ATHENS, October 2026 — The three Marfin arson suspects will answer upgraded charges of murder as part of a terrorist act on 21 and 23 October, over the 2010 firebombing of an Athens bank. Two of the accused will appear again at the courts in the former Evelpidon military academy on Wednesday 21 October. The …
A group of 21 plundered ancient Greek vases up to 2,600 years old that had been confiscated in Israel was returned to Athens in a formal ceremony Tuesday, the Culture Ministry said. Source link
Police in north-western Athens have broken up a phone scam gang that allegedly took cash and valuables worth €800,000 from elderly people and children in a few weeks. Officers arrested eight people on Friday in a raid on a call centre in the suburb of Ano Liosia, police said. They believe the gang phoned its …
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has made accelerating the development and operational deployment of autonomous and unmanned systems a priority, setting a goal for the Hellenic Navy to become Europe’s leader in autonomous platform development by 2030. Source link
Nuremberg Airport suspended operations midday on 13 October 2026 after Corendon Airlines flight XR456 (Boeing 737-800, 9H-CXD) from Corfu transmitted squawk 7500. The pilot was briefly unreachable by radio. Eurofighter jets escorted the aircraft, which landed safely at 10:16 UTC. Police sealed the site and checked the plane. They later issued an all-clear: no danger, …
Trump appointee Kimberly Guilfoyle, the US ambassador to Greece, has been asked to resign from her post after coming under severe criticism over allegations she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens, new Trump press secretary Katie Zacharia said Tuesday. Source link
French authorities have prohibited Olympiacos supporters from attending Thursday’s UEFA Europa League match against Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome, a decision the Greek club described as unacceptably delayed. The Prefecture of Bouches-du-Rhône issued the ban citing public order and security risks. The fixture was rated at the highest danger level (5/5) by France’s national anti-hooliganism …
More than 856 migrants reached the southern island of Crete in small boats from north Africa within the past 24 hours, Greek authorities said Tuesday, in one of the busiest days so far this year. Source link
A Scottish tourist who suffered serious injuries after falling from a balcony on the Greek island of Rhodes faces an uncertain recovery and an expensive journey home, with her family fundraising for a specialist medical flight. Denby McLaren, from Larkhall in Scotland, was visiting Rhodes with her mother to celebrate her 30th birthday when the …
A man and an under-age boy have been arrested for allegedly illegally dumping waste in a run-down area of Athens and then leading police in a dangerous car-chase as they tried to escape, authorities said Tuesday. Source link