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Greek Supreme Court scraps mining magnate’s Romania extradition

Greece’s Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped the planned extradition to Romania of French-Israeli mining magnate Beny Steinmetz to serve a prison sentence, the state Athens News Agency said. Steinmetz had …

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Greek govt to face no-confidence vote over 2023 train tragedy

Greek opposition parties on Wednesday submitted a motion to trigger a no-confidence vote against the government over its handling of the country’s worst rail tragedy in 2023, the head of …

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Schools reopen in Greece’s Santorini as quake activity drops

Schools in the Greek travel island of Santorini and other neighbouring islands reopened Tuesday, with residents returning after a month-long shutdown caused by intense seismic activity. A scientific committee monitoring …

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Greek parliament to approve new train tragedy investigation

Greece’s parliament was on Tuesday to approve an investigation into possible evidence tampering at the disaster site of the country’s worst train tragedy, which claimed 57 lives in 2023. The …

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Conference in Greece set to analyse the use of AI

The use of AI in literary and artistic fields is set to fall under the microscope in the upcoming 6th Junior Summer School in Greece, with the four-day conference organised …

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Greece welcomes Clean Monday after spectacular Patras Carnival closing ceremony

Fireworks, festivity, and tradition marked the end of Greece’s largest carnival as the country celebrates Clean Monday with unique customs. With a dazzling display of fireworks and the ceremonial burning …

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Prominent lawyer and sports personality Alexis Kougias dies at 74

Greek criminal lawyer Alexis Kougias passed away at the age of 74 after a prolonged hospitalisation in the intensive care unit of a private hospital. Kougias had been admitted two …

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Greece sees largest protests in its history

Masked youths threw petrol bombs and clashed with police outside the Greek parliament on Friday, as huge crowds gathered in a show of force to mark the second anniversary of …

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Greece marks train crash anniversary with national stoppage

Greece is coming to a standstill today with sweeping strikes and protests to mark the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail tragedy, that left 57 dead in 2023. Mounting …

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Greek singer Manolis Lidakis passes away at 65

Renowned Greek singer Manolis Lidakis has passed away at the age of 65. The esteemed artist had been facing health issues in recent years and had been hospitalised. Lidakis, known …

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