Authorities on the eastern Aegean Sea island of Lesvos, that’s been hit by two different deadly livestock diseases, have arrested a shepherd for breaching restrictions on containing the epidemics, police said. Source link
Police have identified and are preparing charges against a motorist suspected of running over with her car and killing a dog in the southern Peloponnese region, in an incident that caused a stir after video footage of it became public. Source link
The deadline for landowners to clear their properties of undergrowth ahead of the summer fire season expired Monday with about 610,000 electronic declarations of compliance having been submitted. Source link
An earthquake with preliminary magnitude 4.2 struck near the uninhabited Strofades islets off western Greece Monday, authorities said. Source link
An internal “war” unfolded over the past two years inside the Kifissia planning department, the starting point of a corruption case under investigation, while local authorities, residents and civic groups fought a separate battle against overdevelopment they linked to Greece’s new building regulation. Source link
Authorities in southern Greece have arrested a man on charges of fishing using a banned toxic substance often employed to catch octopus. Source link
The body of a woman missing for three weeks and believed to have been murdered has been located on the southern island of Crete, authorities said Sunday. Source link
The Foreign Ministry expressed its “concern” Sunday over the denial of entry and subsequent deportation of a trade union delegation that was traveling to the West Bank. Source link
Consumers faced further increases in the cost of several everyday grocery items in Cyprus last month. Source link
The municipality of Thira has filed a formal complaint against unauthorized construction on the shoreline at Chanas in Vlychada, on the island of Santorini, alleging violations of Greek coastal protection law. Source link