admin Turkey is not behaving as a good friend or a good NATO ally, says Rick Scott, the Republican US senator from Florida and member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees, who visited Athens and Nicosia a few days ago, in an interview with Kathimerini. Source link
Historic Ermoupoli marks 200 years since it took its name in 1826, and a local festival chief has picked the places that tell its story. This year the international animation festival had an extra reason to celebrate. Ermoupoli, the capital of Syros, has hosted it for 19 years. For its president, lawyer Vasilis K. Karamitsanis, …
A bus carrying two dozen naval cadets to Ochi Day celebrations in northwestern Greece veered off the road into an irrigation ditch Monday lightly injuring 12 passengers, reports said. Source link
Cyprus is preparing to acquire another Israeli-built offshore patrol vessel under a proposed deal reportedly worth €150 million, as Nicosia and Jerusalem deepen their defence cooperation. Cyprus Defence Minister Vasilis Palmas confirmed the planned acquisition in an interview with state broadcaster CyBC on October 23, saying the new vessel would be similar to the Commodore …
Iraq’s government said Monday that a Yazidi armed group in the northern district of Sinjar would be dissolved and its fighters would join the country’s official security forces. Source link
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck off the southeastern coast of Crete on Monday afternoon, with no reports of injuries or damage. According to the Athens Geodynamic Institute, the undersea earthquake occurred at 3:20 pm on October 26, approximately 19 kilometres south southwest of Goudouras, a coastal area in southeastern Crete. The quake was recorded at …
Quiet hours are widely ignored in Athens, where noise from traffic, modified exhausts, renovation work, public transport, bars and cafes continues even during legally designated rest periods, according to a newspaper report. Source link
For more than 800 years, two Muslim families in Jerusalem have held a remarkable responsibility at one of Christianity’s holiest sites, safeguarding its keys and opening and closing its doors. The tradition centres on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, which Christians revere as the site of Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, burial and resurrection. The responsibility …
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck off the southern island of Crete Monday, authorities said, but no damage or injuries were recorded. Source link
Thessaloniki marks the anniversary of its liberation on October 26, commemorating the day in 1912 when the Greek Army accepted the surrender of the Ottoman garrison during the First Balkan War. The historic event took place on the feast day of Saint Demetrius, the city’s patron saint, making October 26 a date of particular significance …