A grill owner who was arrested after a man (46) who allegedly worked for him making deliveries died of suspected heatstroke has been released after testifying before an investigating magistrate.
Cyprus and Croatia are to deploy firefighting aircraft to Greece through the EU-wide Civil Protection Mechanism, following an additional request from the General Secretariat of Civil Protection, to help battle wildfires that have intensified as the Kleon heat wave continues.
Officials on Agistri have issued fines of almost 9,000 euros in a clampdown on illegal camping on the Saronic island. Spot checks on Friday by police, foresters, firefighters and municipal officials found 29 violations of the ban on camping in forested areas during the fire season.
Turkey will act to ratify Sweden’s NATO membership bid in conjunction with cooperation from Stockholm in the fight against terrorism, President Tayyip Erdogan was quoted on Friday as saying.
A new poll released on Friday found that the majority of the British public would support the return of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece, with the condition of a “cultural partnership,” the BBC reports.
A Cyprus court on Friday found a British man who killed his ailing wife in their home guilty of manslaughter, saying that the prosecution didn’t prove beyond reasonable doubt that the 76-year-old man committed premeditated murder.
A 46-year-old man has died of suspected heatstroke on the island of Evia. Reports say the man was cycling on a street in Halkida, the island’s capital, when he collapsed.
Temperatures are expected to climb to 44 degrees Celsius in some parts of Greece on Friday and Saturday, while on Sunday they may even hit a sizzling 45C in eastern regions.
Greek diplomatic sources have expressed criticism regarding the decision made by Turkish authorities to refuse permission for the celebration of the August 15 feast day at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery, located in the mountainous Trabzon region known to Greeks as Trapezounta.
There will be no restrictions on vehicles entering central Athens as of Saturday, the Traffic Police said Thursday.