Syria has agreed to take back any of its citizens intercepted trying to reach Cyprus by boat, the island nation’s deputy minister for migration said Monday.

Plissken Festival presents Plissken Music Week, taking place at the Lycabettus Theater in Athens from June 4 to 8.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told countries that the world body’s peacekeeping operation is “only as strong as member states’ commitment to it” as he pleaded with them Tuesday to pay their share.

The Eurovision party is officially underway: a week of power pop, outrageous outfits – and, inevitably, protests – that culminates in the final of the 69th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night.

The Hellenic Army is set to receive two new American-made V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), donated by the Laskaridis Foundation. The UAVs will be officially handed over during a special ceremony on Wednesday morning, where Prime Minister Mitsotakis is scheduled to deliver a speech.

The archaeological excavation carried out by the Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades at the site of the ancient sculpture workshop in the Floga area of Parikia, Paros, has concluded for this season, the Ministry of Culture has announced. 

The president of the Tempi victims’ relatives association, Maria Karystianou, has strongly criticized the findings of a new expert report that engine oils could have created the large explosion and fireball that followed the deadly train collision in February 2023.

In Thessaloniki on Friday, two men were arrested at a popular nightclub after one was found illegally in possession of a pistol with a loaded magazine, while the other, a 39-year-old businessman, owned the weapon legally.

Preliminary results in Albania’s parliamentary election on Tuesday gave a clear victory to the ruling Socialist Party, which attracted voters supporting the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term.

In recent decades, the delay of the Council of State (CoS) in adjudicating disputes concerning Greece’s economy has been raised in public debate as a major problem for social and economic development.

Discover a vibrant neighborhood where nightlife, art, and culture collide — a hotspot where locals and tourists blend, history meets modern life, and every street tells a unique story.

The Kourd Gallery (2 Kassianis) will host the first exhibition in Greece of renowned American visual artist Win Knowlton, curated by Eleni Varopoulou.

A 47-year-old couple accused of sexually abusing their two underage daughters over an extended period has been ordered into pre-trial detention following their appearance before investigating authorities in Thessaloniki.

The Athens City Council has decided to terminate the lease agreement for the Empros theater, a building located in the Psyrri district, after a proposal by Mayor Haris Doukas.

The 21-year-old man who confessed to killing his mother at their home in Larissa has been charged with intentional homicide, drug possession and illegal use of a weapon. He is expected to testify this Friday.

Police in Hania, Crete, have busted a human trafficking ring involved in systematic labor exploitation, arresting three suspects – a 48-year-old man already in prison and two women, aged 42 and 51.

Turkey is closely monitoring any attempts to undermine its peace initiative with the PKK, a senior official has said, following the militant Kurdish group’s announcement that it is dissolving and ending its decades-long armed conflict with the Turkish state.

Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis raised the risk of Turkey’s potential participation in the European defense during a meeting with the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. Mitsotakis was the first European leader to be received by the new chancellor since Merz assumed office.

Police have arrested seven individuals in connection with a violent incident at the Athens Law School on April 30, during which a student was beaten.

Serbia remains committed to its plan to join the European Union and wants to speed up its membership bid, President Aleksandar Vucic has said after his recent trip to Moscow drew Western criticism.