Attiki Odos toll rates for passenger cars to be reduced
Tolls for passenger cars on the Attiki Odos ring road around Athens, which also connects the capital to its airport, will be cut to €2.50 from €2.80, starting on October 6.
Suspect in Corfu hit-and-run arrested
Police on Thursday arrested a 28-year-old man they believe was involved in a hit-and-run accident at the island of Corfu late Wednesday night that left two 18-year-olds injured.
Double-digit profit gains for Motor Oil
Oil refining and trading company Motor Oil posted double-digit profit gains in the first half of 2024, it announced Wednesday. Consolidated group earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) were up 19.35%, reaching €638.7 million. Net profit rose 31.4% to €361.999 million. Group turnover rose 5.23% to €6.2 billion. The main factors were a…
Weather station in alpine lake of Epirus destroyed again
A meteorological station placed at an alpine lake in northwestern Greece’s Epirus region was destroyed for the second time since 2023, volunteers of the scientific project LiMnADs told Kathimerini.
Is there an effort afoot to revive the F-35 deal with Turkey?
Is there an effort afoot to revive the F-35 deal with Turkey? The issue popped up in a report in the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet, and has raised questions about whether this is being seriously considered – despite the issue of the Russian S-400s remaining unresolved – or if it is wishful thinking on the part…
PM: Situation will gradually improve
Referring to the cost-of-living crisis, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told a cabinet meeting on Wednesday that the problem of high prices is an “ongoing battle” and that things will gradually improve.
My dear doctor
Every time I visit my doctor at the public hospital where he works, I feel ashamed. The computer on his desk is inferior to the laptop I carry with me, the air conditioning in his office is usually struggling to produce a coolish breeze and I have yet to understand how he, his associate, the…
Athens high school targeted in arson attack
A high school in western Athens was targeted in an arson attack early Thursday morning, police said.
Greece has talked to Saudi Arabia about stranded oil tanker, FM says
Greece’s foreign minister said on Thursday he had been in touch with his Saudi counterpart as part of discussions to avert any ecological disaster from a Greek flagged oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea after a Houthi militant attack last week.
Wet weather sweeping in over next three days
August in Greece is expected to end with lightening storms as a cold and unstable weather forecast is expected to affect most regions of the country until Saturday, according to an emergency bulletin issued by the national weather service, EMY, on Thursday.