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Iran-backed Houthi rebels threaten Greek-flagged vessels

Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are sending threatening emails to Greek shipping companies warning of attacks on vessels crossing the Red Sea. Houthi rebels are threatening Greek-flagged ships belonging to companies cooperating with Israel, according a Reuters report published on Thursday. Through an email campaign, Iran-backed Houthi rebels are warning …

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Weather Warning as storm front CASSANDRA hits Greece

Greece’s National Meteorology Service EMY issued a weather warning of rain and storm front CASSANDRA forecast to hit Greece on Friday and Saturday, October 4-5, 2024. Cassandra is forecast to pass initially the North of Greece and extend to the South. The weather will deteriorate with the passage of a …

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Greeks, Cypriots evacuated from Lebanon with C-130 of Greek Air Force

Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals are being evacuated from Lebanon with a C-130 military transport plane sent by the Hellenic Air Force on Thursday, as the .Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals were being evacuated from Lebanon on Thursday as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified. The C-130 …

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Ferries docked at Greek ports due to 48h strike

Ferries and ships will remain docked at Greek ports due to a 48-hour nationwide strike announced by the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation. The strike will take place on October 22-23, 2024. The union demands the signing of collective labor agreements for 2025 in the coastal shipping sector, with a 12% wage …

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Wildfire in Xylokastro may have been caused by bee smoking

Initial evidence gathered by the Fire Department has shown that the wildfire in Rozena by Xylokastro, western Greece, was started by a beekeeper smoking honeybees, the Crimes of Arson Directorate announced on Wednesday. The fire started on Sunday and killed two people, caused extensive destruction, as it burned for three …

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Greece’s National Action Plan to deal with demographic problem

Minister for Social Cohesion and Family, Sofia Zacharaki, presented on Wednesday a series of measures aiming to address Greece’s demographic problem of aging population and declining birth rates. Starting in 2025, the National Action Plan for the Demographic Problem has a 10-year horizon and unfolds along five main lines, while …

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Greece activates mechanism to assist Greeks wishing to leave Lebanon

Greece’s  Foreign Ministry has activated the Crisis Management Unit in order to assist Greeks who want to leave Lebanon, the ministry announced on Wednesday, Οψτοβερ 2, 2024. The announcement stressed that Greek citizens who want to leave Lebanon can contact the Consular Office of the Greek Embassy in Beirut at …

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Agrinio: Explosive device detonates in primary school courtyard

An explosive device detonated in the courtyard of a primary school in the town of Agrinio, western Greece, late on Tuesday. No injuries or damage have been  reported. Local residents who heard the blast shortly before 11 p.m alerted the police. Police officers discovered remnants of a homemade explosive device …

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“Green” residential electricity tariffs down 6%-17% in Oct

“Green” residential electricity tariffs are reduced by 6%-17% in October, while two suppliers (Heron and Protergia) kept the prices stable for the fourth month in a row. The prices range from 13.974 to 18.558 cents per kilowatt hour, while 12.062 cents is the charge for PPC’s night tariff. The reductions …

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Greek citizen among the dead of terror attack in Jaffa, Tel Aviv

A young Greek citizen is among the victims of a terror attack in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, on Tuesday evening, Greece’s Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday morning. The 26-year-old Greek with origins from Thessaloniki was a resident of Jerusalem and the son of a renowned doctor there. According to Greek media, …

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UPDATE: Wildfire by Xylokastro, W. Greece, raging for third consecutive day

Ηundreds of firefighters and volunteers keep battling a wildfire in Xylokastro by Corinth, western Greece, for the third consecutive day. Two local men have died, two firefighters have been injured, over 100 sq. km of forest have burned down, but also houses and agricultural land and , of course, wildlife …

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