26 migrants rescued off Symi, one man arrested for trafficking
A 20-year-old male was arrested by the Symi Port Authority on Saturday for allegedly trafficking migrants into Greece.
Cyprus to help people evacuate from the Middle East if Israel-Hamas war expands
Cyprus’ foreign minister says authorities are in touch with the diplomatic missions of nations that may opt to evacuate their citizens through the east Mediterranean island nation if the Israeli-Hamas war expands to engulf neighboring countries.
Bike police take to Kastoria streets
Police officers who speak foreign languages are carrying out summer patrols on bicycles in the city of Kastoria, northern Greece, as part of efforts to provide upgraded services to residents and visitors.
The 40-hour standoff in the Aegean
The 40 hours between early July 22 and late on July 23, when Greek and Turkish naval forces faced off over an Italian research ship’s operations south of Kasos in the southeastern Aegean, served as a stark reminder of the ever-present danger of a conflagration in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Giannis Antetokounmpo waited years to be in the Olympics. Setbacks aside, it’s been ‘incredible’
Giannis Antetokounmpo has waited a long time to be on the Olympic stage. So, when the final horn sounded in Greece’s 77-71 win over Australia on Friday to keep alive his country’s hopes of advancing to the knockout round, the first-time Olympian slumped, put a towel over his face and buried his head.
Pebble mosaic floor with satyrs uncovered in Eretria
A section of a Late Classical-period house (mid-4th century BC) featuring a pebble mosaic floor with a central depiction of two satyrs was discovered during the installation of a new water pipeline in Eretria, Evia.
Smart solutions for land register
Bidding to reduce time and costs for citizens, artificial intelligence is being introduced for the first time in a public body, the land registry.
Increased production in 2024 expected to lower olive oil prices, producers say
Greek olive oil production is expected to be moderate to good this year, according to current forecasts for 2024, the president of the National Interprofessional Olive Oil Organization (EDOE), Manolis Giannoulis, told state-run Athens-Macedonian News Agency.
Idyllic island finally to be rid of construction ruins
Tackling a decade-long situation on the idyllic island of Chrysi, opposite Ierapetra, Crete, the Natural Environment and Climate Change Agency and the regional authority have a launched an initiative for the removal of all solid waste and construction remains strewn across the landscape.
Heat to peak on Saturday, rains on Sunday
The temperature will rise again in Greece on Saturday, reaching 40 degrees Celsius on the mainland, while rain is expected in some northern parts of the country on Sunday, weather forecasters at the National Observatory of Athens’s meteo.gr service said.