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Greek warship ‘Elli’ will participate in evacuation operations of foreign nationals from Lebanon if requested as Israel escalates attacks. Greece has deployed frigate “Elli” to the wider region of Lebanon in order to assist in the evacuation of foreign nationals as Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon, reports To Vima. The news …

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Dozens of passengers of Athens urban train ISAP panicked on Wednesday afternoon when the wagons were filled with smoke. The train stopped, passengers opened the doors with their own hands,got off jumping out of the wagons and started walking on the tracks and next to them to the nearest station. …

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Violent incidents among teenagers have gone out of control in recent days with Greece’s authorities apparently unable to find solutions to a social problem that is growing day by day. Whether inside or outside the school, incidents of brutal violence seem are getting more frequent, the severity of conflicts between …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed the positive climate and the will to maintain the existing framework of de-escalation in Greek-Turkish relations during their meeting on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 79th UN General Assembly in New York. Short before their meeting, addressing …

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Eleven Greek environmental groups on Tuesday announced their decision to pool their resources and create an “Alliance for Wildlife” that will seek to preserve and protect biodiversity in Greece. The initiative will strive for the effective protection of both high-profile and less well known important species. The initiative is coordinated …

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A 65-year-old  school principal in Achaia, western Greece, was arrested on teusday for allegedly sexually harassing a 14-year-old female student. According to the complaint filed by the student’s father, the 65-year-old allegedly made gestures and remarks towards the teen during two classes. The student informed her parents upon returning home, …

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Migrants’ flows have been somewhat higher in South Aegean Sea, the Dodecanese islands and lately in Crete, Migration and Asylum Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos said on Tuesday in an interview with OPEN TV. “Last year, 77 illegal immigrants entered the country in 2023. This year, the number has increased to almost …

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German tour operators have reacted with anger and little understanding to the recent increase of fees for cruise passengers and of accommodation taxes announced by the Greek tourism Ministry last week. In a letter to the Ministry the German Travel Association (DRV) has asked for a transitional period in the …

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Greece’s trains workers have announced the launching of a work stoppage and a 24-hour strike demanding transport safety on the railway network. The unions of Proastiakos and Hellenic Train workers (SEP TRAINOSE and PEP TRAINOSE) will lauanch a 24-hour strike on upcoming Thursday, September 26, 2024. A work stoppage is …

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Αn elderly tourist was ran over by a motorcycle early Monday morning as he was walking to a bus stop for the airport to return to his country from the island of Crete. The 75-year-old German national died on the spot and doctors in the hospital could only confirm his …

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The European Commission has approved the funding of the Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal in Alexandroupolis, north-eastern Greece. The European Commission has approved the EU financial contribution for the implementation of the project “Alexandroupolis Independent Natural Gas System (INGS)”, in the context of the Operational Program EPANEK 2014-2020, Alternate Minister …

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Ruling New Democracy expelled MP Marios Salmas on Monday and saw its seats in Parliament dropping to 156. Absolute majority is 151 seats. Marios Salmas was one of the 11 ND MPs who last week submitted a question to the Parliament regarding the “red loans” and what the ruling party …

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