The Parliament’s Standing Committee on Production and Trade on Wednesday approved by majority an Energy Ministry bill ratifying exclusive lease agreements between Greece and a consortium formed by US oil major Chevron and Helleniq Energy, Greece’s largest oil refiner, to explore for natural gas off southern Crete and south of the Peloponnese.
The ministry for merchant marine has issued an urgent warning to Greek shipping companies and vessel masters on the potential mining of the Strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israeli attacks on Iran.
A Greek-owned ship was among three vessels struck by unknown projectiles near the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to reports.
Three more small migrant boats carrying over 100 people across the dangerous Mediterranean route from north Africa have reached southern Crete, officials said Wednesday.
The Defense Ministry said Wednesday it has signed four new contracts for the development of one-way drones and unmanned combat aircraft for the Greek military.
Greek Communist Party lawmakers have tabled a question in the European Parliament claiming shipping companies are coercing merchant seamen into risking their lives by sailing to the Persian Gulf, the party said Wednesday.
Giorgos Marinos, the flamboyant performer whose provocative humor, satire and cabaret-style shows helped redefine nightlife entertainment in Greece, has died at 87.
State hospital doctors will go on strike from noon to 3 pm Wednesday to protest work conditions for resident doctors.
The Education Ministry on Wednesday expressed “deep sorrow” over the death of a Thessaloniki teacher whose passing has sparked allegations she was bullied by students, urging restraint in public discussion while authorities examine the circumstances surrounding the case.
Experts use a multispectral imaging camera to examine “The Healing of the Paralytic,” by Luca Giordano, a fascinating case of forgery that began in a Naples monastery in 1653 and reaches present-day Athens.