Rhodes beach violations persist despite crackdown
Two years after authorities pledged to curb illegal beach operations on Rhodes, violations persist with apparent official tolerance, according to the citizens’ group Ombrella.
Athens police arrest fugitive who escaped prison in 2022
Police have arrested a 41-year-old man who escaped from Larissa prison nearly two years ago.
Archaeologists rediscover site of forgotten Greek refugee colony founded by American philanthropist
Archaeologists have pinpointed the long-lost location of Washingtonia, a short-lived 19th-century refugee colony in Greece founded by American physician and humanitarian Samuel Gridley Howe, according to Archaeology Magazine.
Fleeing from the flames
A man on a motorcycle carries a sheep as he desperately seeks to flee from the wildfire raging near Patra, western Greece which reached residential neighborhoods.
Fires stretch resources across Greece
Multiple, fast-moving wildfires have tested the limits of Greece’s emergency response in recent days, with blazes advancing into neighborhoods in the western port city of Patra and causing significant damage on the eastern Aegean island of Chios.
Photos emerge of three Patra arson suspects
Images allegedly showing the three individuals arrested in connection with recent arson incidents in Patra have surfaced, including one from a security camera reportedly capturing a 25-year-old suspect near the scene of a fire moments before it began.
Turkey to help Syria with weapon systems, equipment under signed MoU, source says
Turkey will help Syria with the provision of weapons systems and logistical tools under a military cooperation accord signed on Wednesday, a Turkish defense Ministry source said on Thursday, adding that Ankara would also train Syria’s army in the use of such equipment if needed.
High passenger traffic at ports ahead of holiday
Passenger traffic have surged at the port of Piraeus, as thousands of Athenians headed to the islands ahead of Friday’s Dormition of the Virgin Mary holiday.
Riot police block protesters from approaching Israeli cruise ship in Piraeus
Riot police at the country’s largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel.
Patra arson suspects to appear before prosecutor
Police in Patra have said a man arrested Tuesday night in the Sychena area of the city has confessed to his role in a fire that broke out in the area, while a second man detained alongside him has denied the allegations.