Germany’s policy of ‘equal distances’ between Greece and Turkey
With Turkey escalating its provocations against Greece in the Aegean, we saw Germany once again – at least initially – call on “both sides” to reduce tensions.
Aegina woman stabbed to death
Greek authorities are investigating the death of a 73-year-old woman who was found dead in her home on the island of Aegina, near Athens, on Saturday.
Purple jellyfish are now spreading to the Ionian Sea
The undesirable purple jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) that has proliferated in several parts of the Aegean Sea is now reportedly spreading to the Ionian.
Iran’s Khamenei posts video showing capture of Greek tanker
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday released a video on Twitter showing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seizing one of the two Greek oil tankers.
Moderate tremor hits Iraklio, no damages reported
An earthquake of a preliminary magnitude of 3.9 struck near the town of Iralkio, Crete, on Saturday afternoon, the country’s Geodynamic Institute said. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
Greece’s ‘European Stork Village’ celebrates return of migratory birds
Storks, which symbolize the arrival of new life for many cultures, have returned from Africa to their old nests in one of the recognized European Stork Villages, of Poros in the Evros River Delta, in northeastern Greece.
A workforce trapped in inactivity
Almost one in four Greeks of working age has “a need to work that hasn’t been met,” but doesn’t go to the trouble to look for a job, Eurostat statistics have revealed.
Divers discover wreck of Spanish freighter sunk by Greek submarine in WWII
Greek divers have discovered the wreckage of a Spanish freighter almost 80 years after it was torpedoed by a Greek submarine in the Aegean Sea during World War Two. The SS San Isidro Labrado, which was in German service, sank on April 5, 1943, after being hit by torpedoes fired by Greek submarine Katsonis.
Turkey summons Greek ambassador to foreign ministry
Turkey summoned the Greek ambassador to Ankara to the foreign ministry to protest about what it said was Greece providing opportunities for terrorist groups to conduct activities, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported on Friday.
Albania to choose chief of defense as president
Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday that his party has picked the country’s chief of defense, Major General Bajram Begaj, to be the new president after failing to choose a consensus candidate with the opposition.