Tripoli, Greece

The competent authorities arrested the 44-year-old as the perpetrator responsible for causing two fires in rural land, with intent and repeated offenses (on August 24 and 25, 2024), in the area of Kerasitsa, Municipality of Tripoli in Arcadia.

A woman was killed in a car accident on Thursday on the Korinthos-Tripolis-Kalamata highway near the Tsakona area in eastern Peloponnese.

The other passenger, an elderly man with severe injuries, has been hospitalized in Tripoli. The car, occupied by the elderly couple, collided with a truck under unknown circumstances.

A wildfire broke out at the Vourvoura area of Arcadia in southern Greece on Thursday. 

Some 45 firefighters with 11 vehicles have been dispatched to the scene, while six airplanes, two helicopters and municipal water tankers are also assisting in the firefighting efforts. 

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A 29-year-old man who has allegedly confessed to starting a wildfire in a pine forest in the central Peloponnese was remanded into pretrial custody by an investigating magistrate on Thursday.

AEK has gone top of the Super League table for the first time this season, as hitherto leader Panathinaikos lost 1-0 at Asteras Tripolis on Monday.

A new system of toll charges based on kilometers traveled will come into effect on January 1.

Reductions in the toll rates on the Patras-Athens highway will range from 0.10 euros to 0.20 euros, on the Antirrio-Ioannina highway from 0.05 euros to 0.25 euros, and on the Corinth-Tripoli- Kalamata and Lefktro-Sparta highways frees will be reduced in certain categories of vehicles.

Two men were arrested on Thursday for suspected arsons in the regional units of Messinia and Ilia, state-run news agency ANA-MPA reported.
The first suspect, a 52-year-old man, is accused of starting several fires in a forested area near the old Kalamata-Tripoli national highway and in dry vegetation near the Tsakonas-Kalo Nero old highway - both in Messinia.

PAOK and AEK will contest the Greek Cup final for the third year in a row as on Thursday they confirmed their supremacy over Asteras Tripolis and Lamia respectively to advance to the trophy game.

Asteras tried to overturn in Tripoli the 2-0 deficit from the first leg in Thessaloniki, and even had a good goal scored that the referee incorrectly disallowed for a foul.

PAOK and AEK look set to renew their date in another Greek Cup final, the third in a row for the pair, as they have taken a clear advantage from their home games for the semiifnals of this year's tournament.

On Wednesday they both won 2-0, PAOK downing Asteras Tripolis in Thessaloniki and AEK defeating Lamia in Athens.