African dust clouds to settle over Greece until Friday
Large parts of Greece have been shrouded in haze as persistent southerly winds have carried waves of dust from the African continent across the Mediterranean.
Erdogan indicates Turkey elections to be held on May 14
President Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to his previous plan for the vote with a date just over three months after a devastating earthquake killed more than 45,000 people in Turkey.
Strike action on metro suspended due to deadly train crash
A planned strike action on metro Line 1 in Athens has been suspended due to the deadly train collision at Tempi, northern Greece. the STASY workers’ union announced on Wednesday and trains will resume normal operation after 10.30 a.m.
Cavusoglu calls Dendias to offer condolences over deadly train crash
In a phone call on Wednesday, Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu expressed to Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias his condolences over the tragic railway accident in Tempi, northern Greece.
Tsipras, Androulakis express shock at ‘unspeakable’ train tragedy in Tempi
Opposition leaders Alexis Tsipras and Nikos Androulakis expressed their “deep shock” at the deadly train collision late Tuesday night in northern Greece that has killed at least 36 people and injured more than 85.
‘I heard a bang, then chaos,’ says Greece train crash survivor
It took a bang, and just seconds to turn a long holiday weekend into a nightmare for hundreds of Greeks caught up in a deadly train wreck on Tuesday night.
Three-day national mourning declared after deadliest train crash
The Greek government decided on Wednesday to hold a three-day official mourning following the deadliest train collision in the country’s history.
Polakis plunges SYRIZA into turmoil
In his first public comments since the removal of the controversial Pavlos Polakis from his position as shadow minister for transparency over a questionable social media post, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has said it was his decision. A meeting of the leftist opposition party’s executive bureau was scheduled to convene on Tuesday to decide on…
Head-on train crash in Greece kills 36, injures at least 85
A passenger train carrying hundreds of people, including many university students returning home from holiday, collided at high speed with an oncoming freight train in a fiery wreck in northern Greece, killing at least 36 people and injuring some 85, officials said Wednesday.
E-shopping keeps expanding
Seven out of 10 internet users in Greece made purchases from online stores or applications in 2022, which confirms that e-commerce has entered our lives for good with the relative percentages increasing too, although physical stores are operating without restrictive measures after the pandemic.