A cargo of WTI Midland crude headed to Greece for the first time in about four years, ship tracking data on Kpler showed, as US and Israel’s war on Iran and reduced traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have upended trade flows and shut in output in the region.
Greece, together with another eight European Union members and Britain, appealed on Tuesday to Israel not to launch a ground offensive in Lebanon amid the Middle East crisis, while blaming pro-Iranian Hezbollah for the conflict and voicing support for the Lebanese government.
The catastrophic spread of sheep and goat pox through much of Greece has slowed in March with fewer new cases recorded nationwide, data released Tuesday showed, but the country looks far from its target of controlling the disease by Easter.
Greek singer Marinella was buried on Tuesday following a funeral service at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, attended by leading figures from the arts, politics and public life.
Police in Athens said Tuesday they have broken a ring that smuggled migrants into the country and provided them with fake documents with which to travel on through the European Union.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed developments in the Middle East amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran in a phone call Tuesday with the president of the United Arab Emirates, the PM’s office said.
A new underwater survey off the southeastern Aegean Sea island of Karpathos has revealed archaeological remains dating back to the 7th century BC including several ancient shipwrecks and parts of their cargoes, authorities said Tuesday.
Animal welfare inspectors in Athens confiscated dozens of animals kept on the 16th floor of a commercial building in the Ambelokipi district, municipal authorities said.
Schools in Attica will remain open on Wednesday, the day when a severe storm is expected to peak in most regions of Greece, regional authorities said.
Millions of unprocessed bad loans from last decade’s debt crisis are slowing Greece’s economic growth and stymying the rebound for families and businesses still locked out of lending markets, an International Monetary Fund official has told Reuters.