Between July and late September 480 BC, as the heavily outnumbered Greeks crashed headlong into the full might of the Persian empire at Thermopylae, Artemisium, and Salamis, another battle raged in a faraway Greek colony on the island of Sicily.
Several Mediterranean nations said Saturday the European Union’s border agency Frontex needs to work inside third countries to stop smugglers from endangering the lives of migrants by sending them off to Europe on risky boat trips.
The Greek government sees last week’s signing of a preliminary hydrocarbon exploration agreement between Turkey and the Tripoli-based Libyan government of Abdulhamid al-Dbeibah as a possible prelude to aggressive moves by Turkey to dispute its sovereignty over parts of the Mediterranean, most likely south of Crete.
The energy cooperation deal signed between Turkey and Libya in Tripoli last week did not come as a surprise, but was the culmination of Ankara’s strategic choice to open a new area of contention with Athens.
When Elon Musk’s text messages were released as part of a court filing over his proposed purchase of Twitter, the world’s richest man was found to be corresponding with tech billionaires, fellow CEOs and bankers.
Cyprus’ “Heartland of Legends” project aims at promoting slow tourism by offering authentic experiences to visitors, while also encouraging a circular economy and sustainability, the island’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios told a discussion in Nicosia on Thursday.
Levante Ferries on Monday is launching the first-ever service between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the seaside town of Izmir in western Turkey.
Panathinaikos extended its perfect record to seven wins in seven games, but AEK and Olympiakos were more impressive on the road in the weekend’s Super League action.
Commuters to and from the capital’s port of Piraeus will, as of Monday afternoon, have the option of using the metro as three new stations are delivered on the extension of Attica’s subway system.
Egypt’s and Greece’s foreign ministers met Sunday in Cairo following controversial maritime and gas deals that their shared rival Turkey signed with a Libyan leader.