May 28, 2022
Greece Weather Warning: Heavy rainfalls, thunderstorms after the heatwave
Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of weather deterioration with locally stron…
May 27, 2022
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in retaliation; Athens speaks of “piracy”
Iran has seized two Greece-owned and -flagged oil tankers in retaliation for Iranian oil seized off …
May 27, 2022
Thessaloniki Fire: Two intubated, 11 injured, dozens evacuated (video)
Over 44 people were evacuated, eleven people have been rushed to hospitals and two have been intubat…
May 27, 2022
Purple jellyfish outbreak is not just a Greek problem. Where to report online
There is a Purple Jellyfish or Pelagia noctiluca outbreak in Greek waters, in the Aegean and the Ion…
May 26, 2022
FM: Turkey will challenge islands sovereignty if Greece doesn’t demilitarize
Greece must withdraw its military from the Aegean islands or Turkey “will take matters further,” if…
May 26, 2022
Firefighters from 6 European countries to be deployed in Greece
Advance detachments of firefighters from six European countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, France…
May 26, 2022
Greece’s Letter to UN refuting Turkey’s claims regarding Aegean islands
The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations delivered a letter addressed to UN Secr…
May 26, 2022
Kidnapped child Rainer Pedersen “safe in Norway”, claim father’s lawyers
6-year-old Rainer Jason Pedersen, kidnapped from his home in northern Athens is allegedly “saf…
May 26, 2022
Lifeguard tower in front of famous Zakynthos shipwreck triggers outrage
A wooden lifeguard tower was installed right in front of Greece’s most famous and most photogr…
May 25, 2022
Gov platform to receive 60% rebate on electricity scheduled to open mid-June
An amendment legislating for an emergency subsidy pr rebate of up to 600 euros for energy consumers …
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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of weather deterioration with locally strong rainfalls and thunderstorms that will most possible be accompanied with hailfalls. The weather warning issued for Sunday, May 29, 2020, comes after a mini heatwave with temperatures up to 38 degrees Celsius during the week that ends on …
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Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in retaliation; Athens speaks of “piracy”
Iran has seized two Greece-owned and -flagged oil tankers in retaliation for Iranian oil seized off Greece earlier by US authorities state broadcaster ERT reported early Friday evening. The tankers were approached by helicopters and members of the Iranian military have boarded on the tankers, the report noted. Prompt was …
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Thessaloniki Fire: Two intubated, 11 injured, dozens evacuated (video)
Over 44 people were evacuated, eleven people have been rushed to hospitals and two have been intubated after a big fire broke out in the building housing the Thessaloniki Chamber of Industry, on Aristotelous Square in the center of the city in northern Greece. The fire broke out short before …
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Reunite the Marbles: Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler to rock the Parthenon
Grammy Award-winning American composer and producer Desmond Child, Alice Cooper, Bonny Tyler , Sakis Rouvas and other musicians join forces in a concert with the aim of reunite the Parthenon Marbles. The concert with the title “Desmond Child Rocks the Parthenon” is scheduled to take place at the Odeon of …
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Purple jellyfish outbreak is not just a Greek problem. Where to report online
There is a Purple Jellyfish or Pelagia noctiluca outbreak in Greek waters, in the Aegean and the Ionian Seas and experts blame the rising of sea temperatures as well as the over-fishing. The purple jellyfish has been observed in large numbers in the central and northern Aegean Sea, in the …
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FM: Turkey will challenge islands sovereignty if Greece doesn’t demilitarize
Greece must withdraw its military from the Aegean islands or Turkey “will take matters further,” if Athens failed to do so, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu warned on Thursday. Ankara is prepared to challenge their sovereignty, he added. “We are not bluffing. If Athens does not comply, we will take matters …
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Firefighters from 6 European countries to be deployed in Greece
Advance detachments of firefighters from six European countries – Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, France, Finland and Norway – will arrive in the country ahead of the fire season, a high-level meeting in Athens decided on Thursday. These units, which will be based in Athens, Larissa and Tripoli, are being funded by …
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Student injured by flash grenade fired by riot police in Thessaloniki (video)
A student of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki lays on the ground as blood is flowing under his head. The young man was hit by a flash grenade fired directly at him by a riot policeman on Thursday afternoon. The injured youn man is surrounded by co-students as they all awaiting …
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Greece’s Letter to UN refuting Turkey’s claims regarding Aegean islands
The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations delivered a letter addressed to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejecting claims contained in a letter delivered by Turkey to the same body in September 2021. The letter dated May 25, 2022, focuses particularly on Turkish claims that failure …
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5-year-old girl found drowning in the port of Piraeus; last minute rescue
A 5-year-old girl was found drowning in the sea inside the port of Piraeus with the mother to not have even noticed the incident. A tragedy was averted only because the captain of a ferry readying to dock at the biggest port of the country saw the little girl’s hands …
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Diagnostic centers, laboratories on 3-day strike for insured EOPYY patients
Personnel at private diagnostic laboratories launched a three-day strike on Thursday, May 26, and during this time they will not offer their services free of charge to patients insured at Greece’s national health insurance EOPYY. The strike starts on Thursday, May 26 until Saturday, May 28, 2022. Patients insured at …
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Kidnapped child Rainer Pedersen “safe in Norway”, claim father’s lawyers
6-year-old Rainer Jason Pedersen, kidnapped from his home in northern Athens is allegedly “safe in Norway,” the father lawyers who contacted Greek counterparts and the charitythat issued the Amber Alert claimed. The child was apparently kidnapped by his Norwegian father on Tuesday evening and left the country on a false …
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Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in retaliation; Athens speaks of “piracy”
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FM: Turkey will challenge islands sovereignty if Greece doesn’t demilitarize
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Firefighters from 6 European countries to be deployed in Greece
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Student injured by flash grenade fired by riot police in Thessaloniki (video)
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Greece’s Letter to UN refuting Turkey’s claims regarding Aegean islands
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Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios says Russian church has “disappointed us” over Ukraine
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Texas School Shooting: Greece extends heartfelt condolences to victims’ families
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Mitsotakis: Erdogan is wrong to think I won’t defend Greece’s sovereignty & I won’t make the case international
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New vandalism in Hagia Sophia: “Souvenirs” from walls, hoping for a miracle?
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Turkey escalates verbal attacks against Greek PM with direct insults
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Erdogan: “For me there is no Mitsotakis, I will never meet with him again”
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Gov platform to receive 60% rebate on electricity scheduled to open mid-June
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“Εnhanced surveillance for Greece to end in August,” says EU Commission
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Passenger traffic at Greece’s airports soars Jan-Apr 2022
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EU Commission revises forecasts for Greece’s economy downwards to 3.5%
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Greece’s hotels struggle to fill available positions during busy tourism summer