The international airport of Iraklio on the island of Crete was placed on temporary alert on Thursday when a Libyan aircraft en route from Istanbul in Turkey to Tripoli in Libya sent out a distress signal.
The seismic activity of recent days in southern Evia was preceded by two months of pre-seismic activity, according to scientists who said this has provided valuable knowledge about the region that, due to its low seismicity, has not been of particular concern.
New month, new gains for the Greek stock market, which got December off to a good start with another session of notable growth, on satisfactory turnover too, and that coming on top of Wednesday’s impressive trading.
The Goulandris Museum is hosting a series of live shows dedicated to music from cinema. This Friday features the jazz ensemble Spiral Trio.
Kathimerini, in partnership with the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) and the Delphi Economic Forum, presents “Hellas and Diaspora: The Future,” an event on the future of Greece and Greeks across the world that is being held in honor of Ted Deutch.
Turkey’s National Security Council said on Thursday that it “expects” Greece to immediately demilitarize its Aegean islands off the Turkish coast.
Roman and Byzantine antiquities removed during the excavations for the Thessaloniki metro will be put on display in the new Venizelos station, the Culture and Sports Ministry said on Thursday.
The cities of Athens and New York were formally twinned on Thursday at a ceremony in Athens City Hall on Thursday attended by their respective mayors, Kostas Bakoyannis and Eric Adams.
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary agreed on Thursday to upgrade the interconnection and transport capacity of their gas grids, part of their long-standing efforts to diversify gas sources and boost their role in Europe’s energy supply chain.