Off The Hook | Athens | September 8-9
The two-day Off The Hook festival dedicated to hip-hop culture returns on September 8-9.
Volos nursing home evacuated after wing collapses; no injuries reported
A nursing home in Volos is being evacuated after a wing of the building collapsed as Storm Daniel continues to pound the region. According to a board member of the nursing home, which accommodates 94 elderly residents, no one was in the affected wing when it collapsed after an adjacent river burst its banks.
One dead, one missing, in torrential rain
Torrential rains have flooded homes and roads in many parts of Greece and a man died after a wall collapsed in the bad weather, the fire brigade said on Tuesday. Storm Daniel has battered western and central part of the country since Monday, prompting almost 700 calls to the fire service.
Wildfires claim 60% of Evros’ olive trees
The environmental disaster created by the wildfires in Evros in northeastern Greece has by default also dealt a dizzying blow to the region’s agricultural economy. It is estimated that 130,000 olive trees, which amounts to 60% of the total 200,000, hundreds of beehives and thousands of productive animals, mainly sheep and goats but also cows,…
Migrants found on boat off Samos
The Coast Guard has said it rescued 25 undocumented migrants from a dinghy north of Samos island, near the islet of Prasonissi. The foreign nationals (17 men, 4 women, 3 boys and a girl) are said to be well and were safely transferred to Malgari port, Samos.
Turkish and Greek foreign ministers agree to revive talks and seek ‘new approaches’
Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis and his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, have agreed to revive high-level contacts between their countries and seek “new approaches” to problems as part of efforts to improve ties between the two NATO allies who are at loggerheads over a string of decades-old disputes.
Making Greek islands green and equitable
The Greek islands, with all their natural and architectural beauty and diversity, are a national treasure.
Banks on investors’ radars
Greek banks have long been on the market’s radar following their turnaround.
PM pleads with public to follow official instructions as storm floods Magnesia
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday urged the public to comply with the instructions issued by the Greek authorities as a severe storm pummelled central Greece, turning streets into flooded torrents.
Expulsions, resignations bring Spartans to the brink
The far-right Spartiates (Spartans) party appears to be on course for dissolution after the fallout triggered by the accusations leveled by its president, Vassilis Stigas, at three of his deputies of being under the influence of “outside centers,” and employing “Greek mafia and Don Corleone” practices. By “outside centers” he meant jailed neo-Nazi Ilias Kasidiaris.…