Cretan man arrested for selling church relics
A 52-year-old man was arrested in the town of Chania, northwestern Crete, on Wednesday when he tried to sell “relics of saints” to a police officer posing as a buyer.
Natural gas gets 23% cheaper in Athens
Natural gas prices for household consumers dropped 23% in February, according to a report by HEPI (Household Energy Price Index for Europe) released on Wednesday.
Orion 23 allied drill wraps up
Greece participated in the French multinational drill Orion 2023 with the Adrias frigate from February 22 to March 7, within the context of the military cooperation between the two countries, enshrined in the agreement signed between the Greek Chief of the General Staff of the Hellenic Armed Forces Konstantinos Floros and French Chief of Defense…
Train report was writing on the wall
In the aftermath of a train crash in 2017, a technical report was drafted by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, citing shortcomings and proposing measures for the Greek railway network. It now appears prophetic after last week’s deadliest-ever rail accident in Greece. Among the recommendations made in the 2018 report was that radio communication between…
Cretan tourist season begins with first international flight
The tourism season for Crete started officially on Wednesday with a flight from Bristol, Great Britain, to the Nikos Kazantzakis Airport at Iraklio. According to the manager of Iraklio’s airport, George Pliakas, that flight was the year’s first scheduled flight from abroad, while the arrival of a large number of flights is expected on the…
Fight over retirement in France is a question of identity
Monday is line dancing; Tuesday scrapbooking with friends; Wednesday caring for her two grandchildren.
Jumbo says sales rose 40% in January and February
Jumbo Group on Wednesday said its turnover grew by 14.12% in 2022 compared with the previous year, totaling 949 million euros, and reported a 40% jump in sales in the first two months of 2023.
Ferry link to serve Larnaca too
The Daleela ferry will begin sailing from Larnaca to Piraeus in August, adding to the sea connection between Cyprus and Greece.
Turkey earthquake survivors search rubble for their gold savings
In the nearly-deserted centre of the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye, an elderly couple wait by the ruins of the three-story building where they lived, hoping their life savings might emerge from the debris when it is cleared.