A huge Greek flag painted on the mountains of Kalymnos is greeting everyone arriving at the port and those sailing around the island of sponge divers. The 375 square meter big flag was painted by volunteers last Monday following an initiative by locals, two brothers who are painters by profession. …
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Turkey to get S-400 in 2019, operate Akkuyu Nuclear Plant in 2023
Russia, Turkey have agreed to speed up delivery of Russian S-400 air defense systems, Vladimir Putin said during his visit in Ankara on Tuesday. Thew S-400 deal has met the opposition of Turkey’s NATO allies, and upset Washington. The two presidents also laid the foundations for the Akkuyu Nuclear Power …
Read More »Turkish FM Cavusoglu claims “Sea borders in the Aegean not clearly delineated”
For one more time, Ankara disputed the sea borders between Greece and Turkey. Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu claimed late on Wednesday that the sea borders in the Aegean Sea were not clearly delineated. “The sovereignty of some islands and rocky islands and the sea borders around them in the Aegean …
Read More »Turkey threatens Greece in the Aegean, harasses ENI drillship off Cyprus
Turkey’s top general, Chief of General Staff, Hulusi Akar, has claimed that Turkey has the capacity to keep the Aegean Sea “under control” while simultaneously conducting its ongoing military incursion, “Operation Olive Branch”, in northwest Syria. “We have the strength to conduct an operation in Afrin and keep the Aegean under …
Read More »Turkey threatens Greece in the Aegean, harasses ENI drillship off Cyprus
Turkey’s top general, Chief of General Staff, Hulusi Akar, has claimed that Turkey has the capacity to keep the Aegean Sea “under control” while simultaneously conducting its ongoing military incursion, “Operation Olive Branch”, in northwest Syria. “We have the strength to conduct an operation in Afrin and keep the Aegean under …
Read More »Man commits suicide jumping from passenger ferry into the cold, dark sea near Syros
A middle-aged passenger fell overboard of Blue Star Naxos into the cold dark water while the ferryboat was approaching the island of Syros in the Cyclades, in Central Aegean Sea, on Tuesday night. His body was recovered two hours later. Eyewitnesses speak of suicide. Authorities investigate. The man whose age …
Read More »EU Commission report suggests Greece may have to implement austerity measures a year earlier than 2020
A draft report prepared by the European Commission on Greece’s compliance with the bailout agreement requirements and the sustainability of the Greek debt, suggests that Greece would have to implement some austerity measures originally scheduled for 2020 a year earlier. This would happen if creditors see that the primary surplus …
Read More »“Avgi”, the girl that lived 9,000 years ago: Greek and Swedish experts reconstruct her face
Archaeologists called her Avgi – Dawn – because she lived at the dawn of today’s civilization. Last time anyone saw her face was nearly 9,000 years ago. She lived in Thessaly, Central Greece, at the end of the Mesolithic period around 7000 B.C. Greek and Swedish scientists reconstructed her face …
Read More »Turkish Coast Guard releases footage of Imia incident, claims “harassment” by Greek gunboat (video)
Turkish Coast Guard released a video showing the incident between a Turkish patrol boat and gunboat “Nikiforos” of the Greek Navy on Wednesday. Turkish disinformation at its best: Some media says the two vessel collide, some that the Greek gunboat harassed the Turkish patrol boat. The footage filmed by a …
Read More »Tense visit start: President Pavlopoulos and Turkish counterpart Erdogan argue in front of the cameras
Hardly has Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan set foot in Athens and first visit of a Turkish president after 65 years turned into what diplomats would describe as “a disaster.” Right after the official welcome ceremony, Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos rejected all Turkish claims one by one and thus in …
Read More »UPD Bodies of two refugee children washed ashore on Lesvos island
Authorities on the island of Lesvos stand before a mystery as the bodies at least two children were washed ashore in the less than 24 hours. A third body was discovered later on Saturday. No information about age or sex so far, as coast guard members were heading to the …
Read More »Electronic cards replace stickers as residence permits for third countries nationals
A new electronic card is gradually replacing a sticker as residence permit for nationals of third countries living in Greece, Migration Minister Yiannis Mouzalas said on Monday. The card resembles a bank card in size and includes identification information and biometric data including a photograph, fingerprints and the migrant’s signature. …
Read More »Oil Spill: To Swim or Not To Swim? Stand of Athens Riviera beaches
Shipping minister Panagiotis Kouloumblis stunned and confused residents of Athens, Piraeus and Salamina when he stated Thursday evening on Skai TV that “people can go swimming” there was no problem in Salamina. Indeed. Friday morning, some brave ones wore their bathing suits, packed their things and went for their daily …
Read More »Molly’s Cats need our help! Too old to be adopted, too many special needs for a furever home
Too old to find a furever home. Ongoing medical needs scare off fur-parents. And yet. Several rescued cats and three rescued dogs, they all have found a loving home in Crete. In the arms of a caring person. Molly Mason. The British expat not only takes care of the cats …
Read More »A message in a bottle from Rhodes reaches Gaza in six weeks
Amazing story. A young British couple on holiday in Rhodes writes a message in a bottle and toss it into the sea on July 4th. The bottle travels 500 miles across the eastern Mediterranean Sea and reaches Gaza six weeks later. A local fisherman finds the message in the bottle …
Read More »ELSTAT: Greece’s GDP shrunk by 26% since 2010, public debt surged
Greece’s GDP shrunk by 61.6 billion euros (26 percent) since 2010, the time span when three bailout memorandums with institutional creditors were signed and implemented, figures showed this week. Additionally, general government revenues decreased by five billion euros, with public sector wages, pensions and welfare benefits cut by 19.13 billion …
Read More »Increased Israeli interest to invest in Greece’s privatization program, energy, tourism
The environment, energy, tourism and real estate sectors reportedly dominate interest by Israel-based investors eyeing business prospects in Greece, according to reports. Greece’s embassy in Israel has mostly fielded requests by local companies interested in an ongoing privatization program in the still bailout-dependent country. Solid and liquid waste management, a …
Read More »Greeks are furious as Public Power Company increases charges on electricity bills
As if we did not have enough financial burdens, Greek Public Power Company increases charges on electricity bills and demands the payment of additional 735 million euros by millions of electricity consumers. “It is a small, temporary contribution,” Greek PPC said in a statement responding to the outcry. Greeks know …
Read More »Full Moon, Eclipse and a green Comet named Honda: Feb 10/2017
A Snow full moon, a subtle lunar eclipse and a strange green comet named Honda, the Comet 45P. Rare phenomena occur over our heads today, Friday, February 10th 2017. The comet is flashing emerald green and is marked by a long purple tail. Skywatchers this weekend will get two special, …
Read More »Chios: Migrants steal boat, attempt to return to Turkey
A refugee and a migrant stole a boat and attempted to return to Turkey but they were captured by a Frontex vessel. The two men, a Syrian, 32, and an Egyptian, 28, stole the boat from Agia Ermioni port on the islands of Chios, just a couple of nautical miles …
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