Girl, 4, drowns in Paxos pool; family members appear before prosecutor
The parents and grandfather of a 4-year-old girl who drowned in a villa swimming pool on the island of Paxos appeared before a prosecutor Saturday.
Child injured at water park
The owner of a water park was arrested Saturday after a 9-year-old boy was injured at the facility in Nea Peramos beach in Kavala, northern Greece.
Record revenue from tourism in H1
Record revenue from tourism was reached in the first half of the year, with UK, and especially US, tourists contributing decisively.
Greece considers paddleboard safety rules amid rise in rescues
Greece’s coast guard and lifeguards are increasingly being called to assist stand-up paddleboard (SUP) users as the sport grows in popularity along the country’s beaches, officials said.
Djokovic voices concern over unrest in Serbia
Tennis star Novak Djokovic has expressed deep concern over the escalating unrest in Serbia, describing the country as being on “the brink of civil war.”
Greeks log longest work hours in EU
Greeks work the hardest, according to Eurostat data in which 12.4% of the workforce put in more than 49 hours a week, followed by Cyprus (10%) and France (9.9%).
Egypt’s efforts to control St Catherine’s Monastery
HALC Executive Director and host Endy D. Zemenides is joined by Mariam Wahba, research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, to analyze the Egyptian government’s efforts to control St Catherine’s monastery, the world’s oldest continuously inhabited Christian monastery.
Wildfire breaks out in Viotia, firefighters contain blaze in Valia Calda
A wildfire broke out on Saturday morning near the village of Panakto in the Viotia region, authorities said.
The island of Kythera returns the favor
“Glass Bottom… kaput.” At the end of July, Spyros Kasimatis or Captain Spyros, as he is better known on the island of Kythera, informed the public that his boat was out of service.
Wings of solidarity over the ruins of Gaza
As he pointed the lumbering C-130H toward the drop zone from some 2,000 feet above Gaza, what Major K.M., who piloted the Hellenic Air Force cargo plane in a recent operation to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave, saw below was complete destruction.