Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and main opposition PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis projected a climate of consensus during their meeting Tuesday on the escalating crisis in the Middle East and Iran, according to government sources.
As the crisis in the Middle East deepens, demand for private flights from the Gulf to Europe is surging, industry executives say. “At this moment, as we speak, a private plane is flying from Dubai to Athens,” Doulis Karafil, head of Air Business International, told Kathimerini.
The world is watching the development of military operations in the Middle East with bated breath. The almighty United States is acting without being subject to the – albeit limited and sometimes ostensible – hesitations of the past.
About 110 Greek nationals in the Persian Gulf region are expected to return to Greece from Oman by Wednesday on a special flight organized by Greek authorities, officials said.
Developments in the Middle East have meant that all of the Greek bourse gains in the year’s first couple of months have vanished.
The war in the Middle East is not far away. Thirteen countries have already been affected, including Cyprus.
Stournaras: The short-term results are price hikes and the reduction in trade and production.
The leaders of the SYRIZA and New Left parties on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to convene a Council of Political Leaders without delay, citing escalating tensions in the Middle East and potential repercussions for Greece.
The war that broke out on Saturday will have a great and unpredictable effect on our region and the world.