In the leadup to International Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27, the Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) has said that the responsibility to pass on the memory of the Holocaust “is a sacred mission.”
Annoyed at Greece’s arms programs, Ankara is accusing Athens of “provocative actions and rhetoric” that could increase tension in the region.
Two brothers have died in a house fire on the island of Zakynthos. Firefighters found the remains of the two men, aged 43 and 54, during an operation to extinguish a fire in a detached house in Zakynthos town.
Residents in Attica have been urged to limit their movements due to the deteriorating weather in an emergency 112 alert sent to all mobile phones in the region.
A Greece-flagged vessel is among two tankers chartered by Chevron Corp to load Venezuelan heavy crude at the South American country and should depart in coming days for the United States, according to shipping documents and sources.
The world’s first factory to produce the new third-generation photovoltaics, which can deliver electricity from almost anywhere the sun shines, will be created in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, as part of a major European project.
The weather is likely to worsen on Thursday due to the area of low pressure across the country. According to the Meteo weather service, heavy rains and storms will initially occur in the Ionian Islands and the western mainland Greece, which will be accompanied by lightning and hail.
Motorists on the Attiki Odos motorway around Athens are facing delays of up to 25 minutes due to an crash at one interchange and the deteriorating weather situation.
The censure motion submitted against the government by main opposition SYRIZA is seen as a dress rehearsal of upcoming national elections, with increased polarization and toxicity.
In view of the deterioration of the weather around the country, Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister Christos Stylianides chaired a meeting on Wednesday to evaluate the meteorological data and draft a response.