Firefighters renew efforts on multiple fronts
Firefighters continued their efforts to combat numerous wildfires throughout Greece on Wednesday.
Two children among 18 killed in blazes
Eighteen people died in the village of Avantas in Evros, northeastern Greece, where fires raged on Tuesday for a fourth straight day, along with dozens of new blazes.
Disney should not have canceled Mustafa Kemal Ataturk
One hundred and one years ago, Ataturk’s army expelled my great-grandmother and her family from Yeronda, now known as Didim, their ancestral homeland in Anatolia.
Suspect in deadly hooligan clashes released
The 43-year-old Panathinaikos fan who was arrested over his alleged involvement in the fatal clashes between supporters of rival soccer teams in Athens earlier this month was released from pretrial custody on Tuesday after appearing before an investigating magistrate.
Israeli hotel group expanding presence in Cyprus
New major investment plans in Cyprus are under way by Fattal Hotel Group, the largest hospitality organization in Israel and one of the fastest-growing hotel groups.
Rama’s intransigence and the next election
The first round in the case of Fredi Beleri, the imprisoned ethnic-Greek mayor-elect of Himare, ended with him remaining in custody, despite Greece’s mobilization at the international level, and with Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama sticking to his intransigent attitude.
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West Ham sign Greece defender Mavropanos
West Ham United have signed Greece defender Konstantinos Mavropanos from VfB Stuttgart on a five-year contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
The message from Athens
Monday’s meeting in Athens between the leaders of the Western Balkans, EU officials and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shows that Greece is once again able to exercise an energetic foreign policy, actively assuming the role of a pillar of stability in Southeast Europe. The benefits are not only symbolic. Greece is expanding its network of…
Fire reaches foot of Parnitha mountain
Flames burn a forest during a wildfire on Parnitha mountain near Hasia suburb, northwestern Athens, Tuesday.