Village evacuated again as Lesvos blaze flares up
A major sive wildfire that has been burning – on and off – on Lesvos since Saturday, flared up again on Wednesday near Vrisa, some 50 kilometers west of the eastern Aegean island’s capital, Mytilini.
Man arrested for stealing farm trailers in northern Greece
Police in Veria, northern Greece, have arrested a man on suspicion of stealing more than 18,000 euros’ worth of agricultural equipment from local farms.
‘Erdogan feels weak,’ says ex-Mossad chief
With 42 years’ worth of experience in the armed forces and intelligence, General Danny Yatom is a living legend in Israel.
Renowned psychiatrist Matthew Josafat dies
Matthew Josafat, one of Greece’s most renowned psychiatrists, has died at 85. He had suffered health problems for several years.
Grade thresholds for uni admission to be announced Friday
Minimum entry grades for Greek universities will be announced by Friday, Education Minister Niki Kerameus said Wednesday.
Getting brains to come back to homeland
The BrainReGain – Hellenism in Action initiative to repatriate Greeks who left the country in the previous decade due to the financial crisis will receive a boost on Wednesday with the publication of Greece Country Highlights.
Second round of subsidies for EV purchase to launch Thursday
A second round of subsidies for electric vehicle (EV) purchases will launch Thursday, the Greek government has said.
PASOK chief’s spyware claim
The head of the socialist opposition PASOK party, Nikos Androulakis, lodged a complaint on Tuesday with senior court prosecutors over an alleged attempt to install spying software on his mobile phone.
Cavusoglu: Talks over F-16 sale ‘going well’
Talks with the United States over the sale of 40 Lockheed Martin-made F-16 fighter jets are “going well,” Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu was quoted by the state-run Anadolu news agency as saying on Wednesday, adding that “the negative atmosphere seen in Congress in past years has disappeared.”
Dendias to visit Cyprus on Thursday
Dendias will meet with Archbishop Chrysostomos of Cyprus ahead of talks with President Nicos Anastasiades.