Greece repatriates 91 from Abu Dhabi
A Greek C-130 transport plane carrying 91 citizens from Abu Dhabi landed Thursday afternoon at Elefsina Airport, part of Greece’s ongoing effort to repatriate nationals from the Middle East.
Divergent viewpoints and frictions weaken the EU
A few hours in Brussels, and contacts and discussions with officials of the European bureaucracy are enough to confirm the problematic image that the European Union conveys in terms of how it deals with crises and manages relations with other powerful players in the global economic and geopolitical scene.
ATHEX: Volatility is the only certainty
The upward move that Greek stocks attempted on Thursday morning rapidly lost steam and the benchmark had to settle for moderate gains in the end, on reduced turnover, too.
Mitsotakis, el-Sisi discuss Middle East developments in phone call
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke by phone on Thursday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.
Some 200 migrants reach Crete from Africa in a day
Around 200 migrants have reached the southern island of Crete in one day after making the dangerous sea crossing from northern Africa, authorities said Thursday.
Killer drones
Just hours before these lines were written, two Greek F-16s took off from an air base in Paphos to intercept a “suspicious flying object” (that is, a drone) before it entered Cypriot airspace.
Greece says its response to Cyprus is driven by national interest
Greek government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis on Thursday defended Athens’ response to rising tensions in Cyprus, citing Spain’s recent decision to send a frigate to the island.
Decline reported in new sheep pox cases
New outbreaks of the sheep and goat pox epidemic that has plagued Greek livestock farming for the past year and a half have declined in number and range, updated government figures showed Thursday.
Luggage thief caught working carousel at Athens airport
An alleged luggage thief has been arrested for systematically preying on newly-arrived passengers at Athens International Airport, authorities said Thursday.
Man caught with nearly 8 kilos of marijuana near Albanian border
A man has been arrested in the region of Kastoria, near the northwestern border with Albania, with nearly eight kilograms of marijuana in his car, authorities said Thursday.