Evros wildfire scorches area bigger than New York City
The Evros wildfire, now in its 11th day, has destroyed 808.7 square kilometres, an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.
The Evros wildfire, now in its 11th day, has destroyed 808.7 square kilometres, an area larger than New York City, the European Union-backed Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.
American filmmaker, actor, and comedian Woody Allen will be in Athens next month to promote his new film “Coup de chance.” The screening, which will be introduced by the director himself, will take place on September 8 at Cine Aegli, the outdoor cinema at the Zappeion, as part of the 29th Athens International Film Festival.
A Supreme Court prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the holding of a donkey road race on the island of Lesvos after footage showing youths riding the animals surfaced online.
The government has declared that all areas burned in recent wildfires will be reforested and also agreed on measures to prevent erosion and flooding, at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens.
Eleven people were arrested on the popular island of Naxos between August 12 to 25 for installing dozens of unlicensed sun beds and umbrellas on the beach, the finance ministry said in a press release on Tuesday.
Five youths were arrested late Monday night for attacking a 16-year-old boy in Nea Filadelfia, western Athens, on early Tuesday morning, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
A massive wildfire is burning unabated in the northeast of the country for the 11th day despite the efforts of hundreds of firefighters and a fleet of water-dropping aircraft.
Τhe United Arab Emirates Air Force aerobatic display team and two Typhoons arrived in Athens on Monday to take part in the 11th Athens Flying Week 2023 taking place on September 2-3.
Greece’s Coast Guard on Tuesday released a video showing the moment a boat carrying 22 migrants sank northeast of the island of Lesvos, where four people died on Monday.
A private equity fund with a strong presence in the international higher education sector and a Spanish university are reportedly in the frame of those interested in investing in private Greek higher education. Given that a Cypriot institute of higher education has already announced its plans to do so, the announcement of the institutionalization of…