News archive of June 2018

A misdemeanors court on Saturday cleared a leading member of the anarchist group Rouvikonas of incitement charges, which had been brought against him after he openly threatened to "burn down" private broadcaster Skai.

Turkish national women’s volleyball team beat Brazil 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-22) at the semifinals on June 30 at the FIVB Volleyball Women’s Club World Championship in Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre. 

A 45-year-old mother and her 54-year-old partner were arrested on Saturday morning in Thessaloniki after they allowed a 23-year-old man to sexually abuse her daughter, aged between 12 and 14, on numerous occasions in exchange for money.

The abuse took place in the couple's apartment in the suburb of Neapoli. All three adults were to appear before a prosecutor over the weekend.

A 19-year-old foreign national who had been swept out to sea at Artemida, eastern Attica while asleep on an inflatable lounger, was rescued by lifeguards on Saturday.

According to reports, his lounger deflated and he was unable to swim back to shore and temporarily lost consciousness.

Police have dismantled an organized criminal gang that distributed drugs around Athens, authorities said on Saturday.

The operation led to the arrest of 24 people, aged between 20 and 71, who have been charged with violating drug laws and illegal weapons possession.

Deputy Defense Minister Fotis Kouvelis expressed uncertainty about the release of the two Greek soldiers who have been detained in Turkey without charge since early March.

Six people were arrested in the southeastern Turkish province of Şanlıurfa on June 30 over a fraud scheme that the victims initially believed they were buying "cheap" U.S. dollars smuggled from Syria.

The U.S. ambassador to Estonia said he has resigned over frustrations with President Donald Trump's comments about the European Union and the treatment of Washington's European allies.

China's manufacturing activity decelerated in June as U.S.-Chinese trade tensions added to concern the economy is cooling due to tighter government controls on lending, a survey showed on June 30.

Turkey's Constitutional Court officially recognized the state of emergency decrees in its ruling on June 30 as law, rejecting the request of the main opposition for their annulment.