Bracing for a further Turkish escalation
In view of Ankara’s recent escalation after the successful trip to Washington by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Athens expects an especially hot summer, preparing responses to all possible scenarios.
Creatives shaping Athens open their Kypseli homes
Artists, architects, designers, musicians, writers, directors and other creatives who live in the downtown Athens district of Kypseli are opening their homes and studios to the public for a week.
Man killed in apartment fire
Firefighters mounted an operation to recover the body of a man who perished in a fire in an apartment in the Attica suburb of Ilioupoli on Sunday morning. According to information from the scene, the Hellenic Fire Service were able to rescue a woman that suffered from respiratory problems but could not save the man.
Iran moves two seized Greek tankers to Bandar Abbas
The two Greek tankers seized by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Friday have been ordered to sail to Bandar Abbas on the southern coast of Iran on Sunday. According to information, the crews of the vessels are in good health and have had their cell phones returned to them over the weekend to communicate with their…
Early morning clashes on Thessaloniki University campus
There were clashes between police officers and unknown assailants on the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki campus in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police had been on site guarding the construction site of a library that has become a focal point in the clashes between students and the government.
Armed forces placed in state of readiness
Greece’s armed forces in the Eastern Aegean have been placed on high alert due to Turkey’s continued threats, expressed in recent days by high-ranking officials of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government.
Expert says monkeypox ‘not pandemic’
Despite the epidemic curve of monkeypox appearing to be in the ascendancy, a Greek health official said on Saturday that he does not expect it to spiral out of control, to “alarming” proportions.
Racket at illegal elderly care home dismantled
Police in the northern Greek city of Serres announced on Saturday that they have put together a case file against seven people in connection with the operation of an illegal care home for the elderly.
Cyprus lifts Covid-related restrictions
All Covid-related measures and travel restrictions at the Republic of Cyprus’ ports and airports will be lifted as of Wednesday, June 1, the island’s Transport Minister Yiannis Karousos announced on Friday, after a cabinet meeting in Nicosia that approved the suggestion by his ministry.
History’s outsiders
Almost half a century has gone by since democracy was restored in Greece after the 1967-74 dictatorship and there are some conversations that should have been settled by now.