Fire breaks out in southeast Mani
A fire broke out on Wednesday near the village of Lagia in southeast Mani in the Peloponnese.
Spiritual, material mix at Greek mid-August feast
Blending the spiritual with the material, mid-August marks the high point of Greece’s summer season that attracts crowds of city-dwellers back to their ancestral villages.
Fast-warming, ailing Med Sea may be a sign of things to come
While vacationers might enjoy the Mediterranean Sea’s summer warmth, climate scientists are warning of dire consequences for its marine life as it burns up in a series of severe heat waves.
State Department urges Turkey to ‘avoid transactions’ with Russian defense industry
After the TASS news agency reported on Tuesday that Moscow and Ankara had signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, the United States urged its NATO ally Turkey to “avoid transactions” with Russia’s defense industry.
Airfields urgently needed for booming private jet traffic
Booming private jet arrivals in Greece may attest to the country’s attractiveness as a travel destination to the wealthy, but is stretching Greek airports’ capacities to the limit and sometimes frustrating travelers.
Orthodox Greeks celebrate the Dormition of the Virgin Mary
Pilgrims carry the Icon of Virgin Mary during a procession at Panagia Kastriani monastery on the Aegean Sea island of Tzia or Kea, Monday, August 15.
No self-testing likely, but face masks to remain
Pupils will not have to carry out self-tests before going back to school, as was the case in the previous academic year, but will still have to wear masks.
Turkish official casts doubt on report of new Russian air defence sale
A Russian state news agency said on Tuesday that Russia and Turkey had signed a contract to ship Ankara a second batch of S-400 air defense systems, but a Turkish defense official immediately cast doubt on the report.
Walking champion clinches Greece’s first gold in Munich
Antigoni Ntrismpioti of Greece celebrates as she crosses the finish line to win the Women’s 35km Race Walk during the athletics events at the European Championships Munich 2022 in Germany on Tuesday.
Santorini tops regional Greek airports in traffic gains
Overall, Greece’s 14 largest regional airports saw their July arrivals rise 11.1% to 5.9 million passengers compared to the same month of 2019, the last year before the Covid-19 pandemic started, but gains have not been evenly distributed and, at four of them, arrivals still lag those of 2019.