Athens fears new energy emergency
The threat of generalized conflict in the Middle East is reportedly causing intense concern in Athens regarding the turbulence it could trigger in the energy sector, supply chains, and in the economy in general.
The threat of generalized conflict in the Middle East is reportedly causing intense concern in Athens regarding the turbulence it could trigger in the energy sector, supply chains, and in the economy in general.
A man was briefly detained on Wednesday night after he started throwing petrol bombs off the balcony of his apartment in the district of New Ionia, northern Athens.
Greek police’s internal affairs division arrested on Thursday a border guard for repeatedly stealing money from his colleagues at a pre-departure detention center for migrants in northern Greece.
A 45-year-old man was killed in Ilia, southern Greece, early Thursday morning after crashing his vehicle into two utility poles at high speed.
The military confrontations in the wider area around Greece, extending from the Middle East to Ukraine, have prompted Athens to expedite decisions aimed at a multi-level air defense (anti-drone, and medium-range anti-ballistic).
Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras said on Wednesday that the traditional August 15 festivities will take place without lamb, while hinting that slaughterhouses across the country are expected to remain closed next week.
Less than a week after the killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran, Iran, and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, the entire Middle East is on edge. Fears of a broader regional war have been mounting amid vows of revenge from Iranian leaders that have left Israel in a state of deep uncertainty.
Passenger and merchant marine captains are raising the alarm about inadequate infrastructure in the country’s ports, which, in several cases, makes them dangerous.
More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete on Thursday continued to fight a large wildfire that forced authorities to evacuate one village and prepare others for evacuation.
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