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Sen. Menendez Now Charged With Being an Agent of Egypt

Federal prosecutors in New York City have rewritten their indictment against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife, charging them with conspiracy to having him act as an agent of Egypt and Egyptian officials. The superseding indictment,...

US Sen. Menendez Pleads Not Guilty to Bribery Charges

US Senator Bob Menendez entered a not-guilty plea on Wednesday to federal accusations of bribery. Prosecutors say that he had accepted cash and gold bars as bribes in exchange for using his political position to advance Egyptian interests and covertly...

Historic Trump Mugshot Released After Surrender in Georgia

Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia on charges of plotting to overturn the state's 2020 election results in an arrest that saw the first-ever mugshot of a former US president. It was his fourth arrest in five months in a...

Donald Trump Charged With Bid to Overturn 2020 Election

Former US President Donald Trump has been charged with plotting to overturn his 2020 election defeat following an inquiry into events surrounding the January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. He is accused of four counts, including conspiracy to...

Greek Post to Charge 15 Euros For Parcels Sent From Non-EU Countries

The Hellenic Post (ELTA) announced last week that it has began charging at least 15 euros for each parcel with a customs declaration received from a non-European Union country. This new decision will hit customers who buy electronically from countries...

Greek Mobile Companies Pledge to Change Internet Data Charges Following Meeting with PM

Premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis held a meeting with representatives of mobile phone companies at the Prime Minister's residence of Maximos Mansion on Friday. According to sources, the meeting focused on the digital transformation of the country, Greece's low performance in terms of global...

Data Shows Use of Mobile Phones Ten Times Higher After EU Ban on Roaming Charges

The European Commission published some interesting data on Friday showing an unprecedented surge in the use of mobile phones across the EU after 2017's ban on roaming charges inside the European Union. The Commission published its first full review of...

Trial Begins for Strawberry Farm Workers Shooting

The trial of the owner of a strawberry farm in Nea Manolada in Peloponnese began on Friday, June 6, along with his three foremen accused of shooting at a group of Bangladeshi migrant workers. The shooting occurred on April 2013,...

German Tourist Sues Greek Man for Obscene Acts on Cretan Beach

A German tourist was sunbathing on a beautiful but remote beach on Crete when a kind 64-year-old man appeared. The man came closer to the tourist, greeted her and they started talking. A few hours later, Greek police were...