US MQ-9s returning to Larissa base
MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles of the American armed forces will be operating in the coming weeks from the Hellenic Air Force’s 110th Combat Wing at Larissa Air Base.
Greek police rescue 64 migrants marooned on border islet
Greek police said Thursday they rescued 64 asylum-seekers, including 10 children, who had been marooned by smugglers on a tiny islet in the river that runs along Greece’s land border with Turkey.
Sotiris Danezis | Piraeus | To May 29
In his third solo show, respected Greek war correspondent Sotiris Danezis presents a collection titled “Non-Returns.” The expansive show comprises some 300 photographs, installations and documentary footage.
Celebrating Easter as ‘normal’ after two years
After two years of confinement and social restrictions, many Greeks this year will be able to spend Easter in villages or on the islands. Traffic congestion at Athens’ exit points has been steadily growing since Wednesday as the wave of vacationers left the city.
Akar reiterates Turkish call for demilitarization of islands
Turkey’s Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has reiterated his country’s demand that Greece demilitarize its Aegean islands off the Turkish coast, while slamming Athens over its ongoing armement program.
European hepatitis scare puts doctors on the alert
Doctors are being advised to keep a lookout for symptoms that may point to hepatitis in children aged 16 and under regardless of the reasons why they are seeing a patient.
‘A classic David-vs-Goliath story’
Until 2019 he was a high-ranking CIA officer, responsible for special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Russia. He was born in Athens, Greece into a Greek-American and Jewish family. Pretty soon the family had to return to the US, where Polymeropoulos’ father became a Rutgers and Cornell University professor.
Total withdraws from two hydrocarbon blocks off Crete
TotalEnergies on Thursday announced its decision to withdraw from two hydrocarbon exploration blocks near Crete – the block of Western Crete and that of Southwest Crete – after the completion of surveys in those areas, saying it has informed the authorities and its partners of its decision.
Lalizas to show latest products at Posidonia
Lalizas SA, a manufacturer of maritime lifesaving equipment, is planning to celebrate its 40th anniversary during its 11th Posidonia outing this summer, as the fair is taking place on June 6-10 at the Metropolitan Expo center next to Athens Airport.
Green shift still focus of recovery plan
Despite the challenges from the health and energy crises, “the alignment of economic growth with our ambitious goals for the climate remains the focus of Greece’s strategic priorities,” Finance Minister Christos Staikouras told the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action online meeting on Tuesday.