A family gets together for a classic Easter feast in a village in Corinth, on Sunday, April 12, 2026. [Vassilis Psomas/AMNA] What should be a joyous occasion of families and friends getting back together every year in their ancestral villages has, in many cases, turned into a bittersweet reunion with kin that left the country. …
A person takes a picture in front of an oil tanker in Fos-sur-Mer, Southern France, on April 14, 2026. According to US officials, the US is blocking ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports to halt Iran’s energy exports. Fuel prices at the pump increased due to the conflict in the Middle East and have …
Even without the help of the banks index, but with the crucial backing of mid-caps, the benchmark of the Greek stock market continued its ascent on Wednesday in what was a far quieter session than the previous ones at Athinon Avenue. Traders’ eyes remain glued to geopolitical developments, which will not only determine the course …
Proposed bans on social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Snapchat for children under 15 could push young users toward far more dangerous, unregulated alternatives, experts caution. Platforms like Gab, Parler, and 4chan – which operate with virtually no content moderation – champion unrestricted free speech and could easily absorb displaced young users. Unlike mainstream …
[InTime News] Ferry services between Lesvos and mainland Greece continued to be disrupted Wednesday afternoon after livestock farmers blocked the loading and unloading of freight trucks at the port of Mytilene in protest over measures linked to efforts to contain foot-and-mouth disease. The ferry Blue Star Patmos departed for Piraeus carrying only passengers and private …
[File photo] A doctor has appeared before a prosecutor on charges of issuing and selling prescriptions for narcotic pills in Athens’ central Omonia district, police have said. Officers arrested the 51-year-old medical practitioner on Monday evening. According to police, officers observed the man meeting with another individual in the area before approaching him for a …
A large peri-urban forest project in western Thessaloniki is set to open June 6, as work nears completion on a 3,000-stremma green space being developed on former landfill land in Evkarpia in the municipality of Pavlos Melas. So far, 100,000 trees and 220,000 shrubs have been planted at the site, which is being created through …
A man orders a traditional tripe soup known as “patsas” in Greek and “iskembe” in Turkish, at Epirus restaurant in central Athens, April 3, 2026. [Petros Giannakouris/AP Photo] It’s said that a bowl of soup made of bovine bellies and legs can cure ulcers, hangovers and an assortment of other ailments – if you’re courageous …
[File photo] A student opened fire randomly at two classrooms at a middle school in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding 20 others, an official said, in the second such shooting in the country in two days. The student, who was also killed, arrived at the school, armed with guns believed to …
File photo. A public consultation on an Environment Ministry bill drew unusually high participation, closing with approximately 700 comments. The draft legislation, titled, “Modernizing Renewable Energy Production Law,” sparked intense opposition over two key provisions. The first designates “acceleration zones” for renewable energy projects outside Natura protected areas, where standard environmental licensing would not apply. …