February 14, 2022
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman were handed a suspended 14-month prison term and fined 3,000 euros each by a court in Rhodes for not sending their 8-year-old child to primary school due to the pandemic. The parents were convicted of violating the law on compulsory attendance at kindergarten, …
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December 16, 2021
Greece
Α court on the island of Rhodes found guilty of espionage against Greece two men arrested last year. Both men are members of the Muslim minority in Thrace. One of them was working as secretary at the Turkish Consulate General in Rhodes and the other one as cook on a …
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December 10, 2021
Economy
Hellenic Republic Asset Development fund HRADF on Thursday announced the completion of the Golf-North Afandou property conveyance on the island of Rhodes to MA Aggeliades Hellas. The HRADF’s CEO Dimitris Politis, and legal representative of MA Aggeliades Hellas George Mylonogiannis signed the closing memorandum of the transaction with the payment …
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September 22, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 32-year-old woman was gunned down by her former partner on the island of Rhodes early Wednesday afternoon. The victim was parking near her home in Rodini village when she was shot twice and died on the spot. The woman is the 11th victim of femicide in the country this …
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August 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s Civil Protection announced on Thursday a “mini lockdown” on the island of Zakynthos and the Regional Unit of Chania, Crete, following a recommendation by the Committee of Infectious Diseases and the Protection of Public Health. The recommendation is based on the surveillance of the epidemiological load in these two …
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August 2, 2021
environment
All fire fronts on the island of Rhodes was abating on Monday, with firefighting forces and volunteers battling the blaze overnight. The water dropping aircraft and helicopters assumed their operation at dawn and there was “optimism” that the wildfire will be soon be fully under control. Speaking to state broadcaster …
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August 1, 2021
environment, Very Mix
Large parts on the island of Rhodes are without power as a raging wild fire has destroyed some crucial electricity columns and the blaze seems out of control due to strong winds. The fire broke out in Soroni, behind Panagia Pantanassa around 2 o’ clock Sunday noon and the fire …
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May 28, 2021
Society, Very Mix
An 18-year-old tourist has been seriously injured and is hospitalized in the intensive care unit of the hospital of the island of Rhodes since early morning hours of Friday. The teenager from Germany had fallen from the roof top of a villa she and her friends have been renting in …
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May 14, 2021
Tourism
With folklore dance and water arches, locals welcomed tourists and cruise ships to the Greek islands. Shortly before 10 o’ clock on Friday morning, tug boats welcomes the first two cruise ships at the port of Souda in Chania, Crete. These are the “Silver Explorer” and the “Silver Moon” which …
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April 12, 2021
FEATURED, Tourism
A total of 189 Dutch tourists that participate in the pilot programme for the opening of this year’s tourism season will arrive on the island of Rhodes on Monday afternoon. Their holidays on Rhodes will start today and will end on Monday 19 April. The Dutch tourists are of various …
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March 24, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Tourism
An experiment to test whether vacations abroad can be considered coronavirus-proof was approved by the Dutch government on Tuesday. Τhe experiment will take place on the island of Rhodes in April, according to reports in the Dutch media. The trip, set to begin on April 12, is an initiative by …
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December 13, 2020
FEATURED, Turkey-GR
Greek authorities have arrested two Greek men and charged them with espionage in favor of Turkey. They are accused of videotaping and taking pictures of warships and high- security installations such as military bases. One of the suspects works as secretary at the Turkish Consulate on the island of Rhodes. …
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December 4, 2020
weather
Α lightning bold fell on the roof of a house in the village of Malona on the island of Rhodes on Friday afternoon. Firefighters rushed to the house as the roof caught fire. The second floor of the house is under construction and the family has been living on the …
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December 4, 2020
Turkey-GR
Turkey ‘s authorities on Friday issued a navigation warning (NAVTEX) for firing exercises in the eastern Mediterranean, in an area between the Greek islands of Rhodes and Kastellorizo. Turkey announced that the live-fire navy exercises will take place on Dec. 9-10, just ahead of the European Council where possible sanctions …
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November 12, 2020
FEATURED, Tourism
The UK has placed mainland Greece placed on quarantine list. Travellers returning to the UK from mainland Greece will have to self-isolate for two weeks from 4am this Saturday. Only the islands of Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Zakynthos and Kos remain exempt from quarantine rules. Travellers returning to the UK from …
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October 28, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
Two teenager foreign nationals on vacation in Greece died and a third one was seriously injured while they were doing parasailing in the Lindos area of the island of Rhodes on Wednesday. The accident happened when the ropes tying their surfboard to the kite broke, and they were thrown against …
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October 22, 2020
FEATURED, weather
Residents and tourists stunned in awe the waterspouts forming off the islands of Rhodes, Santorini and Naxos on Wednesday. On the island of Rhodes,The waterspouts formed off Afantou and Kolympia reached the shore and caused damages and even lifted boats. Speaking to local media rodiaki, the president of Afantou Community, …
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October 22, 2020
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey said late on Wednesday that it extended the operation of seismic survey vessel Oruc Reis and two other ships in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Oct. 27, in a move likely to further escalate tensions in the region. Two other vessels, the Ataman and Cengiz Han …
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August 11, 2020
FEATURED, Refugees
An incident with migrants attempting to cross into Greece from Turkey occurred near the island of Rhodes in the early morning of Tuesday. According to the Greek Coast Guard, warning shots were fired to prevent the boat from entering Greece. On the other side, the Turkish Coast Guard says that …
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July 2, 2020
Tourism
A chartered flight landed on the island of Rhodes from Stockholm on Thursday afternoon, although there is an official direct flight ban from Sweden until July 15, 2020. “There was a permit for a marketing flight,” Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis said. However, neither journalists nor TUI executives were on board …
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