Wildfire prompts evacuations on Kythera island
A wildfire broke out on Saturday morning in a rural, forested area near Pitsinades in central Kythera, triggering a large emergency response and multiple evacuation alerts, authorities said.
PASOK will likely hold party congress mid-December
Socialist PASOK, the main opposition party in Parliament, will most likely hold its next congress in mid-December, according to top party officials.
Selective visibility
Let’s be honest: If a major industry publication like Variety magazine hadn’t written about the fact that the Greek state owes more than €100 million to international film productions, including “Maria,” starring Angelina Jolie, corrective measures would probably not have been taken to address the issue.
Big potential for shopping malls
The future prospects of shopping centers in the Greek market are very high, as the country has the lowest penetration rate of these properties on the European level.
Novartis case trial entering home stretch
The trial of the protected witnesses in the Novartis bribery case is entering its final phase next week.
New legislation will grant legal status to Mt Sinai monastery
A bill tabled by the government in Parliament Friday will grant legal status in Greece to St Catherine’s Monastery on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula.
Heatwave set to persist through the weekend
An officer dabs the sweat off the face of a presidential guard standing stoic sentry in front of Parliament in Athens on Friday, as temperatures in the Greek capital soared to 40 degrees Celsius on the fifth day of a scorching heatwave that is expected to persist through the weekend.
Wildfire in Albania injures three people, forces evacuation of 2,000
A wildfire injured three people and forced the evacuation of about 2,000 residents near the southern Albanian town of Delvina on Friday.
Crane collapses onto house in Peristeri
A heavy-duty crane vehicle has collapsed onto a two-story house on Arcadia Street in Peristeri, western Athens.
Prison officer believed to be target of Thessaloniki blast
The police’s Organized Crime Directorate are investigating a powerful explosion that occurred shortly after 2 a.m. at the entrance to an apartment building in Thessaloniki’s eastern Sykies suburb.