Backfiring institutional transgressions
It is surely a coincidence that “the report on the wiretapping case came out one day before Parliament closed and two days before August, the laziest month of the year,” as Kathimerini reported recently.
Cattle plague may lead to increased cheese prices
Amid an ongoing cattle plague with the number of farm units registering positive cases of rinderpest increasing by the day, Minister of Rural Development and Food Kostas Tsiaras is not ruling out the possibility of price hikes, especially regarding popular cheeses, such as feta and graviera.
Alpha sets higher goals for dividend
Announcing increased profitability for the first half of the year Friday, Alpha Bank also reported the first dividend to shareholders since 2007, as well as plans to increase the size of the dividend as a percentage of profits in subsequent years.
26 migrants rescued off Symi, one man arrested for trafficking
A 20-year-old male was arrested by the Symi Port Authority on Saturday for allegedly trafficking migrants into Greece.
Cyprus to help people evacuate from the Middle East if Israel-Hamas war expands
Cyprus’ foreign minister says authorities are in touch with the diplomatic missions of nations that may opt to evacuate their citizens through the east Mediterranean island nation if the Israeli-Hamas war expands to engulf neighboring countries.
Bike police take to Kastoria streets
Police officers who speak foreign languages are carrying out summer patrols on bicycles in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, as part of efforts to provide upgraded services to residents and visitors.
Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it’s been ‘incredible’
Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece’s 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country’s hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried his head.
The 40-hour standoff in the Aegean
The 40 hours between early July 22 and late on July 23, when Greek and Turkish naval forces faced off over an Italian research ship’s operations south of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean, served as a stark reminder of the ever-present danger of a conflagration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Pebble mosaic floor with satyrs uncovered in Eretria
A section of a Late Classical-period house (mid-4th century BC) featuring a pebble mosaic floor with a central depiction of two satyrs was discovered during the installation of a new water pipeline in Eretria, Evia.
Smart solutions for land register
Bidding to reduce time and costs for citizens, artificial intelligence is being introduced for the first time in a public body, the land registry.