Suitcases rattle against cobblestones. Selfie-snappers jostle for the same shot. Ice cream shops are everywhere. Europe has been called the world’s museum, but its record numbers of visitors have also made it ground zero for concerns about overtourism.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the terrorist attack against a Greek Orthodox Church during service in Damascus on Sunday, saying his country will not allow Syria to be “dragged into a new climate of instability.”
Concerns over oil prices, shipping, trade, tourism, as well as investments and consequently inflation, incomes and growth dominate the analyses of economists regarding the possible consequences of the war between Israel and Iran on the Greek economy.
Almost two in every three foodservice businesses with tables on the sidewalk break the law, according to a new state report, with local authority carrying some of the blame for their insufficient inspections.
Two Turkish nationals wanted in connection with an armed attack on Greek intelligence (EYP) agents near Thessaloniki on May 27 who had fled to Bulgaria have been extradited to Greece.
Greek police said the Syntagma metro station in central Athens will be closed on Monday afternoon, as leftist groups and unions are expected to demonstrate against the United States’ attacks against Iran and Israel’s war in Gaza.
Greece will send more than 170 more firefighters on Monday to reinforce teams battling wildfires on the Greek island of Chios for a second day, as winds further whipped up the blaze, bringing power cuts and spurring the evacuation of residents.
Greek authorities have arrested an Azerbaijani national for espionage, after he was caught taking photos of the Souda Naval Base on the northwest coast of the island of Crete on Sunday.