Former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, speaking at the inForum “Brain Retain & Regain,” criticized the government for allowing Greece to fall behind Europe in key areas of the economy over the past six years.

Photographer Constantine Korsovitis presents “Wayang: Shadow and Spirit,” a photographic exhibition exploring Indonesia’s traditional shadow theater at Blank Wall Gallery (55 Fokionos Negri) in Kypseli.

The Greek National Opera has opened the Athens Festival at the Herod Atticus Theater with Giacomo Puccini’s unfinished masterwork, ‘Turandot’ (June 1-8).

Police in Athens have announced the arrest on Monday of a 33-year-old foreign national wanted in Britain on charges of theft, money laundering and forgery.

Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said that 107,000 citizens have already received their personal number, which was officially launched on Tuesday through gov.gr.

The education minister recently claimed that university students involved in “incidents” – meaning reactionary, anti-establishment activities – on campus will face expulsion.

A few weeks ago, an Israeli friend who lives in Greece was at an Athens taverna with some friends from Tel Aviv. A group of tourists, also from Israel, were sat at a neighboring table and when they recognized one of my friend’s guests as a media personality associated with the left, they went on the attack.

Police in Thessaloniki have arrested a 34-year-old man on suspicion of torturing and killing a kitten. The incident came to light after a video surfaced online showing the man kicking a kitten onto the road before deliberately running it over with his car.

The Paradiso Festival debuts on the island of Aegina over the Holy Spirit weekend, June 7-8, with three free-entry events celebrating music and community.

Police uncovered a weapons cache during an operation conducted on Monday in Megara, west Attica, as part of an ongoing investigation into the storage and trafficking of firearms. A 23-year-old woman was arrested during the raid.

World Aquatics has introduced a new bylaw that will prevent any athlete or official who supports or endorses doping from competing or holding any positions after a Greek swimmer, Kristian Gkolomeev, supported by the Enhanced Games, “broke” the world record.

Two Greek nationals have been arrested as part of a sweeping Europe-wide investigation into a massive call center scamming scheme, German authorities have announced.

Newly appointed US ambassador to Turkey, Tom Barrack, has said that Washington seeks an equal partnership with Turkey.

What nationality is baklava? Greek or Turkish? And what about gyros? Kebab? Moussaka? Boiled coffee? These gastronationalism wars, as it were, are studied by Ilay Romain Ors through the lens of social anthropology.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has hosted his Albanian counterpart, Igli Hasani, in Athens for a meeting on bilateral relations, with a focus on the protection of the Greek minority in Albania – a “top priority for Greece” – and the Albanian community in Greece.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake occurred shortly after 2 p.m. off the southern coast of Crete, according to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens.

Patients at Evangelismos hospital, one of the largest public hospitals in the country, have faced discomfort in recent hours after the facility’s air conditioning system was reportedly sabotaged.

This year’s final of the Greek Basketball League championship between rivals Panathinaikos and Olympiakos will not take place unless the teams’ owners appear before the sports minister, government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has reiterated.

Two Turkish nationals wanted in connection with an armed attack on Greek intelligence (EYP) agents near Thessaloniki on May 27 were arrested in Bulgaria, Kathimerini understands.