in 2025, handing out 1.24 billion euros in new loans, as falling interest rates sparked renewed interest in borrowing.

Α late-night amendment easing restrictions on the participation of politicians’ relatives in foreign-based companies triggered sharp opposition in Parliament before its passage. 

 The total length of the working week in Cyprus in 2024 remained once again above the average working week in the European Union, at 38 hours of work per week for workers in the country, compared to 37.8 in 2014 and 38.4 in 2023, according to data released on Wednesday by Eurostat, the statistical service of the EU.

The government has invoked the findings of an expert report to reject opposition criticism over its handling of the deadly Tempe train crash, ahead of renewed parliamentary clashes.

The balance of power in our region has changed. But this is no cause for defeatism. Perhaps a measure of anger is justified – so long as that anger is transformed into determination, into a will to change our course.