High passenger traffic at ports ahead of holiday
Passenger traffic have surged at the port of Piraeus, as thousands of Athenians headed to the islands ahead of Friday’s Dormition of the Virgin Mary holiday.
Riot police block protesters from approaching Israeli cruise ship in Piraeus
Riot police at the country’s largest port cordoned off an area around an Israeli cruise ship that arrived early Thursday to prevent several hundred protesters from approaching the vessel.
Patra arson suspects to appear before prosecutor
Police in Patra have said a man arrested Tuesday night in the Sychena area of the city has confessed to his role in a fire that broke out in the area, while a second man detained alongside him has denied the allegations.
It’s merge or perish for small shippers
New European Union standards for shipping demanding that shippers either lower emissions or pay for them and gradually replace their aging fleet are putting pressure on many medium-sized and small Greek ferry companies to adapt or seek mergers.
Souda, Larissa base upgrades on agenda
A delegation of US House Appropriations Committee members visited Greece from August 8 to 12 to discuss Pentagon-funded upgrades to American military facilities in Souda Bay in Crete and Larissa in central Greece, officials said.
Grave by grave, a new project in divided Cyprus tries to mend mistrust
On opposite sides of ethnically divided Cyprus, even the resting places of the dead haven’t been spared the fallout of war.
Crash triggers fatal inferno
A fatal crash occurred early Wednesday in Koropi, eastern Attica when a car veered off Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue and slammed into an auto parts store, igniting a fire.
Wildfires continue to burn across country as arson investigations get underway
Firefighters, residents and volunteers are continuing to battle multiple wildfires for another day across the country, with aerial support resuming at first light.
Blown away by bubble art
It was supposed to be a quiet Monday at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a time for performers and spectators to catch up on sleep after a busy opening weekend. But in McEwan Hall last week, the atmosphere was riotous.
Mobile internet gets cheaper
Providers of mobile internet services in Greece increased their average revenue per user (ARPU) in 2024, even though the price of usage per gigabyte plunged. And this is because, for the second year in a row, Greece topped a list of 40 countries in the increase in mobile data usage.