The Thessaloniki metro will operate for 24 hours on a pilot basis on a Saturday on the main dates of the Christmas holidays, Infrastructure and Transport Deputy Minister Konstantinos Kyranakis said on Tuesday.
Authorities on Tuesday said they have identified a body found in a burned car last Saturday in the area of Skourta in Viotia as that of an Albanian national who had been reported missing.
In just a decade, the Greek coastal shipping fleet has been transformed, as besides the increase in ship numbers, the share of high-speed vessels has almost doubled.
Dr. Elizabeth Prodromou, an expert on religious freedom issues and cultural heritage, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the election of the new UNESCO director general, developments at St. Catherine Monastery at Mount Sinai, and the broader use of cultural heritage as a geopolitical tool.
After a spate of heavy downpours, wind and hail that caused flooding and damage to crops in many parts of the country on Monday and into the early hours of Tuesday, forecasts see mostly clear skies over the next two days.
Greece has moved to restart talks with Israel over acquiring several advanced air defense systems as part of its multilevel protection network, known as “Achilles’ Shield,” a central pillar of the country’s 12-year Medium-Term Defense Armament Plan.
Police in Thessaloniki have arrested a 33-year-old man they believe has burgled into at least seven short-term rental units in the past few months.
Farmers and livestock breeders from across Greece were heading into Athens on Tuesday for a protest rally at 12 noon outside the Rural Development and Food Ministry, demanding delayed payouts from the agricultural subsidy agency OPEKEPE and support for flocks hit by a sheep and goat pox outbreak.
The government responded with restraint to former prime minister Antonis Samaras’ sweeping criticism at the weekend, initially offering “no comment,” a stance later reiterated publicly by government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis.
The restructuring plan for Hellenic Post (ELTA) may well undergo significant changes during the process of the public consultation.