[InTime News] Nikolas Farantouris, a former SYRIZA MEP who had been sitting as an independent since his expulsion in January, officially joined the main opposition party PASOK on Thursday evening. Earlier in the day, Farantouris had signaled the move, saying he would “not remain independent forever” and that “decisions soon” were coming. Welcoming him at …
Traffic congestion was reported in central Athens and major highways on Thursday evening, as large numbers of residents headed out for the May Day long weekend despite forecasts of worsening weather. Significant delays were reported on Kifissou Avenue, particularly along the stretch from Renti to Metamorfosi, as well as on Kifissias Avenue between Ambelokipi and …
With the price of oil hitting a four-year high and the US threatening Iran with a long-lasting blockade of its ports, investor concerns spread and stocks took some more losses on Thursday in Athens, ahead of the May Day long weekend. The session saw its closing auctions take the benchmark from marginally positive territory to …
[InTime News] An 89-year-old man arrested after wounding five people in two shootings in Athens on Tuesday has been remanded in custody after testifying before an investigating magistrate. The suspect opened fire with a shotgun at a branch of EFKA, wounding an employee in the leg. He then travelled by taxi to a courthouse, where …
Nikolas Farantouris, currently an independent MEP formerly with SYRIZA, has voiced clear support for PASOK, strongly indicating that a move to Greece’s main opposition party is near. “I will not remain independent forever. There will be decisions soon,” he said in an interview with Parapolitika 90.1 FM. Farantouris aligned himself with PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, …
The gun allegedly used in the failed stick-up. [Handout/Hellenic Police] A 73-year-old man has been arrested in Athens on suspicion of having tried to rob a shop employee at gunpoint, police said Thursday. A police statement said the suspect allegedly entered the business in the central Kolonos district Wednesday, pulled a handgun and demanded cash. …
Boats carrying humanitarian aid and activists to Gaza leave Barcelona, Spain, on April 12, 2026. [Joan Mateu Parra/Associated Press] Opposition parties on Thursday took the conservative government to task after Israeli forces off the southern island of Crete overnight intercepted a flotilla of small boats carrying activists and humanitarian aid to Gaza. Main opposition Socialist …
[Handout/Hellenic Police] Police and health officials in central Athens have raided an unlicensed retirement home where four elderly women were found allegedly living in unhygienic conditions without proper medical care, officials said Thursday. The operation followed a tip-off and focused on a flat in the Ambelokipi district, where the women were found to be living, …
Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulidis attend a ceremony Thursday for the inauguration of a Cypriot university branch in Athens. [Ismini Vlassopoulou/InTime News] The conservative government will seek to revise the country’s constitution to remove any potential legal impediment to the operation of private universities, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Thursday. Mitsotakis said that the …
Dozens of firefighters assisted by water-dropping aircraft are battling a forest blaze that broke out Thursday on Mount Parnitha on the northern fringes of Athens. Authorities said four water-bombers were flying sorties to extinguish the fire near the Parnitha casino building on the mountain’s southern face. The road leading up the mountain has been closed …