Fire Department receives over 580 calls as storm Byron batters Greece
The Fire Department’s Operations Center received more than 580 calls from Thursday morning until 1 p.m. Friday as Storm Byron swept across Greece.
The Fire Department’s Operations Center received more than 580 calls from Thursday morning until 1 p.m. Friday as Storm Byron swept across Greece.
Greece will begin dismantling part of its trolleybus overhead wiring network on Sunday, starting in the port city of Piraeus, as the government moves to replace the aging fleet with next-generation electric buses, the Transport Ministry said.
Farmers moved their tractors to the Promachonas border crossing with Bulgaria on Friday, blocking freight traffic as they escalated nationwide protests over delayed European Union payments.
A ferry was diverted to the Cycladic island of Sifnos on Friday to transport a child in need of medical care after aircraft were grounded by severe weather, Shipping and Island Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias said.
A few days ago, photos of a pack of wolves wandering outside Elaiochoria, in the regional unit of Halkidiki, northern Greece, were posted on the internet. According to the report, local residents are concerned about their appearance so close to their homes. This phenomenon has become frequent in the villages of Halkidiki, while wolf attacks…
Greek lawmakers approved late on Thursday the purchase of 36 PULS rocket artillery systems from Israel for about 650 million euros ($757.84 million), two officials with knowledge of the issue told Reuters.
A 58-year-old man and his 55-year-old wife were found dead in their home in Alexandroupoli, northern Greece, Friday after relatives, unable to reach them for several days, alerted police late Thursday.
Strong rain and thunderstorms affecting much of eastern and southern Greece are expected to continue through Friday and into Saturday, the National Meteorological Service (EMY) said in an updated warning of severe weather.
Constantinos Filis, the director of the Institute of Global Affairs and a professor of international relations at the American College of Greece, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the “historic” – as President Nikos Christodoulides called it – maritime deal between Cyprus and Lebanon.
Police in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, uncovered an illegal gambling operation on Thursday morning, where games of chance, including slot machines, were being conducted, authorities said.