Ametric | Crete | September 12 – 13
The Ametric Festival returns to the San Salvatore Bastion in Hania, Crete, to celebrate its fifth edition with experimental and contemporary music.
Oxygen cylinder explosion at Serres hospital injures two
An oxygen cylinder exploded at the General Hospital of Serres in northern Greece on Wednesday during maintenance work, lightly injuring two people, authorities said.
Health Ministry teams up with UNICEF on child obesity
The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with UNICEF, has launched a free teleconsultation service for children struggling with obesity, and their families, as part of the National Action Against Childhood Obesity.
Erdogan says Iran defending itself against Israeli attacks is natural, legitimate
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Iran was defending itself against Israel’s illegal, “crazed” attacks, and what he called “state terrorism,” and added Iran’s self-defense was natural, legal and legitimate.
Wolf removal plan deemed unlawful and unfeasible
The Nature 2000 Committee has rejected a proposal to remove wolves from Mount Parnitha, calling the plan “scientifically unfounded and practically unfeasible.”
Greek artists trapped in Israel as conflict with Iran escalates
Popular Greek singers, including Glykeria, Areti Ketime and Alekos Zazopoulos, remain trapped in Israel after flights were canceled amid the escalating Iran-Israel conflict.
Former SYRIZA leadership contender Gletsos quits party
Apostolos Gletsos, a former SYRIZA leadership contender and one-time television actor, announced on Wednesday he is leaving the leftist party.
Conflict, trade, and the G7 summit
Matthew Goodman, the director of the Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Thanos Davelis as we dig into the latest G7 summit and the broader questions still at hand about the ongoing and evolving conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade, and tariffs.
Wildfire breaks out on Evia island, residents told to remain on alert
A wildfire broke out on Wednesday on the island of Evia, northeast of Athens, burning rural land in the area of Eretria, near the capital of Halkida.
Sinai monastery working out legal appeal
The Sinai monastery community is preparing the next step in its legal battle over property rights surrounding the Monastery of Saint Catherine in Sinai.