New heatwave rolls into Greece
A visitor at the Stoa of Attalos in the Ancient Agora of Athens fans herself as a new heatwave gripped Greece on Friday.
Roman wreck off Antikythera keeps giving
Archaeologists investigating the wreck of a Roman cargo ship off the coast of Antikythera, southeast of the Peloponnese, made several interesting finds during May-June underwater excavations that had not been expected to yield much excitement.
A wildfire is raging out of control on the Greek island of Rhodes, forcing tourist evacuations
A large blaze burning on the Greek island of Rhodes for the fifth day has forced authorities to order an evacuation of four locations, including two seaside resorts.
Tourists evacuated in Rhodes as huge fire front expands
Thousands of tourists had to be evacuated from three hotels that were later damaged by the flames on the southeastern coast of the island of Rhodes on Saturday as a huge wildfire that has been burning on the island since Tuesday morning continued to spread swiftly.
Skrekas meets with US ambassador
Talks between Greek Development Minister Kostas Skrekas and US Ambassador in Athens George Tsunis on Thursday focused on furthering Greece’s collaboration with the United States in view of attracting more American investments.
Man in Thessaloniki arrested for sexually harassing gird
A 45-year-old man was arrested in Thessaloniki on Saturday for sexually harassing a 12-year-old girl.
Cross-checking reveals extensive evasion
Extensive cross-checking is under way, as well as spot checks at businesses.
Senate Foreign Relations chairman introduces favorable amendment for arms sales to Cyprus
US Senator and Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Bob Menendez, announced on Friday the introduction an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2024 that would extend the time required to renew the arms embargo on the Republic of Cyprus.
Erdogan makes talks difficult
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to tell reporters that in his meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the sidelines of the NATO summit at Vilnius he brought up the demilitarization of Greece’s eastern Aegean islands and Greek officials’ subsequent denials are proof of how difficult it will be for Athens and Ankara to…
Police arrests seven, seizes 275 kilos of cannabis
Greek Police arrested seven people believed to be members of a gang that cultivated cannabis seedlings in a house in the region of Attica and seized 275 kilograms of processed and raw cannabis.