Luxury holiday home prices soar in the Cyclades
The asking prices for luxury holiday homes in the Cyclades have increased faster than the rest of the market in the last 12 months.
Erdogan confident Turkey will receive F-35 jets under deal with Trump
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he was confident that Turkey would be readmitted to the US F-35 fighter jet program in line with “an agreement” with US President Donald Trump.
Athens to trial overnight public transport services on Saturday
Athens will trial 24-hour public transport on Saturday night, extending metro, tram and selected bus services into the early hours of Sunday as part of a push to improve late-night mobility in the capital.
Conservative MP Zetta Makri files extortion complaint against journalist
Zetta Makri, a lawmaker with Greece’s ruling New Democracy party, has filed a complaint alleging extortion by a journalist, local media reported on Saturday.
Ten years on, New Democracy denounces ‘referendum of shame’
Greece’s ruling New Democracy party commented on the 10th anniversary of the 2015 bailout referendum with a social media post on Saturday, criticising the political leadership at the time over its handling of the crisis.
PM pledges €100 million in EU funding to Mt Athos
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis began a two-day visit to Mount Athos in northern Greece on Friday, announcing €100 million in EU funding through 2030 for infrastructure, restoration, and heritage preservation projects.
Three more Turkish opposition mayors detained as crackdown expands
Turkish authorities detained three more mayors from the main opposition party on Saturday, according to a prosecutor’s statement and media reports, expanding a months-long legal crackdown that has expanded beyond its origins in Istanbul.
Firefighting efforts improve on Evia after intense night
Firefighting efforts on the island of Evia, near Athens, showed significant improvement on Saturday morning, following a tense night of ground operations to prevent a wildfire from reaching homes in the southern village of Mesochoria, near Karystos.
US transforms Souda base into fortress
The Souda Bay naval base has been transformed into a fortress as American forces deployed advanced military hardware to safeguard critical units stationed at the strategic Mediterranean facility.
Railway system set for historic overhaul
Greece’s state railway company OSE is close to finalizing an agreement with German rail operator Deutsche Bahn for a comprehensive five-year modernization program, marking the largest transformation effort in the country’s railway history.