Alimos is evolving into a hydroplane hub, as Athens is about to receive seaplanes for the first time after half a century. The Hellenic Navy General Staff and the competent authorities for the maritime area of Alimos, southern Athens, have issued the necessary license for the operation of a hydroplane strip at the Athens Riviera. …
A blast ripped through an explosives factory in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, killing 12 people and injuring four, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that an investigation had been launched. CNN Turk broadcast photographs showing a fireball and smoke rising from the factory building at the time of the blast, while subsequent video showed the …
Greece’s former head coach Gus Poyet gives instruction from inside the box team area during the international friendly soccer match between Romania and Greece at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, March 25, 2022. [Alexandru Dobre/AP Photo] Former Greece head coach Gus Poyet has been appointed manager of Jeonbuk Motors, the South Korean club …
The National Economy and Finance Ministry on Monday signed a joint ministerial agreement with the Labor and Social Insurance Ministry that will introduce a new form of unemployment benefit, initially on a pilot basis. The revised structure of the unemployment benefit, which until now has been a flat amount received for a fixed period of …
[Shutterstock] A 33-year-old Palestinian man was remanded in custody on Monday after being charged with attacking a 29-year-old woman with a metal rod on December 20 in the Exarchia district of Athens, leaving her critically injured. He denied the charges of attempted murder, illegal weapon possession, and use during his court testimony, where he appeared …
File photo. A man’s body, likely from a migrant shipwreck that occurred earlier this month, has been discovered on a beach on the island of Gavdos. The body, the eighth to be found since the disaster, was spotted on Agios Ioannis beach and will be retrieved by coast guard when weather conditions improve on the …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decisively locked in his decision to lead Greece through to 2025 and beyond, insisting that his government will not call early elections. Despite ongoing speculation about potential election windows in late 2025 or even sooner, he has made it clear that there will be no changes to the electoral laws, …
[AP] Α vibrant holiday event transformed Thessaloniki’s seafront into a festive spectacle on Sunday, as rowing athletes dressed as Santa Claus paddled through the waters, spreading seasonal cheer. Organized by the ThesSUP team, the event celebrated the growing sport of stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) while infusing it with Christmas spirit. Approximately 30 participants, clad in Santa …
PASOK will soon take action to address what it describes as “exorbitant increases” in health and hospital coverage premiums imposed by insurance companies, opposition leader Nikos Androulakis has announced. The initiative will begin as soon as Parliament resumes its work after the holiday break. “This issue affects hundreds of thousands of citizens with hospital programs. …
The European Commission has for the first time placed Greece among the countries where it sees risks in achieving the goal of social convergence. Next year it will prepare a detailed report for each of the 10 countries in this category, which also includes Bulgaria, Estonia, Spain, Italy, Lithuania, Hungary, Romania, Croatia and Luxembourg. What …