Tripoli

The new, increased toll rates for both mainline and side toll stations take effect on Wednesday, January 1, for the Patras - Corinth - Elefsina and Antirrio - Ioannina motorways, as well as the Rio - Antirrio Bridge.

Under the increased rates announced by "Olympia Odos," a passenger car trip from Patras to Elefsina will now cost €13.30, up from €12.60.

Just 22 days after the overthrow of Assad’s regime by the armed jihadist organization HTS and its allied armed groups, and while the international community is calling for and suggesting a structured and cohesive transition process, Syria’s de facto ruler, Al-Joulani, has revealed his intentions.

Greek-American students use their study abroad programs as an opportunity to learn about their homeland and deepen their "Greekness."

Christmas with snow, thunderstorms and gale force winds brings bad weather “Elena” to Greece.

According to meteorologists, intense phenomena are expected, with snowfall, strong winds and storms in many areas of Greece.

A tragedy was about to unfold in the wake of a fire that broke out from an unknown cause in a car, just outside Tripoli: The driver in his attempt to salvage what he could suffered burns. Other drivers who stopped to help pulled him away from the burning vehicle and alerted the ambulance, fire brigade, and police.

Walking through the bustling streets of central Athens, whether as a resident or a visitor, or taking in the view of the sprawling, densely built capital from a balcony on one of its nearby hills, it’s nearly impossible to grasp that less than two centuries ago, this city was merely a tiny dot on the map.

Police have uncovered a large cannabis plantation in a forest area near Tripoli in the Peloponnese. 

During a significant operation this week, authorities seized more than a ton of processed cannabis and 1,253 cannabis seedlings, each approximately 3.5 meters tall. The plantation covered around 35 acres. 

Turkey is interested in an offer from Tripoli to carry out energy exploration offshore Libya, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Wednesday.

"Libya has offered to us to work with our seismic vessels offshore. Frankly, we are warm to this. So we can be in the Libyan offshore to carry out seismic work," he told the state-owned Anadolu news agency.