Third time unlucky: Burglars pay for fixation on Thessaloniki apartment
Three people have been arrested in central Thessaloniki after allegedly trying to burgle the same apartment for the third time in a few days, police said Wednesday. Source link
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Greek Yoghurt Is Greece’s Top Export to the UK in 2026
Yoghurt was Greece’s single biggest export to the United Kingdom in the first eight months of 2026, with sales worth £152.57 million, up 67.1% on the same period last year. The figures come from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) data compiled in the October 2026 Economic and Business Developments Bulletin of the Office of Economic …
Students, teachers to hold protest in Athens
Students and teachers are expected to stage an education protest in central Athens on Thursday, gathering at 11 am in front of the historic building of the University of Athens on Panepistimiou Street. Source link
Christodoulides Protests Holguín Meeting With Turkish Envoy
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides has told UN envoy María Ángela Holguín of his “strong dissatisfaction” at her meeting with Turkey’s ambassador to the occupied north, Cyprus Mail reported on Tuesday. Holguín, the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General on Cyprus, met Ali Murat Başçeri earlier on Tuesday. She then saw Christodoulides at the Presidential Palace, …
Attica braces for Marathon, traffic restrictions start Thursday
Traffic restrictions will take effect across Attica from Thursday through Monday for the 43rd Athens Authentic Marathon and several other associated races. Source link
Nearly 600 Migrants Reach Crete and Aegean Islets in a Day
Nearly 600 migrants reached Greek shores in small boats in a single day, most of them crossing the Mediterranean from north Africa to Crete, authorities said on Tuesday, Kathimerini reported. The Hellenic Coast Guard said 522 people were picked up on Monday off beaches on Crete or the islet of Gavdos further south, or from …
Greek-US ties to remain strong regardless of US midterm results, government says
Greece’s relations with the United States will remain strong regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s US midterm elections, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis said Wednesday, adding that cooperation on major projects and agreements would continue unchanged. Source link
Paidiki Hara Probe: €300,000 Traced to Luxembourg
Greece’s anti-money laundering authority has reportedly traced about €300,000 in Luxembourg through PayPal accounts linked to Paidiki Hara (Children’s Joy), a Thessaloniki NGO under investigation over its fundraising for children with cancer. The head of the authority, former Supreme Court deputy prosecutor Charalambos Vourliotis, has also frozen the assets of the defendants, including property in …
Boy, 16, held over marijuana mail orders
A 16-year-old boy with a history of drugs charges has been arrested in Thessaloniki on suspicion of ordering more than 7 kilograms of marijuana in the mail, authorities said Wednesday. Source link
Nicosia Mayors Plan to Save Buffer Zone Buildings
Nicosia Mayor Charalambos Prountzos and his Turkish Cypriot counterpart Mehmet Harmancı have drawn up joint proposals to protect dilapidated historic buildings in the buffer zone that divides the capital, Cyprus Mail reported on Tuesday. Prountzos will raise the proposals with UN envoy María Ángela Holguín when he meets her on 9 November. Buildings left to …