Athens, Thessaloniki to acquire 100 new buses
The long-suffering tender for the supply of new buses to renew the aging fleet of the transport companies of Athens and Thessaloniki (OASA and OASTH) is moving forward.
Wintry weather closes mountain roads in Athens, Evia and Viotia, keeps ferries at port
Residents around Athens’ mounts Parnitha and Penteli woke up on Tuesday morning to a blanket of snow, which has prompted authorities to close streets and avenues like Dionysou, Fylis and Parnithas leading to and from the mountains until they are clear and safe for driving.
The diplomatic backstory of the Hania deal and the condition on the Turkish F-16s
Athens appears to have extracted a commitment from Washington that the green light on the USA’s F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey will be accompanied by a condition that they will not be used in offensive actions against Greece.
Uninsured vehicle owners to pay their fines through tax office
Owners of uninsured vehicles will have any fines of 500 euros imposed through the tax office, accompanied by administrative sanctions, such as the withholding of their license and plates.
The conditions tied to Turkey’s F-16 acquisition
Reliable diplomatic sources have told Kathimerini that Turkey’s acquisition of F-16 fighter jets from the United States will be made on the condition that they will only be used for NATO alliance purposes and not for overflights above Greek islands, according to a confidential letter from the US State Department to the four relevant congressional…
Domestic calculations favor conflict
US and Iranian efforts to prevent a direct confrontation have been complicated by the attack of a pro-Iranian group which killed three American soldiers and injured many more in Jordan on Sunday.
Woman arrested in Athens airport for smuggling 38kg of cannabis
A 34-year-old foreign national was arrested at Athens International Airport for trying to smuggle a total of 38.4 kilograms of raw cannabis into the country.
Industrialists want reform acceleration
“A leap forward is feasible and will benefit all of us. It is up to us, but requires determination and cooperation,” said the chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises.
Cyprus to be power project shareholder
The Republic of Cyprus is poised to enter the shareholding structure of one of the largest energy projects in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Photographing the last of the Holocaust survivors
Rabbi Aliza Erber, 80, stood at the edge of a pier in lower Manhattan and told those around her to draw closer – and to look out toward the Brooklyn Bridge.