Rapid developments unfolded Tuesday afternoon at Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, Egypt, which, according to a communiqué released late in the evening, has now “returned to legality and normalcy.”
Asking prices for holiday homes in Greece jumped by up to 50% between 2019 and mid-2025, driven largely by foreign demand, according to a new analysis by Spitogatos Insights.
The Athens Stock Exchange overreacted Tuesday to two international storms, losing nearly 2%.
The recent meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Alaska and the US president’s subsequent discussion with European leaders at the White House brought to the fore the issue of security guarantees, with Europe taking on an upgraded role in protecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity.
Aegean Airlines is offering the option to customers who had reservations for August 28 to change their flights to ones taking place by September 30 without penalties.
In southern Albania, practically swimming distance from the Greek island of Corfu, the city of Butrint has stood for thousands of years.
Frequent breakdowns on a historic train and popular tourist attraction in the Peloponnese are fueling criticism of Hellenic Train, with officials warning that delays in carrying out repairs and maintenance are undermining efforts to upgrade Greece’s rail system.
Greek authorities dismantled a migrant smuggling ring linked to the Ritsona refugee center in Evia, the National Intelligence Service said, with support from the coast guard.
For a country like Greece, which is on the receiving end of Turkey’s revisionist behavior – expressed in several ways, from rhetorical threats to ongoing territorial disputes – deliberations with respect to the potential participation of Greek forces in a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine are complicated.
August is always melancholy, suspended between the madness of travel and release from the daily grind.