A large wildfire that erupted Wednesday afternoon in Rafina, east of Athens, has quickly grown, destroying five to six homes and several vehicles in the area between Pikermi and Spata, Spata-Artemida Mayor Dimitris Markou told public broadcaster ERT.
The local backlash is intensifying over dust and disruption from construction at the Elliniko redevelopment site. The municipalities of Glyfada and Alimos, along with three neighborhood associations and nearly 1,000 residents, have issued a formal legal notice to Lamda Development.
A 45-year-old man appeared before a Halkidiki court under summary proceedings, charged with negligent arson in connection with a large wildfire that broke out in a remote pine forest near Vourvourou, on the northern peninsula of Sithonia.
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis will visit Benghazi on Sunday, where he is scheduled to meet with the head of the Libyan National Army and de facto ruler of eastern Libya, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar.
Yala Greek Ice Cream, the first authentic Greek ice cream shop in the United States, opens on July 20, National Ice Cream Day, in Georgetown, Washington, DC.
The American College of Greece – Deree marks the 150th anniversary of its establishment in 1875, in Smyrna, an important milestone and an opportunity to cast a spotlight on its rich history and impact on Greek society.
China has been squeezing Taiwan for years. President Xi Jinping has made reunification a key pillar of his nationalist agenda and ordered the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) to be ready to seize the island by 2027.
The former government partner of Alexis Tsipras, Panos Kammenos, criticized Angela Merkel in a social media post, accusing her of “telling half the truth” about the events of 2015.
A wildfire broke out Wednesday afternoon in low vegetation near homes in Rafina, a coastal town east of Athens, prompting evacuations and a full closure of a major roadway.
How we spend our summers is a good way to understand how drastically the world has changed in this small corner of it. It is, after all, a gauge of our social, economic, political and psychological condition and state of mind.