Police identify phone scammer who grabbed €50,000 in cash

Police identify phone scammer who grabbed €50,000 in cash

File photo. A man who talked a woman in central Greece into leaving €50,000 in cash outside her door and then took off with the money has been identified and charged, authorities said Tuesday. A police statement said the 23-year-old suspect was one of at least two people who pulled a common but highly efficient …

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Father, son arrested for drug dealing in Corinth area

Father, son arrested for drug dealing in Corinth area

File photo [Shutterstock] A father and son have been arrested on charges of drug trafficking in the greater Corinth area, their drug trafficking network believed to have supplied a large portion of local users, police said. The suspects, aged 58 and 24, are accused of dealing cocaine, cannabis and other substances in and around Kiato, …

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Three caught at Athens airport smuggling smokes in from Egypt

Three caught at Athens airport smuggling smokes in from Egypt

[Shutterstock] Three people have been arrested at Athens International Airport for attempting to smuggle into Greece more than 8,000 packs of contraband cigarettes and three kilograms of tobacco, authorities said Tuesday. All three suspects flew in from Egypt and were arrested Monday, a police statement said. The first arrest was in the morning, when a …

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Turkey accuses Greece of illegal fishing restrictions in Aegean

Turkey accuses Greece of illegal fishing restrictions in Aegean

Turkey has accused Greece of imposing unlawful restrictions on fishing activities in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean beyond its territorial waters.  In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey said maps published on the website of the Greek Fisheries Control Directorate depict fishing bans in areas where, according to Ankara, Greece “does not …

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Greece delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon

Greece delivers humanitarian aid to Lebanon

[Defense Ministry] The Hellenic Armed Forces, in coordination with the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Lebanon in Athens, assisted on Tuesday in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Lebanon, as part of ongoing efforts to support the crisis-hit country. According to the Defense Ministry, Greece has contributed €300,000 to the Lebanon …

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ND lawmaker says he is against MP immunity vote, will abstain

ND lawmaker says he is against MP immunity vote, will abstain

Stelios Petsas, a lawmaker with the governing New Democracy party, said on Tuesday he is against lifting the immunity of 13 colleagues named in a case file relating to a scandal over the distribution of EU agricultural subsidies in Greece, and will therefore abstain from the relevant vote which is scheduled on Wednesday. Petsas, a …

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War puts pressure on factories and ferries

War puts pressure on factories and ferries

Almost 60% of industries report a decrease in demand and cancellations of orders because of the conflict in the Middle East, while coastal shipping companies are also under great pressure due to the skyrocketing costs. Price increases are a necessary option for one in two exporting companies in the manufacturing sector if the crisis continues, …

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Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam, Oman, on April 20, 2026. [Reuters] Fraudulent messages promising safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for cryptocurrency have been sent to some shipping companies whose vessels are stranded west of the waterway, Greek maritime risk management firm MARISKS has …

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Lignite is not going away yet

Lignite is not going away yet

The energy crisis from the Middle East conflict is restoring lignite in Greece’s energy balance for 2027. The issue of the last remaining lignite unit, Ptolemaida 5, in the electricity system for energy security reasons, was reopened after the intervention of grid administrator ADMIE. The administrator for the security of the country’s electricity system sent …

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Fuel pass scam targets mobile phones

Fuel pass scam targets mobile phones

A sophisticated phishing campaign is targeting Greek mobile users with fraudulent text messages falsely promising fuel subsidies, investigators have found. The scam messages tell recipients they are entitled to financial assistance through a fictitious “Fuel Pass III” program, urging them to click a link and enter personal and banking details. The messages are well-written and …

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