The enemy has breached the walls
The evacuation of F-16 fighter jets and the explosions of ammunition dumps at the Nea Anchialos Air Base show in the most dramatic way that the climate crisis is a war and the enemy has breached the walls.
Council of Europe calls for effective investigation of Pylos shipwreck; minister responds
Greece has a legal obligation to conduct effective investigations into the Pylos shipwreck, which resulted in the deaths of more than 80 people with many hundreds still missing, Europe’s top human rights watchdog has said.
50,000 olive trees and 2,500 animals lost in Rhodes fires
Some 50,000 olive trees and 2,500 animals and beehives were destroyed in the recent fires on the Dodecanese island of Rhodes, according to an initial estimate by the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.
Fifteen-day heat wave longest recorded
The 15-day heat wave that ended on Wednesday evening, July 26, was the longest one recorded in the country, the National Observatory of Athens’ weather service Meteo.gr has said.
Divided Cyprus’ rival leaders appeal for information on the missing as eyewitnesses die
The rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus on Friday jointly appealed for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, a task with increasing urgency as eyewitnesses die. Cyprus’ Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, made…
Citizen Protection Minister Mitarakis resigns
Minister of Citizen Protection Notis Mitarakis has resigned for “personal reasons” and will be replaced by Yiannis Oikonomou.
‘Very high risk’ of fires in six regions Saturday
The Civil Protection Ministry has warned of a “very high risk” of fire in six of the country’s 13 regions on Saturday.
49 years since the restoration of democracy in Greece
Earlier this week Greece celebrated 49 years since the restoration of democracy after seven years of military dictatorship.
Greek universities admit nearly 62,000 students
Minimum admission scores for Greek universities were announced Thursday, allowing 61,950 out of the 97,205 who applied to secure a place.
Messages to tapping targets are published
An online news website published on Thursday some of the malicious text messages sent to 92 people in order to infect their cellphones with the Predator spyware.