[ANA-MPA] The Health Ministry has announced the hiring of 114 permanent doctors for public hospitals in remote and island regions, aiming to address chronic medical staff shortages. These positions, repeatedly unfilled due to a lack of interest, include critical roles such as pediatricians and anesthesiologists for underserved areas like Leros and Kos. Applications are open …
If you want to be a posh bureaucrat and have the option to exercise the profile of an intellectual, then become a university professor. I am no longer sure which direction I was headed in when I started my PhD. I definitely didn’t have in mind what I actually do. I definitely knew I’d be …
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or “be buried,” amid hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and the militants since the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month. Following Assad’s departure, Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband, asserting that the …
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Kurdish militants in Syria will either lay down their weapons or “be buried,” amid hostilities between Turkey-backed Syrian fighters and the militants since the fall of Bashar al-Assad this month. Following Assad’s departure, Ankara has repeatedly insisted that the Kurdish YPG militia must disband, asserting that the …
[Callisto Environmental Group] Wolves have returned to Greece’s Peloponnese, nearly 100 years after disappearing from the region, environmental group Callisto announced. Using camera traps, the group confirmed the presence of nine wolves—four adults and five pups—in Mount Taygetus, near ancient Sparta, in November 2024. This marks the first scientific proof of wolves in the area …
Travel spending surged by 19.7% in October 2024, reaching €2.176 billion, up from €1.819 billion in October 2023. This increase was driven by an 8.6% rise in incoming travel and a 10.7% increase in average spending per traveler. For the January–October period of 2024, receipts rose by €1.094 billion, or 5.5%, totaling €20.935 billion. This …
In the early hours of Christmas morning, a car was completely destroyed by fire in Agios Athanasios, a district in the municipality of Chalkidona, Thessaloniki. No injuries were reported. The car was in motion when the fire broke out, but the cause of the blaze remains unknown. The incident occurred at approximately 5:00 a.m. with …
[InTime News] Inmates at Agia prison in Hania, Crete, staged a protest Tuesday, refusing to return to their cells after outdoor time. They cited critical shortages, including a lack of medical staff and described conditions that jeopardized their health. The prisoners submitted a memo to prison authorities, claiming lives were at risk due to inadequate …
In this age of extreme interconnectivity – where anything that happens can become known to all on the planet but also leave most of us indifferent – it is hard to reconcile the message of Christmas with the chronic loneliness that plagues our societies, especially among the young. Uncertainty and the sense that relations among …
As the Middle East is exploding and a new geopolitical landscape is being shaped in the Eastern Mediterranean, US diplomacy will play a major role in the outcome, which already involves a change in regional dynamics. Being the only power with direct influence on all the major players in the area, Washington will use its …