Greek police have dismantled an organised drug-trafficking network that allegedly operated mainly in Western Attica, arresting three people and identifying a central suspect who allegedly handled the supply, storage, processing and distribution of significant quantities of drugs. Police said officers arrested a 41-year-old man believed to be the network’s central figure, along with a psychologist …
Police have arrested two men in the Athenian district of Agios Panteleimonas as they attempted to defraud a 99-year-old woman out of her savings and jewelry by pretending to be employees of a power utility. Source link
Turkey’s reputation as one of Europe’s most affordable holiday destinations is coming under increasing pressure as rising prices, inflation and exchange rate policies make vacations more expensive for both foreign visitors and Turkish travelers. According to a Bloomberg report, higher hotel rates, restaurant prices and leisure costs are eroding one of Turkish tourism’s biggest advantages: …
A 4-magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Halki, an island in the southeastern Aegean, on Saturday afternoon. Source link
Patients who travelled to Turkey seeking cheaper cosmetic procedures have described severe complications and lengthy recovery periods after returning home. A growing number of patients who underwent procedures at Turkish clinics have reported serious health problems following treatment. Two patients recently described their experiences on Greek television, recounting what they called a “nightmare” and an …
A revised Electricity Supply Code is set to tighten restrictions on consumers who repeatedly change electricity providers while leaving unpaid bills behind, allowing suppliers to block some customer transfers and refuse contracts to applicants with a history of overdue debts. Source link
Stelios Kazantzidis, singer, born August 29 1931; died September 14 2001 Kazantzidis was born in Nea Ionia, one of the refugee neighbourhoods that sprang up in Athens after the destruction of the ancient Greek homelands of Anatolia with the end of the Ottoman Empire and the birth of Ataturk’s Turkey in the 1920s. From his …
A psychologist moonlighting as a drug supplier, a folk singer allegedly on the client list, and a dealer using a “ghost phone” and coded slang to stay one step ahead of police, Greek authorities unraveled it all this week in a drug sting. Source link
The meeting between Alexis Tsipras and the heads of ELAS departments, marking his first official political engagement after the summer break, signaled his intention to significantly intensify his confrontation with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. However, the former prime minister appears determined to avoid following the government into an increasingly toxic political environment or responding to …
A 10-year-old boy is being treated at the children’s intensive care unit of a hospital in Patra, western Greece, after he was found unresponsive in the sea Source link