Turkey has stepped up military preparedness in the Aegean, conducting paratrooper exercises opposite the Greek island of Lemnos while Ankara also organises mobilisation drills ahead of a planned parliamentary vote on legislation linked to its “Blue Homeland” doctrine. The Turkish General Staff is carrying out the broad “Yıldırım-2026” (Lightning) mobilisation exercise programme from late August …
Israel’s elections are being held three years after Hamas’ unprecedented and horrific terrorist attack, which dramatically altered the equilibrium domestically and internationally. Israeli society was forced to absorb a shock that, in its own terms, was comparable to the Americans’ experience of 9/11, amid a pervasive sense of insecurity. Source link
Born in Corfu and with roots from Cyprus, Kapodistrias was a Patriot, Statesman, Politician, a former Russian Foreign Minister and the 1st Head of State of Modern Greece. Kapodistrias A respected European diplomat, Kapodistrias was influential in drafting the Swiss constitution and implementing the Canton System, which is still in use in Switzerland to this …
Katerina Louka’s solo exhibition “Cracks of Light” opens at Argo Gallery (5 Neofytou Douka), presenting a series of paintings created with acrylics and mixed media on layered surfaces. Source link
Greece is bracing for a spell of severe weather on Sunday, with locally heavy rain, thunderstorms, possible hail and gale force winds expected across several regions. The National Meteorological Service has issued an orange warning and updated its Emergency Weather Deterioration Bulletin based on the latest forecast data. Where severe weather is expected According to …
The realization that our survival often comes down to dumb luck is always frightening. Stoically speaking, I know there’s little I can do about that, so I simply accept it. Source link
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said Greece intends to play the role of a bridge between Europe, the Middle East and North Africa as international tensions rise, while insisting Athens will not compromise on its positions or International Law. In his weekly review of government activity on Sunday, Mitsotakis reflected on his recent trip to …
The Greece Race for the Cure returns for its 18th year at Pedion tou Areos, bringing together thousands of participants in support of breast cancer awareness, prevention and solidarity. Source link
A major security operation is underway near RAF Fairford after several men were arrested under the UK’s Explosives Act, triggering evacuations and the deployment of a specialist Army bomb disposal team. Homes have been evacuated in the nearby village of Whelford, with residents moved to a leisure centre as authorities investigate the incident. The British …
Heavy rain caused flooding and landslides across parts of central Greece overnight, with the island of Skiathos and central Evia among the hardest-hit areas. Source link