Greek Solution party

A prominent writer and outspoken critic of the Church of Greece was arrested on Monday after a candidate with the Christian nationalist Greek Solution party sued him for defamation and accused him of violating his religious freedom.

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A parliamentary committee has given approval in principle to a bill opening the way for the purchase of 18 Dassault-made Rafale fighter jets from France for a total of 2.5 billion euros ($3.04 billion).

A Supreme Court prosecutor on Wednesday ordered an investigation into a complaint lodged by the Attica Pharmacists Association (FSA) against a television commercial for a balm claiming to protect people from pneumonia and the new coronavirus.

Amid acrimony between the government and main opposition SYRIZA over the outcome of his talks on Tuesday with US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to brief the leaders of opposition parties on Friday and Monday about the visit, as well as key foreign policy issues.

Greek authorities have arrested seven suspects wanted for alleged links to militant Islamist groups in the past three years, Citizens' Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis told Parliament on Tuesday.

Members of an anti-establishment group on Thursday staged a sit-in at the old Hymettus town hall east of Athens in objection to a scheduled speech by Kyriakos Velopoulos, leader of the nationalist Greek Solution party.

One riot police unit has been dispatched to the scene.

No more information was immediately available.