Teen dies of allergic reaction in Halkidiki
A 16-year-old girl from Thessaloniki in northern Greece has passed away due to a fatal allergic reaction while on vacation in the Halkidiki peninsula.
DESFA planning hydrogen pipeline with Bulgaria
Greek gas grid operator DESFA wants to build a 1-billion-euro hydrogen pipeline that will connect Greece to Bulgaria, as part of a future European southeastern corridor, it said on Thursday.
Optional Sunday store opening for summer sales
The Athens Traders Association has announced that the opening of stores on Sunday, July 16, as part of the summer sales, is optional. The proposed operating hours by the Association are from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Celik delivers bellicose warning on demilitarization
Omer Celik, the spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling AK Party, has reiterated Ankara’s demand for Greece to demilitarize its eastern Aegean islands. He issued a bellicose warning, stating that there would be consequences if Greece fails to comply.
Multimedia exhibition raises awareness on fragility of Aoos River
The fragility of the Aoos/Vjosa River, which crosses the border between Greece and Albania and represents one of Europe’s few remaining free-flowing waterways, has inspired a multimedia exhibition that seeks to explore the confluence of history, culture, economy, and environmental sustainability.
Is the Turkey-NATO deal on Sweden a Pyrrhic victory?
Michael Rubin, a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and former Pentagon official, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the details of the deal NATO reached with Turkey’s President Erdogan to lift his veto on Sweden’s NATO accession, and break down why Erdogan walking away from this high-stakes poker game with new concessions is…
Will the real Greek Dems please stand up?
Three months ago, I made the decision to actively engage with the Greek national elections as a brief interlude between two chapters in my business career.
Canada unfreezes talks with Turkey on export controls after NATO move, source tells Reuters
Canada has unfrozen talks with Turkey on lifting export controls on drone parts after Ankara gave its nod for Sweden to join NATO, a person familiar with the talks said, a move seen as one of several concessions won in exchange for the Turkish blessing.
Heatwave ‘Kleon’ grips the country, bringing extreme temperatures
The scorching heatwave named “Kleon” is currently sweeping across the country, with meteorologists predicting that Friday will be the hottest day yet. Central Greece and Thessaly are set to experience temperatures soaring up to a blistering 44 degrees Celsius.
Blaze engulfs parked car in Thessaloniki; no injuries reported
A parked car was engulfed in flames on Archaeotiton Street in Neapoli, Thessaloniki, in the early hours of Friday. Nno injuries were reported as a result of the incident.