Brighton signs teenage forward Kostoulas from Champions League-bound Olympiakos
Brighton has signed teenage forward Charalampos Kostoulas, who gave up a Champions League season with Olympiakos to play in the Premier League.
Global shipping leaders convene in Athens to chart industry’s future
Government officials and industry leaders from more than 30 countries gathered in Athens on Wednesday for the “Shaping the Future of Shipping Summit,” co-hosted by the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS).
Seasonal firefighters face housing crisis
Seasonal firefighters protecting Greece’s islands from wildfires are sleeping in tents at campsites, unable to afford housing that tourism has priced beyond their reach.
Teenagers declared brain dead following river accident
Two children who were pulled unconscious from a river in northern Greece earlier this week have been declared brain dead, doctors said on Friday.
Greece to hold emergency security meeting following Middle East escalation
Greece’s top decision-making body on foreign and defense policy, KYSEA, will convene on Friday following the latest escalation in the Middle East, the government said.
Aegean cancels Tel Aviv flights after Israeli strikes on Iran
Aegean Airlines canceled all flights to and from Tel Aviv on Friday following Israeli strikes on targets in Iran, the carrier said.
Greece’s fragmented political landscape
Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition and Politico’s Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis as we take a deeper dive into Greece’s current political landscape, from the ruling party to the fragmented opposition.
After Israel strikes Iran, airlines divert flights as airspace closed
Airlines cleared out of the airspace over Israel, Iran, Iraq and Jordan on Friday, after Israel launched attacks on targets in Iran, Flightradar24 data showed, with carriers scrambling to divert and cancel flights to keep passengers and crew safe.
Greek, Swedish leaders meet in Stockholm
The prospects for strengthening bilateral relations, particularly in the fields of economy and defense, as well as broader European issues, were the focus of talks between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson in Stockholm on Thursday.