Divers sent to evaluate the state of a passenger ferry that ran aground off Nea Styra, in Evia, with 105 passengers and nine crew on board, have found a 20-meter crack below the water line, according to state-run broadcaster ERT.
Despite Cyprus being better prepared than ever ahead of the wildfire season, last month Cyprus was hit with its worst wildfire in decades.
Greek authorities have expressed deep concern over reports of expanded land encroachments by Israeli settlers on property belonging to the Greek Orthodox Church in the West Bank, particularly around the historic Monastery of Saint Gerasimos of the Jordan near Jericho.
A warning has been issued for Thursday as Greece’s General Secretariat for Civil Protection forecasts a very high risk of wildfires in six regions.
Prosecutors have charged the captain of the Panagia Paravouniotissa ferry with causing a maritime accident after the vessel ran aground off Nea Styra, Evia, with 105 passengers and nine crew on board. He remains in custody and is due back in court on Friday.
Airline booking data show the number of visitors to Greece for August-October is set to rise 4.6% against the same period in 2024.
Greece has formally rejected Libya’s maritime claims in a letter to the United Nations secretary-general and in a diplomatic note to the Tripoli-based Government of National Unity, escalating a long-standing dispute over offshore energy rights in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The first Greek nanosatellite, MICE-1, built by Prisma Electronics, based in Alexandroupoli, has been transported to Berlin, where it will be integrated into a dedicated launch pod before being shipped to SpaceX for launch on October 1, 2025.
A survey of Greek employees through the LinkedIn platform showed that most would prefer a more flexible working schedule, more rest opportunities and other incentives in the form of relaxation spaces within the workplace, bonuses and opportunities for training seminars.
A restart of Iraq’s Kurdish oil exports via Turkey’s Ceyhan pipeline is not imminent, four industry sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, even though Iraq’s oil minister was quoted as saying he expected a resumption shortly.