Panama-flagged freighter takes on water; crew safe
The crew of a Panama-flagged freighter had to rescued by a navy helicopter after it started taking on water for as yet unknown reasons while sailing 90 nautical miles off Pylos early on Thursday.
PM dismisses snap poll rumors, says will not ‘jeopardize country’s stability’
Greece will not be heading to elections before the spring of 2023, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday, adding that he is prepared to assume the cost of resisting pressure for snap polls for the sake of stability.
Jeff Mills
The influential American techno act makes his Athens debut at the Herod Atticus Theater on July 12 with the critically acclaimed show “Tomorrow Comes the Harvest.”
PM: Elections at end of four-year term
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ assurances that elections will be held at the end of the government’s four-year term, as well as the overt pre-election undertones in all of the political leaders’ statements, characterized Wednesday’s parliamentary session.
Greece’s pivotal role in promoting Balkan energy security
Steven Tagle joins Thanos Davelis to look at how northern Greece – and the region of Thrace in particular – has become pivotal to Greece’s and the region’s energy security amid the war in Ukraine.
Robbers blast open ATM, damage hospital in northern Athens
A group of three or four assailants dressed up to appear like doctors immobilized a security guard and blasted open an ATM at the Sismanoglio Hospital in the northern Athens suburb of Vrilissia.
Tourism giving much needed respite
With gas and electricity prices spiraling ominously, forcing the government to extend subsidies to households and businesses, the Finance Ministry predicts that a stronger-than-expected revival of the tourism industry may offer a temporary reprieve.
Turkey’s fourth drillship set for August deployment
Turkey’s fourth drilling ship will start work in the first half of August and probably in the Mediterranean, according to Turkey’s Energy Minister Fatih Donmez.
Tankers skim each other off south Evia, no injuries or damage reported
Two tankers collided off the southern coast of Evia on Thursday morning, but the impact was slight and did not cause any injury to their crews or damage to the vessels.
Three scenarios for the war in Ukraine
When it was time to end his nearly 50-year political career, Leon Panetta, with then-President Barack Obama by his side, had remembered Harry Truman’s advice: If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. Panetta took the advice.