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Notorious Greek neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris gets prison leave: police

One of Greece’s most notorious neo-Nazis, believed to be behind a far-right party that recently entered parliament, was given a five-day leave from prison Saturday, police said. Ilias Kasidiaris, the …

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S&P returns Greece’s credit rating to investment grade

The ratings agency S&P has returned Greece’s credit rating to investment grade for the first time since 2010, citing the “significant progress” it has made in tackling economic challenges. S&P’s …

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Repeat-offender Syrian man caught with knife shouting “Allahu Akbar” in St Panteleimonas church in Athens

A young Syrian man was detained after seen carrying a knife in Agios Panteleimonas, the main parish church of the Acharnes district of Athens. The situation escalated after the local …

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PM Mitsotakis highlights concerns over Middle East crisis in meeting with President Sakellaropoulou

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed his grave concern over the latest developments in the Middle East during a meeting with President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Thursday (Greece …

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Stefanos Kasselakis and Tyler to tie the knot in New York – Greek media reports

The reason behind the sudden visit of SYRIZA’s newly-elected leader to New York has been revealed, according to Proto Thema Greek newspaper. Stefanos Kasselakis is said to have announced to …

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PM Mitsotakis on ANT1: ‘Greece’s word carries a certain gravitas in the broader region’

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed his “abhorrence” at the tragic strike against civilians at the hospital in Gaza Strip, in an interview at ANT1 TV’s main newscast and journalist Nikos …

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Migrant shipwreck reporting wins EU journalism prize

Greek, German and British media reporting on a migrant shipwreck thought to have killed hundreds in the Mediterranean has won an EU award named for a murdered Maltese journalist, officials …

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Thousands in Greece protest on Israel-Hamas war

Thousands demonstrated in Greece’s capital Athens on Wednesday on the Israel-Hamas war – including the country’s first small pro-Israel public gathering since the start of the conflict. Police said some …

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Second deadly Greece migrant boat incident in two days

Greece’s coastguard on Tuesday said a migrant had died and another 37 had been rescued in the second deadly boat incident in two days. A coastguard spokeswoman said the group …

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Greek PM declares ‘national danger’ over birth decline

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday said the country’s declining birth rate constituted a “national danger” as data showed the population falling by over a million by 2050. Greece …

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