Chances of a credit rating upgrade soon
The second round of Greece’s credit rating reports by international agencies for this year continues, with S&P expected to publish its verdict late on Friday.
New real estate price platform may fall short of market transparency goals
Price Map, the new platform of the Ministry of Digital Governance intended to record real estate prices (based on contracts) across Greece, is expected to be ready in the first quarter of 2026, in an effort to finally bring transparency to the Greek property market. However, despite the high expectations, the truth is that this…
Soccer agent shot dead in targeted attack in Cyprus
A shocking murder on Friday morning has rattled Limassol, Cyprus, after soccer agent Stavros Demosthenous was shot multiple times while sitting in his car on the Limassol highway, authorities said.
No Airbnbs in traditional Milos boathouses
It is one of the most characteristic images of Milos: a line of traditional whitewashed square buildings nestled by the sea with colorful doors and balconies, once used by fishermen on the island to store their boats and known locally as “syrmata.”
From defense to offense: The body’s ‘special forces’ fight cancer
At the Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center in Vari, near Athens, molecular biologist Dr Mihalis Verykokakis is uncovering how rare immune cells may help fight liver cancer.
Police seize arsenal of weapons and ancient artifacts in Crete
Police have seized a small arsenal of weapons and archaeological artifacts of unknown age during a search of a property belonging to a 77-year-old man in Agios Vasileios, in Crete’s Rethymno region.
Migrant boat crashes off Chios, killing at least two
At least two people were killed and 10 injured when a boat carrying undocumented migrants struck a rocky coastline on the northwestern side of the Aegean island of Chios late on Thursday, local media reported.
Greece revives Eastern Med forum plan
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday revived the idea of a regional forum of Eastern Mediterranean coastal states to address disputes over maritime zones and related issues, calling for a “common meeting” guided by international law.
Former PM Tsipras to publish book ‘Ithaki’ on debt crisis years
Greek publisher Gutenberg announced on Friday that the forthcoming book by former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, the leftist firebrand who rose to power on an anti-austerity platform at the height of Greece’s debt crisis in 2015, will be titled “Ithaki” (“Ithaca”) and will be released in the second half of November.
Businesses feel powerless
Problems growing in supply of electricity to enterprises due to inadequate service by DEDDIE.