Turkish embassy reacts to Pyatt interview
The Turkish Embassy in Athens indirectly accused outgoing US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt of “going native” in a tweet posted Saturday.
Municipal services via Gov.gr
All municipal authorities in Greece will soon be able to offer digital services to their citizens, through the state’s Gov.gr portal. The aim is to have a single digital means of communication between citizens and local authorities and to create a new generation of single-form municipal online services.
Migrant boat disaster wrecks a Lebanese family amid crisis
A week ago, the boat carrying Bilal Dandashi, his relatives and dozens of others hoping to escape Lebanon and reach Europe sank in the Mediterranean. Dandashi still doesn’t know if his wife and children are alive or dead.
US helped keep Aegean crisis from spiraling out of control
In the summer of 2020 Greece and Turkey were on the brink of open conflict, which required putting “a lot of energy into helping to keep things from spiraling out of control,” stresses outgoing United States Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt in an interview with Kathimerini, noting that the situation was far more dramatic…
Investigation into death of man (66) in Piraeus port
Authorities have ordered an autopsy on the body of a 66 year-old man, which was recovered from the port of Piraeus on Friday afternoon. It remains unclear how the man entered the water.
Transport service cutbacks on May 1
On Sunday May 1, the Athens Metro and tram will operate as usual, but buses and trolley buses will start earlier and stop earlier in commemoration of Labor Day and there will be very few trains scheduled.
No problems reported in May Day exodus
The exodus of Athenians to the countryside for the May Day long weekend is proceeding without any problems, despite the weather forecast for a dip in the temperature and some localized showers.
Cyprus air arrivals soar during March
Tourism arrivals in Cyprus skyrocketed in March 2022, compared to the same month of 2021 and 2020, when lockdowns and stricter measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 were in place.