Explosive device goes off outside Alimos home
Explosive device goes off outside Alimos home Police are investigating an attack with a homemade explosive device made of firecrackers and flammable liquid outside a home in the coastal suburb of Alimos south of Athens. The explosion caused minor damage to the property and a car parked in the vicinity. No injuries were reported. Source […]
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Explosive device goes off in apartment block of main suspect in Kolonos case
Explosive device goes off in apartment block of main suspect in Kolonos case An improvised explosive device, built out of gas canisters, were placed in the entryway of the apartment block in the neighborhood of Agios Panteleimonas on Sunday, where the main suspect in the case of the sexual abuse and pandering of the 12-year-old […]
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Panormou station bomb threat a hoax
Panormou station bomb threat a hoax Following a thorough sweep by the members of the explosive ordnance disposal team (TEEM) the Hellenic Police deemed the bomb threat a hoax and have re-opened the Panormou Metro Station to traffic. Source : Newsroom Σύνδεσμος
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Explosive case involves alleged rape, trafficking of 12-year-old; 2 men, mother arrested
Explosive case involves alleged rape, trafficking of 12-year-old; 2 men, mother arrested The latest explosive criminal case in Greece involves the alleged rape and sexual exploitation of a 12-year-old girl in Athens by neighborhood shop owner, with a 53-year-old man arrested and under investigation for soliciting the child to dozens or perhaps hundreds of potential […]
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Greek tourism: Explosive growth in passenger traffic at the airport of Chania
Greek tourism: Explosive growth in passenger traffic at the airport of Chania The passenger traffic at the airport “Ioannis Daskalogiannis” of Chania, in Crete, recorded an explosive growth in the first seven months of 2022, exceeding not only the passenger traffic of 2019, but also the traffic before the outbreak of the pandemic. A lot […]
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Spyware case is potentially explosive
Spyware case is potentially explosive The attempted installation of spyware on the phones of a political party leader and a journalist has prompted parliamentary investigations and could have political repercussions. At the end of June, PASOK/KINAL leader and MEP Nikos Androulakis had sent his phone to the European Parliament’s IT services to check if it […]
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ATHEX: Strong gains on fourth day of advance
ATHEX: Strong gains on fourth day of advance The explosive mix of the resumption of Russian gas transmission in central Europe, the Italian government crisis and the 50-basis point hike of the European Central Bank’s reference rates saw the Greek stock market rise for a fourth consecutive session, a sequence unseen in the last couple […]
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Demand for fuel stays strong
Demand for fuel stays strong Is demand for fuel flexible or not? Can’t even an explosive increase in prices, such as that experienced by consumers in Greece in recent months, since Russia invaded Ukraine, reduce consumption significantly? The data that are arriving every month at the Finance Ministry show it can’t, at least for now. […]
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Bank of Greece: Explosive increase of travel receipts by 1,000% in April
Bank of Greece: Explosive increase of travel receipts by 1,000% in April The balance of travel services posted a surplus of €432.1 million in April 2022 and a surplus of €633.0 million in January-April 2022 Balance of travel services Based on provisional data, the balance of travel services in April 2022 posted a surplus of […]
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Taxis: New scorching fares
Taxis: New scorching fares Explosive fuel prices are leading to increases in taxi fares since, as taxi drivers say, the sector is “suffocating”. The cabbies’ union after meetings with the leadership of the Ministry of Transport pointed out that the existing conditions (two years of under-operation due to covid, increase of fuel price, doubling of […]
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Editorial Ta Nea: The end does not justify the means
Editorial Ta Nea: The end does not justify the means The refugee problem is not new. It emerged in an explosive manner in 2015 with the war in Syria, was patched up by the March, 2016, EU-Turkey Statement, which obliged Ankara to keep refugees from flowing into the Union, returned to the forefront with the […]
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Two charged over improvised explosive device in elementary school
Two charged over improvised explosive device in elementary school Two young men have been charged on Tuesday with placing an improvised explosive device in the courtyard of an elementary school in Thessaloniki last month. The device went off at night which caused a fire, but there were no reported damages or injuries as a result. […]
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ELTEK confirms death of three employees in factory explosion on Monday
ELTEK confirms death of three employees in factory explosion on Monday Hellenic Explosive Technology (ELTEK) confirmed the death of three of its employees during an explosion at the company’s factory at Grevena, northern Greece, on Monday. In its statement, ELTEK expressed “our grief for the loss of our colleagues and our deepest condolences to their […]
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Minister’s office attacked with homemade explosive device
Minister’s office attacked with homemade explosive device The office of Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis in central Athens was attacked by unknown assailants on Sunday. According to information from the scene, the assailants placed a homemade explosive device made of gas canisters outside the building. There were material damages to the surrounding area after […]
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Editorial Ta Nea: An explosive cocktail
Editorial Ta Nea: An explosive cocktail The spectre of a new, multi-level crisis triggered by Russia’s war on Ukraine is upon us. Obviously, the dramatic developments on the field of battle, aside from trashing international law, place European countries in a new situation of economic precariousness and fiscal derailment. Greece could not have remained untouched, […]
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Two arrested for explosive device set off in September
Two arrested for explosive device set off in September The Hellenic Police have arrested two individuals in connection to an explosive device that went off in the entryway ofan apartment building in September 2021. The preliminary investigation identified two suspects, aged 21 and 22, who placed the device in the building in the Athens neighborhood […]
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Explosive device goes off outside building in central Athens
Explosive device goes off outside building in central Athens Police are investigating an attack with a homemade explosive device made of firecrackers and flammable liquid outside an apartment building in Athens’ downtown Pangrati district on Thursday morning. The explosion caused a small fire and some damage to the entrance of the building, according to a […]
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Price hikes added to explosive mix
Price hikes added to explosive mix Europe is facing yet another tough dilemma as it grapples with climate change and social unrest. European Union leaders have set very ambitious goals for the green growth transition, which are however driving up energy prices. According to a report published on the political news website Politico, the issue […]
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The Stock Exchange is cautiously rising
The Stock Exchange is cautiously rising Τhe current explosive rise of PPC and Biochalco seems insufficient… to lead the general index in the Greek stock market to levels higher than the buffer of 910 points, as the pressures on selected index stocks, such as OTE, do not allow greater upward movement. The general index remains […]
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Police officer arrested after explosive find
Police officer arrested after explosive find A man that was arrested on Thursday night on the island of Crete in possession of 42.5 kilos of explosives, mainly dynamite, in his car was a police officer serving in Rethymno. The suspect, a chief constable, allegedly did not declare his status to his colleagues at first. He reportedly […]
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