Greek party islands chill out
It was around the time that the ferry eased itself into the port of Ios, an island in the Greek Cyclades, that I began to wonder if we had come to the right place.
Man detained for physically assaulting a woman in Lamia
A 55-year-old man has been detained after physically assaulting a woman on Wednesday afternoon in a central and busy thoroughfare in the city of Lamia. After a verbal dispute, the man is alleged to have begun striking the woman in the face before bystanders and a nearby police officer guarding the city’s courtroom intervened.
Eurozone inflation hits yet another record high in August
Inflation in the European countries using the euro currency hit another record in August, fuelled by soaring energy prices mainly driven by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Revised Piraeus port expansion plan submitted to high court
Piraeus port operator Cosco Shipping has submitted to the Council of State, Greece’s top administrative court, its revised investment plan for expanding the port’s cruise terminal.
Turkey says will share proof of alleged harassment with NATO
Turkey plans to share proof of its claim that a Greek S-300 missile system stationed on the island of Crete locked on to Turkish F-16 fighter jets carrying out a reconnaissance mission in international airspace with the NATO alliance, state-run Anadolu news agency reported Wednesday.
4.7 earthquake rattles Samos
An undersea quake rattled the Greek island of Samos on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Samos hit with 5.2 magnitude earthquake
An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale was recorded Wednesday in a sea area off the Aegean island of Samos, according to an announcement published by the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.
Turkey’s campaign of disinformation and fake news in the Aegean
Vassilis Nedos, Kathimerini’s diplomatic and defense editor, joins Thanos Davelis to break down Turkey’s strategy of disinformation and fake news in the Aegean that attempts to reverse reality and portray Athens as the one provoking Ankara.
Greece heralds deal to recoup 161 ancient treasures from US
Greece has struck a complex deal for the eventual return from a US billionaire’s private collection of 161 top quality ancient Greek artifacts dating from more than 4,000 years ago, marking a new approach in the country’s efforts to reclaim its cultural heritage.
Northern EU sees the light
The European Union is rushing to intervene in the electricity and energy markets to prevent a further price escalation, now that the crisis is threatening to destabilize the biggest European economies, especially the highly dependent on Russian gas Germany.