Norway shuns Italy request to take charge of migrants on NGO ships
On Thursday, charity SOS Mediterranee which operates the Ocean Viking said it had asked Greece, Spain and France to help as Italy and Malta had not responded to its docking requests.
Confirmed dead from migrant shipwreck rises to 23
The number of confirmed deaths after the sinking of a migrant boat at sea near Cape Kafireas rose to 23 on Friday, following the recovery of another body from the site of the shipwreck.
Man (75) sentenced to ten years for sexual abuse
A court in Central Greece imposed a ten-year prison sentence on a 75-year-old lawyer after he was found guilty of the repeated sexual abuse of a girl.
Greek FM reiterates criticism of Turkey-Libya deal on energy exploration
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Friday reiterated criticism of last month’s deal between Turkey and Libya’s Tripoli government on energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean.
Mitsotakis congratulates Netanyahu on election victory
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has called Benjamin Netanyahu to congratulate the Likud leader for his decisive victory in Israel’s general election, twitting that he is committed to building on the positive trend of bilateral relations between Greece and Israel.
More than 10,000 rapid tests conducted across Greece
The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) on Thursday carried out more than 10,000 rapid tests for Covid-19 at 172 sites across the country.
#HeSaysAttack: US Supreme Court rejects Turkey’s bid to shut down lawsuits from attack at Sheridan Circle
Andreas Akaras, an attorney representing the anti-Erdogan protesters attacked in 2017 at Sheridan Circle in Washington, DC, joins Thanos Davelis to break down what the Supreme Court’s decision to rejects Turkey’s bid to stop these lawsuits means in the effort to hold Turkey accountable, and looks at what comes next in this landmark case.
A museum for Athens natives
The Greek capital and its older denizens are the subject of a new museum that opened this week in Plaka.
NATO chief urges Turkey to endorse Finland, Sweden accession
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged Turkey on Thursday to set aside its reservations over Finland and Sweden’s efforts to join the military alliance, insisting the Nordic neighbors have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s concerns about their membership.
Greeks like e-commerce but point to shortcomings
Almost all consumers (95%) say they are satisfied with their overall experience of online shopping, given that fraud phenomena hardly ever occur, per the sectoral research on e-commerce carried out by the Competition Commission.