Toxic confrontation over dead fish
An operation has begun to remove the hundreds and thousands of dead fish from Lake Karla and the Pagasetic Gulf in Volos, central Greece.
Turkey’s FM attends first EU meeting in five years in bid to boost ties
Turkey’s foreign minister hopes to make progress on improving Ankara’s rocky ties with the European Union on Thursday as he attends a meeting of EU ministers in Brussels for the first time in five years, a source from his ministry said.
Building licenses suspended in Santorini’s caldera zone
A clause that imposes suspension on building in the wider zone of the caldera on the islands of Santorini and Therasia was included in draft legislation put out for public consultation by the Environment Ministry on Thursday.
Gerapetritis raises Kasos issue with Fidan
Foreign Ministers George Gerapetritis raised the issue, among others, of Ankara’s reactions to the investigations conducted by the special Italian-flagged ship Ievoli Relume south of Kasos for the electrical interconnection project between Greece and Cyprus during a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Brussels with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the informal working lunch of…
Fourlis expands in Balkans and Cyprus with Foot Locker deal
Retail group Fourlis seeks to expand its presence in the Balkans and Cyprus with an agreement it reached with US multinational sportswear and footwear company Foot Locker.
Storms on the horizon
August in Greece is expected to end with lightening storms as a cold and unstable weather front is expected to affect most regions of the country until Saturday, according to an emergency bulletin issued by the national weather service, EMY, on Thursday.
As violence grows in West Bank, Israeli military mainly focuses on one kind
The wide-scale Israeli raids in the West Bank overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday stand in stark contrast to Israel’s response to Jewish settler violence in the area, which has surged during the nearly 11-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.
Ghostly Kisses | Athens | October 4
Ghostly Kisses, the musical project of French-Canadian artists Margaux Sauve and Louis-Etienne Santais, is coming to Athens for the first time with a performance at Gagarin 205 (Liosion 205) on October 4. With over 100 million streams, Ghostly Kisses has become one of pop’s hottest acts. Their hits, including “The City Holds My Heart,” “Empty…
Erdogan’s strategy for influence in Africa
Turkey is among the five most powerful countries operating on the African continent. It is present in regional crises, developing the role of mediator, currently between Ethiopia and Somalia. It sells defense equipment, with an emphasis on drones, and has established military and naval bases.
Yet another unimpressive ATHEX session
The underwhelming activity at the Athens Stock Exchange continued Thursday, with the general index closing with gains this time, after two sessions with losses, but with the same low turnover and narrow trading band.