Two people have died after their light aircraft crashed into the sea off Maleme, in Hania, Crete. Local media said a lifeguard retrieved the bodies of the two people from the sea and that they were both pronounced dead.
Greek power grid operator DEDDIE has secured a 150-million-euro loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to install 3.12 million smart meters, the first stage of a plan to upgrade Greece’s distribution network, DEDDIE and EIB said on Tuesday.
The European Commission’s progress report on Greece’s neighbor Albania, which opened accession negotiations with the EU in 2022, noted a determination to implement the required European reforms and some progress, but also urged Tirana to undertake further efforts regarding “freedom of expression, minority issues and property rights, as well as in key areas of the…
Police have made two arrests following an investigation into a criminal gang that stole motorbikes, falsified their chassis numbers and resold them whole or in parts. They believe that three more people were involved in the gang, which was based in the Aghia Varvara district of western Attica.
Monica Bellucci attended the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival on Thursday night, where she was celebrated with an honorary Golden Alexander award.
Police have arrested a man, an AEK fan, and are continuing to investigate his possible involvement in the stabbing of football fan Michalis Katsouris in August. Katsouris, 29, was fatally stabbed by unknown persons during a clash between rival football hooligans.
The president of Cyprus has outlined a proposal to open a maritime corridor to help deliver more aid to Gaza, a plan which he said could be operational quickly but which diplomats said faced challenges. Under the plan presented by Nikos Christodoulides at a humanitarian conference in Paris, aid would be sent by sea to…
Heavy rains and storms, accompanied by hail in some places, as well as southerly winds that will reach up to force 7 will characterize the weather over the coming weekend from Friday, weather forecasters at the National Observatory of Athens’s meteo.gr service have said.
The US Embassy in Athens and its consular section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki and all US government offices in Greece will be closed on Friday, November 10, in observance of Veterans Day. Veterans Day, a US federal holiday, honors the country’s military veterans.
Just days before the crucial COP28 summit in Dubai on November 30, scientists are predicting that 2023 will be the warmest year ever recorded after the new record in October. The trend is also evident in Greece’s weather conditions, as this fall has been characterized by unprecedented heat, mosquitoes and fires.