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Visit of Greek PM to Lebanon postponed

The official visit of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to Lebanon has been postponed for a few days. According to sources from the Air Force General Staff, the government aircraft presented a technical fault and it is not possible for the Prime Minister  to visit Lebanon on Friday. The visit …

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Greece Weather Warning: Rainfalls, Thunderstorms; Alerts for islands

Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and storms accompanied by a high frequency of lightning and local hail. The locally intense phenomena are forecast to be in effect from Friday to Sunday, December 6-8, 2024. Residents of islands Rhodes, Chios, Samos, Psara received warning …

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Femicide: Man kills wife with hammer, calls police

A 39-year-old man called Greek Police short after 6:30 on Thursday evening saying he had killed his wife and her body was in the attic of the apartment they were living in Ambelokipoi district of Athens. It is the 15th femicide in the country in 2024. Police officers rushed to …

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OECD report on Greece: Strong Economy, Public Spending cuts necessary

Greece’s economy is strong and is projected to grow at a rate of 2.3% in 2024, 2.2% in 2025 and 2.5% in 2026, according to the biannual OECD Economic Outlook report released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development on Wednesday. “Rising disposable income will strengthen consumption, as a …

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Greece will not buy additional Rafale fighter jets

In a wide-ranging interview, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsosakis said the current fleet of 24 Rafale fighter jets is ‘sufficient,’ reversing earlier plans to acquire up to 12 more newly built Rafales upgraded to the latest F4 standard, the avionist.com reported on Thursday. Greece will not buy additional Dassault Rafale …

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Two metro stations to close in downtown Athens on Dec 6

Two Metro stations in downtown Athens will be closed to public for several hours on Friday, December 6, due to students’ gatherings and rallies to commemorate the killing of teenager by Alexandros Grigoropoulos by a police officer in 2008. According to a decision by the Greek Police: Metro station “Panepistimio” …

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Greek PM on a short visit to Beirut on Dec 6

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be visiting Lebanon’s capital Beirut on Friday afternoon, December 6. The visit sends “a strong message in favor of stability and peace in the region and support for Lebanon in implementing the ceasefire reached on November 26,” the government spokesman stressed announcing the visit …

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Prices in Greece’s supermarkets 0.72% down in Nov

Product prices in Greece’s supermarkets posted a 0.72 percent drop on average in November 2024, in comparison with November 2023, according to a Consumer Goods Retail Research Institute  (IELKA) survey. This found an almost complete stabilization of prices in the first 11 months of 2024 – with an average increase …

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