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1. Loutraki 17-year-old held for fatally stabbing one teen, injuring another

   Police on Friday arrested a 17-year-old boy suspected of having fatally stabbed one teenager and injured a second after an argument spiralled out of control in Loutraki, near the southern town of Corinth.

2. Probe after Athens lawyer allegedly takes his gun to court

   The Athens Bar Association says it has started disciplinary proceedings against a lawyer who allegedly turned up in court with a handgun in his waistband, drawing protests from members of the judiciary.

3. Leadership 100 elects new executive director

   Leadership 100, an endowment fund supporting the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, has elected Protopresbyter Panagiotis Papazafiropoulos as its new executive director, its chairman, Michael N. Bapis, has announced.

4. Sparks fly around the powder keg

   Even if there is no war between the United States and Iran, our broader region is in such an unsettled state that nothing can be predicted.

5. Athens retailers report up to 40% sales slump during winter discounts

   Retailers in Athens recorded sharp declines in turnover during the winter sales period, with losses reaching as much as 40% in February, according to a survey commissioned by the Athens Chamber of Commerce.

6. ATHEX: February posted losses of 1.6%

   The negative news on US inflation and the persistence of geopolitical concerns led to a decline on Friday for the Greek bourse.

7. Hotline meant to help animals hits callers’ wallets

   Greece’s animal abuse hotline, launched in October 2022, has received more than 11,000 complaints and led to 308 arrests through the end of 2025 – but critics say the service is undermined by hidden costs and chronic understaffing.

8. Five arrested in Turkey over deadly migrant shipwreck off Chios

   Five people have been arrested in Turkey and charged with membership of a migrant-smuggling ring allegedly involved in this month’s shipwreck off Chios that killed 15 Afghan migrants, Greek authorities said Friday.

9. The reactors NATO cannot defend

   Two reactors. One architecture. Akkuyu in Turkey and Paks II in Hungary differ legally but converge strategically, embedding Russian leverage inside NATO through ownership and duration.

10. TikTok returns to Albania after government-imposed ban

    Social media platform TikTok is back in Albania after a year-long ban expired this month, in a case illustrating the complexity of imposing bans in a politically fragmented region and sparking questions over online safety and censorship.