Old Crete airport regularly voted Europe’s worst – WITH K
The Nikos Kazantzakis Airport in Iraklio, Crete, is Greece’s second busiest in the summer, with a daily average of 350 arrivals and departures, and is used by 110 airlines.
Funeral held for Lena Samaras, daughter of former Greek prime minister
The funeral of Lena Samaras, daughter of former Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras and his wife Georgia Kretikos Samaras, was held on Monday at Athens’ First Cemetery.
Thankfully, there were no tablets
One of our favorite summer games was “Operation Rose” – as we called it – planned down to the last detail. We would stage “raids” on people’s gardens to cut roses, while one of us kept watch.
One killed in 6.1 magnitude earthquake in northwestern Turkey
One person was killed on Sunday when an earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northwestern Turkey’s Balikesir province, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding 29 people were wounded and 16 buildings collapsed.
Suspicion of illegal trade across Greek-Bulgarian border
The Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry is asking the independent revenue authority to monitor trucks coming from and going to Bulgaria for illicit imports and exports.
OSE CEO shown the door
Panagiotis Terezakis, CEO of Hellenic Railways (OSE), is not expected to retain his position, even on an interim basis, in the reorganized OSE, which is responsible for maintaining Greece’s rail infrastructure.
Wildfire contained in western Attica
Firefighters on Monday contained a wildfire that broke out in the Oinoi area of western Attica in the early hours of the day, authorities said.
Police seize over 270 kilos of cocaine with a market value over 5.5 million euros; 3 arrested
Police said Sunday they seized over 270 kilograms (595 pounds) of cocaine with an estimated value of over 5.5 million euros ($6.5 million) and arrested three men. The cocaine was hidden inside a container of bananas imported from Ecuador, they said. Police had been informed by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency that the cocaine…
Sydney Orthodox Christians face burial space shortage within a year
Orthodox Christian communities in Sydney could run out of burial space within a year, with most historic cemeteries close to capacity, local media reported, citing new data.
Scandal, policy disputes fuel ND-PASOK feud
Greece’s political spotlight has shifted to a sharpened confrontation between ruling New Democracy and the center-left PASOK, with disputes spanning scandals, education and foreign policy.