Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias, Chief of the General Staff Konstantinos Floros and other high-ranking political and military officials attended a flag-raising ceremony on Thursday to pay tribute to the five Greeks that were killed in a road accident in the Derna region of Libya.
Caroline Dolehide, ranked 111th in the world, beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin on Friday to reach her first WTA final at the Guadalajara Open, where she will face second seed Maria Sakkari of Greece.
The pilot of a small aircraft has died after crashing near Thiva, in central Greece, according to state broadcaster ERT.
The hardening of Turkey’s stance to refugees, specifically Syrians who number some 3.3 million in the country, has sparked fears of a new migration wave into the EU.
A 28-year-old man in Volos has been arrested and charged with domestic violence, coercion and grievous bodily harm after police found his wife covered in blood in their home. Police called to the home after neighbours complained of hearing a woman screaming from the property.
Democracies thrive on opposition – it is their distinctive characteristic. Forty years ago, a senior British minister, days before an election, commented that he thought landslide majorities were a bad thing because, on the whole, they did not produce “successful governments.”
Greeks work 41 hours a week, more than any other Europeans, but are paid less.
Western, central and northern Greece will be affected by heavy rainfall and storms from Monday, the National Meteorological Service has warned in a new emergency weather forecast. The bad weather will initially hit the western parts of Thessaly, Epirus, western Macedonia and possibly the Ionian Islands before spreading to more areas on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The American College of Greece (ACG) will be hosting “The Great Game: Intelligence in Modern Statecraft,” the first seminar series of its kind in Greece, on Mondays from October 2 to 30.
The Aegean island of Andros is about to acquire its first landfill site, the construction and operation of which was put out to tender a few days ago following a decision by the Council of State.