[Crete Live] The Iraklio Courthouse in Crete was evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat reported to police. Authorities, including bomb disposal experts and a sniffer dog, searched the premises, but no explosives were found. The investigation remains ongoing. Source link
[Yiannis Liakos/InTime News] Conditions and procedures at police stations for filing charges concerning domestic violence are inadequate, leaving women feeling unprotected during the process, a social psychologist specializing in supporting victims has protested. “We don’t want police officers to be sensitized, but they need to be properly trained,” Aphrodite Stathi stressed to Kathimerini, recounting …
[Intime] Passenger traffic at the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport of Athens reached a historic high in 2024, exceeding the corresponding figure in 2023 by 13.1%. The total number of passengers at Athens International Airport (AIA) reached 31.85 million last year, up from approximately 28.2 million in 2023. Overall, international passengers rose by 15.7%, to 22.4 million, …
Audiovisual creatives Telescopio will perform a space-inspired spectacle at the TV Control Center (91A Kiprou, Kypseli) on January 11. Comprising three respected artists from the fields of music production and visual arts – Leonidas Danezos, Vesta 4 and VJ Maestro Komikern – Telescopio blends sounds of analog machines with traditional Greek instruments such as the …
[Stathis Mamalakis] Gagosian Gallery (22 Anapiron Polemou) presents Sarah Crowner’s new solo exhibition “Night for Day.” Inspired by Francois Truffaut’s technique in his 1973 film “Day for Night,” where outdoor sequences were filmed in daylight and filtered to appear as if they were shot at night, the American artist, using deep greens and rich blues …
Traffic regulations are in full effect around the Metropolitan Cathedral in central Athens as preparations are underway for the funeral service of former Prime Minister Costas Simitis, scheduled to take place at 12 pm on Thursday. He died suddenly last Sunday, aged 88. Simitis, who co-founded the PASOK socialist party after the fall of the …
Bank stock continued to grow at Athinon Avenue on Wednesday, but other stocks bogged the benchmark down, preventing it from registering another 13-year high after Tuesday’s record. Even the profit-taking effort by some traders proved short-lived and the favorable corporate news points to further gains in the days to come, barring any external concern. The …
SKY Express has carried out its first flight from Athens to Yerevan’s Zvartnots International Airport, with the welcoming team including airport officials and Greek Ambassador to Armenia Christos Sofianopoulos. The direct flight schedule uses state-of-the-art Airbus 320neo and Airbus321neo airplanes and includes flights between Athens and Yerevan three times a week (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Sundays). Armenia …
[Shutterstock] A major project aimed at utilizing artificial intelligence to upgrade public administration services on Wednesday entered the phase of an electronic open international tender. It is being implemented by the Ministry of Digital Governance and aims to conclude a framework agreement for a project funded by the National Development Program 2021-2025, with a total …
Greece ranks among the countries with the highest per capita expenditure – both public and private – on healthcare services. This vital sector must function with complete transparency and adhere to clear, well-defined rules, rather than being treated as just another “market” industry. Any increases in insurance premiums, especially for policies where individuals have invested …