Antikythera shipwreck keeps yielding information 125 years on
One hundred and twenty five years after sponge divers discovered a shipwreck off the the island of Antikythera, southern Greece, the ship has never ceased to yield treasures.
One hundred and twenty five years after sponge divers discovered a shipwreck off the the island of Antikythera, southern Greece, the ship has never ceased to yield treasures.
An ongoing operation by a special police squad tasked with cracking down on organized crime has dismantled an international cocaine smuggling racket that used a method to get the drugs into Greece that is relatively new for this country.
A fast-moving wildfire whipped by gale-force winds burned through the night and into Thursday on Greece’s southern island of Crete, prompting the evacuation of more than 1,500 people from hotels and homes.
The government will postpone updating property tax assessments until 2028, seven years after the last adjustment, as the government grapples with an acute housing crisis that officials say leaves no room for interventions.
In recent days, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has expressed optimism that Turkey could get out of the US doghouse, in the form of sanctions, and be allowed to buy advanced F-35 multi-role aircraft.
The National Security Council (KYSEA) convened on Wednesday under Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to discuss strategies for protecting the country from increased migration flows south of Crete and potential assistance to Benghazi authorities.
Turkey might again become eligible to obtain the advanced US multi-mission F-35 plane if sanctions against it are lifted by the end of the year, as US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack claimed in an interview.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will bring the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus together again this month following a “constructive atmosphere” at an earlier meeting aimed at reviving stalled peace talks, the United Nations spokesman said Wednesday.
Greece is set for a continued stretch of hot and mostly clear weather through the weekend at least, with strong winds and rising temperatures elevating the risk of wildfires in several regions.
Greece’s unemployment rate decreased to 7.9% in May compared to the revised 10.5% in May 2024 and 8.3% in April 2025, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Wednesday.