With the Israeli Armed Forces expanding their operations deeper into the Gaza Strip and more than 450,000 reservists mobilized under “Decree 8,” Israel appears determined to escalate pressure to end the war while Hamas continues to hold hostages.
The start of summer proper is being rung in all over Athens, with the sound of concerts at outdoor venues, oldie goldies and new box-office hits at the city’s lovely open-air movie theaters.
A small private plane made an emergency landing at Thessaloniki’s international Macedonia airport on Saturday, after pilots were alerted to smoke, a local website reported.
Two people were injured on Saturday afternoon when the speedboat they were in crashed into rocks at a beach in Voula, southern Attica.
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Mount Athos in northern Greece at noon on Saturday. No damages or injuries were immediately reported.
The government in eastern Libya, backed by General Khalifa Haftar, are likely not yet ready to ratify a maritime agreement with Turkey, according to a recent report in the Middle East Eye.
Greek police has identified two more Turkish nationals as suspects in the double murder of two of their compatriots in the southern Athens suburb of Glyfada last December.
The Greek economy grew 2.2% in the first quarter, provisional data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) showed on Friday.
The exodus from Athens reached peak figures on Saturday, with a sharp surge in traffic on major highways and at ports serving the city from the morning hours.
It started out like any other day at the office. The employees took their seats and put on their headsets, ready for a nine-hour shift. The day’s first round of calls to potential investors in Gulf countries began 10 a.m. on Friday, May 16. Just 10 minutes later, the police burst in.