Thessaly famers want flooded land back
Eight hundred farmers in Thessaly, central Greece, are demanding the restoration of some 18,000 hectares of land around Lake Karla that was flooded during Storm Daniel storm last September.
A boy’s arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey’s earthquake
When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of February 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.
New plan to tackle housing crisis
In a bid to curb the sharp increase in sales prices and rents in recent years, the government is seeking to return a large number of closed properties across Greece to the market.
The EU’s cautious steps forward
It seems that Viktor Orban has become a “vaccine” which strengthens the European Union, forcing it to act decisively whenever it appears adrift.
Greece will not compromise ‘core positions,’ say sources
Greek diplomatic sources have reacted to controversial remarks made by Turkey’s foreign minister regarding outstanding issues between the two Aegean neighbors.
University security apparently lost in translation
Only four of the country’s 25 universities have security plans recognized by the Citizen Protection Ministry and, as recent developments have shown, even these have yet to be implemented.
Springtime weather back after brief cold snap
A weather pattern known as an Omega block will be bringing another taste of spring to Greece as of Monday, after a wintry weather system dubbed Avgi covered many parts of the country with snow for a short spell in late January.
In London, the return of the Parthenon Sculptures seems all but inevitable
On a cold January morning, Room 18 of the British Museum was bustling with energy as the crowd was marveling at the astonishing collection of Greek sculptures adorning its walls.
The US arms sale package explained
Only a few days have passed since the letter of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis informing him of the Department of State’s approval of the sale of advanced F-35 multi-mission aircraft and other weapons systems and an intense, and not always cool-headed, debate has erupted about a series of…
Turkey agrees to provide drones to Egypt
Turkey agreed to provide its increasingly popular drones to Egypt after the two countries normalised ties following a decade of rupture, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday.