An oil tanker once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States was boarded in the Gulf of Oman by “unauthorized” people in military uniforms early on Thursday morning, an advisory group run by the British military and a private security firm warned.
Teachers and students alike in Volos were stunned this week by the sight of threatening slogans on campus walls.
Over a year ago there were concerns that Turkey’s provocations and threats in the Aegean could turn into conflict. Over the last year, Turkey’s President Erdogan has pulled a 180 degree shift in policy, de-escalating tensions.
Greece’s opposition parties blasted the ruling New Democracy government of not doing enough to curb soaring prices and that the measures announced earlier on Wednesday are inadequate.
The operator of the oil tanker St Nikolas, Greece-based Empire Navigation, said on Thursday it had lost contact with the vessel off Oman near the city of Sohar.
Greek students are expected to march in several cities on Thursday over their disagreement with a government plan to establish private universities in the country.
Three contenders for the men’s singles title at the Australian Open, which starts on Sunday:
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Israeli counterpart Israel Katz discussed regional issues and potential energy and transportation projects, in a phone call on Thursday.
The end of the 2023 tourism season came later than in previous years, and resulted in the loss of 82,463 jobs in November.
Greece’s government announced on Wednesday it will scrap all the fines imposed to elderly, who were not vaccinated against Covid-19.