Debts force Athens Ledra hotel to shut down
eKathimerini — Guests staying at the Greek capital’s Athens Ledra hotel were gradually being turned out of their rooms and relocated to other units, Skai […]
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Objective values on properties still far above market rates
eKathimerini — The properties that have seen their value nosedive since the start of the crisis are also those that show the biggest gap between […]
Putin expected in Athens for talks and deals
eKathimerini — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Athens on Friday on an official visit which will include talks on trade, energy and transport. He […]
Egypt Air crash: “No hypothesis is ruled out or favoured”
President Francois Hollande has said “no hypothesis is ruled out or favoured,” including the possibility the plane was downed by a terrorist attack. James Comey, the […]
Court convicts hoax journalist for reproducing false news
eKathimerini — A journalist who owns a website that deals with parenting issues received a suspended six-month prison sentence and was fined 500 euros by […]
Greece and Turkey’s “war of the NOTAMs” in the Aegean Sea
To Vima — The tension in the Aegean is on the rise once again, over the large-scale “Efes” and “Beyaz Firtina” military exercises carried out […]
Ben Needham detectives receive 114 calls after Greek TV appeal – including ‘information of interest’
The Mirror — Detectives probing the disappearance of Ben Needham have received 114 calls after going on air on a missing persons TV programme in […]
Athens reacts to Western Thrace ‘identity’ conference in Turkey
eKathimerini — The Greek Foreign Ministry has slammed a conference held in Turkey titled “The Turkish identity of Muslims in Western Thrace” as stoking tension […]
Ministry worker arrested for taking bribe
ekathimerini — An employee with the Finance Ministry’s General Secretariat of Public Revenue has been arrested on charges of accepting a bribe, police said Friday. […]
Sinking ferry in Piraeus sealed, pumping efforts to start next week
eKathimerini — The ramp of Panaghia tis Tinou passenger ferry, which started taking on water earlier this week while moored at Piraeus port, has been […]
Panaghia tis Tinou ferry sinking at Piraeus Port
eKathimerini — Panaghia tis Tinou ferryboat, which has sailed hundreds of thousands of passengers from the Greek capital to the country’s islands, is taking on […]
5.2-magnitude quake hits 63km southwest of Mouzaki, west Greece
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale jolted 63km WSW of Mouzaki, Greece at 01:05:31 GMT on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The […]
Australians learn Greek through Speak Greek in March
sbs.au — With a large population of Greek migrants in Australia, the community is coming together to make sure the culture and language isn’t forgotten, […]
Scientists find bacteria that can eat plastic bottles
TIME — Scientists in Japan have discovered a form of bacteria that can digest the plastic in disposable plastic water bottles, raising hopes it could […]
Athens police set to clamp down on unruly drivers
eKathimerini — Traffic police in Athens are to start an awareness campaign from Tuesday aimed at lowering the number of car accidents. Officers will be […]