Golden Visas turn life-saving
Residential property purchases by Israelis and Arabs are expected to intensify soon in Greece.
Disruptive passenger prompts emergency landing at Thessaloniki airport
An airplane traveling from Glasgow to Antalya had to make an emergency landing at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia International Airport on Sunday evening.
US Embassy to lead American evacuation from Haifa to Cyprus
The US Embassy in Nicosia is organizing the departure of US citizens from Haifa to Cyprus by sea on Monday in cooperation with Cyprus, the Embassy announced via the X platform on Sunday.
EU leaders to hold a summit with Western Balkans nations to discuss joining the bloc
Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans will hold a summit in Albania’s capital on Monday to discuss the path to membership in the bloc for the six countries of the region.
Efforts underway to contain wildfire in Kefalonia
Firefighting teams are working to suppress a wildfire that broke out on Monday morning near the village of Livadi on the Ionian island of Kefalonia. The fire is burning farmland and forest.
Energy security and geopolitics
The explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza has compounded the challenges already caused by the climate crisis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hostilities in the Southern Caucasus region and the production and supply chain problems, high prices and inflation, all long-term symptoms of the pandemic.
Greek-British Symposium: Livestream of session on ‘Sustainability and Technology’
Session 3 of this year’s Greek-British Symposium, focusing on “Sustainability and Technology,” will be live-streamed Monday from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Greek time.
Man, 50, arrested on charges of human trafficking on Rhodes
A 50-year-old suspect has been apprehended on the island of Rhodes for allegedly forcing a 35-year-old woman into prostitution over the course of six years.
‘Steeped in hatred from the cradle’
Sister Daniilia is 61 years old and resides in the Holy Monastery of Little Galilee, situated atop the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem.
Concern over energy costs this winter
The war in Israel is creating a new situation ahead of this winter, particularly worrying for the Greek economy, which is 74% dependent on oil and natural gas imports.