Argolida fisherman catches 2.5-meter shark
A fisherman in Argolida in the northeastern Peloponnese caught a 2.5-meter shark on his fishing line off the coast of the resort town of Ermioni, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday.
A fisherman in Argolida in the northeastern Peloponnese caught a 2.5-meter shark on his fishing line off the coast of the resort town of Ermioni, state broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday.
Traffic gridlock has become routine for Attica drivers, who in 2024 lost an average of 111 hours stuck in congestion, up from 104 the previous year.
A tourist bus from Thessaloniki to Athens crashed early Saturday morning near Lake Yliki after the driver lost control, authorities reported.
Athens municipal workers on Saturday cleaned the iconic glass sculpture “Dromeas” (The Runner) by Greek artist Costas Varotsos, in an operation carried out in partnership with Karcher systems. The sculpture is cleaned every two years.
Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Airport is recording dynamic growth, serving over 6.8 million passengers in the first 10 months of the year.
Greece on Saturday reiterated its rejection of the unilateral declaration of the so-called “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus,” marking 42 years since the move in November 1983, and emphasized that it is “illegal” and widely condemned by the United Nations.
Authorities on Saturday detained four individuals in Thessaloniki and Kavala in northern Greece in connection with the November 1 killing of Giannis Lalas, a prominent figure in the country’s nighttime criminal underworld and the so-called “Greek Mafia.”
Public space in Athens is scarce – and therefore precious. The Attica Regional Authority, however, doesn’t seem to share that view.
Greece has seen one of the largest increases in international arrivals in Europe compared to 2019.
The gates of Athens Polytechnic opened on Saturday morning for a three-day commemoration marking the 52nd anniversary of the 1973 student uprising against Greece’s military dictatorship, culminating on Monday with the annual march to the US Embassy.