Final stretch of Patra–Pyrgos Motorway to open to traffic on Nov. 30
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Dimas said that the last 10 kilometres of the Patras-Pyrgos Motorway in the Peloponesse will be delivered on November 30.
Five-year-old boy drowns in hotel swimming pool in Santorini
A 5-year-old child drowned in a hotel pool on the island of Santorini on Saturday, local media reported.
Nobel physicist clears up Greek mix-up
“I saw all these emails from Greece,” says John Martinis, who won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics this week. “And I thought, did I do something wrong?” he adds with a quip. That was his first reaction when Greek journalists started contacting him, assuming he had Greek roots.
EU wants Turkey to be part of SAFE
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul, who is visiting Greece on Monday, is expected to renew pressure on the government to drop its objections regarding Turkey’s participation in the European Union’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe (SAFE) program designed to boost investment in defense industries.
First wolf dog hybrid confirmed in Greece
The first confirmed wolf dog hybrid in Greece has been identified through genetic testing, according to researchers from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.
West Bank’s dwindling Palestinian Christian communities continue to struggle amid violence
Proudly Palestinian, Taybeh’s Christians – Catholics of the Roman and Greek Melkite rites, and Greek Orthodox – long most for independence and peace for this part of the Holy Land.
Sheep pox outbreak affects one in three livestock units in Imathia
A sheep pox outbreak is affecting one in three livestock units in the Imathia region of northern Greece, with 37 out of 89 total units reporting cases of the disease, according to a report by public broadcaster ERT.
You’ve got mail, about your uninsured car
The tax authorities have emailed vehicle owners who either do not have their cars or motorcycles insured or have not paid their road tax.
Chevron contract gets ever closer
Texts should be ready to be sent to the Court of Auditors for pre-contractual review next week.
Cyprus T-bills auction on October 20
Cyprus has announced a 25-million-euro treasury bills auction that will take place on October 20, according to the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) of the Ministry of Finance. The T-bills will mature on January 23, 2026.