Cyprus ready to launch a maritime aid corridor for Gaza
On Monday Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Cyprus is fully ready to launch a maritime aid corridor from the port of Larnaca to Gaza.
On Monday Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said Cyprus is fully ready to launch a maritime aid corridor from the port of Larnaca to Gaza.
The US Embassy in Athens and its Consular Section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US Government offices in Greece will be closed on Thursday, in observance of Thanksgiving Day, a US national holiday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented the government’s measures for the reconstruction of the Thessaly and Evros regions in Parliament on Wednesday. Additionally, he outlined a series of initiatives to address the climate crisis, emphasizing that climate change is a global challenge unsuitable for political confrontations.
The Hellenic Police (ELAS) is reportedly planning to ask for a postponement of the Greek Cup soccer derby match between crosstown rivals Olympiakos and Panathinaikos scheduled for December 6 as it will coincide with events marking the anniversary of the murder of teenager Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in 2008.
The proposal by a prominent ship magnate to construct a two-story house near the Panagia Armata Church in the old port of Spetses has ignited controversy on the charming Saronic island. The municipality, local associations, and citizen groups are voicing their opposition, contending that the construction will effectively “obliterate” the church – officially recognized as…
A truck driver sustained injuries when his vehicle plunged off a bridge on the outer ring road of Thessaloniki in northern Greece on Wednesday.
The stated aim of the “Annual Report on Priorities and Areas for Action” published on Tuesday by the National Intelligence Service (EYP) is to create a sense of accountability and transparency and ultimately to help restore the image and prestige of the service, which was seriously affected by the phone tapping scandal.
Greece has expressed its approval of a Qatar-mediated agreement facilitating a four-day truce in Gaza and the release of 50 captives held in the enclave.
There will be no taxis in Athens on Wednesday as the Association of Attica Taxi Drivers (SATA) has called for a strike.
Government measures aimed at reconstructing the regions of Thessaly and Evros in the wake of this year’s disasters and addressing the climate crisis will be deliberated in Wednesday’s plenary session of Parliament.