Greek warships were expected to arrive off Cyprus early Wednesday, completing what Athens described as a defensive deployment aimed at shielding the island from a possible Iranian strike and underscoring Greece’s solidarity with Nicosia.
Even as regional tensions disrupted travel plans and kept many participants away, the Cyprus-India Business & Investment Summit 2026 went ahead on Tuesday in Nicosia.
A 34-year-old man was remanded into custody Tuesday after appearing before a Thessaloniki magistrate on attempted murder charges, following a brutal beating that left his 38-year-old partner hospitalized in intensive care.
The unemployment rate in Greece fell to 7.7% in January 2026, down from an upwardly revised 9.8% in January 2025 and an upwardly revised 7.9% in December 2025, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) said on Tuesday.
Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis met European Council President Antonio Costa, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels on Tuesday ahead of the European Council meeting on March 19.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and main opposition PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis projected a climate of consensus during their meeting Tuesday on the escalating crisis in the Middle East and Iran, according to government sources.
As the crisis in the Middle East deepens, demand for private flights from the Gulf to Europe is surging, industry executives say. “At this moment, as we speak, a private plane is flying from Dubai to Athens,” Doulis Karafil, head of Air Business International, told Kathimerini.
The world is watching the development of military operations in the Middle East with bated breath. The almighty United States is acting without being subject to the – albeit limited and sometimes ostensible – hesitations of the past.
About 110 Greek nationals in the Persian Gulf region are expected to return to Greece from Oman by Wednesday on a special flight organized by Greek authorities, officials said.
Developments in the Middle East have meant that all of the Greek bourse gains in the year’s first couple of months have vanished.