The American Hellenic Institute (AHI) released a statement commemorating the 48th anniversary of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus on Wednesday, calling on the United States Congress to pressure the Turkish government in ending the occupation of the island and remove its troops and settlers.
Greek National Theater workers and local residents held gathered at the Omonia Square police station in central Athens on Tuesday to express their alarm at rising in crime in the area.
A major wildfire that encroached the hillside suburbs outside the Greek capital since Tuesday has been largely brought under control, authorities say.
People in Cyprus woke up to the sound of emergency sirens wailing across the island on Wednesday early morning, marking the anniversary of the Turkish Attila operation launched on 20 July 1974, a series of events remembered very differently by the divided nation’s two communities.
The submission for validation by the courts of an agreement for the streamlining of Elefsis Shipyards is expected within the next few days.
Α total of 34 people in the firestricken areas of Penteli were taken to hospitals in ambulances and other emergency services vehicles while the fire blazed on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Another 17 were given first aid without being taken to hospital.
Soaring rents in Attica are bringing back trends that had long gone out of fashion for students looking for the best accommodation options, such as sharing and searching for a house well ahead of the academic season, not at the end of August, as was customary in previous years, but from the beginning of July.
Nearly 500 firefighters struggled to contain a large wildfire that threatened hillside suburbs outside Athens for a second day Wednesday, after hundreds of residents were evacuated overnight.
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck the southern Greek island of Crete on Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias speaks during a visit on Tuesday to the Hellenic Air Force’s 115th Combat Wing in Hania, Crete, where he also watched a presentation of American F-35 aircraft which have been stationed there over the last few days.