Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a floor mosaic that names a cat and a dog. The villa sits under Adramyttion, an ancient Greek port on the Aegean, at Ören in Balıkesir province. The house itself is Roman-period, from the late second to the third century AD. It has three large halls. The main reception mosaic …
An Albanian court has suspended the country’s spy chief and has ordered her placed under house arrest on suspicion of disclosing classified information, as part of a wider corruption investigation, a special prosecution office said on Tuesday. Source link
Greek ships under Themistocles, with Eurybiades in overall command, defeat the Persian fleet in the narrows between Salamis and the Attic coast. Xerxes watches from Mount Aigaleo. The exact day is not fixed. Ancient calendars and modern reconstructions put the battle somewhere between about 22 and 29 September 480 BC. Many “on this day” lists …
Three people have been detained on suspicion of dumping highly acidic industrial waste into a storm drain at a petrol station in Egaleo, western Athens. Source link
Michelin has published its 2026 hotel Keys. The global list now holds 2,832 Key hotels: 155 Three Keys, 657 Two Keys and 2,020 One Keys. Eighteen hotels receive Three Keys for the first time. Greece has 74 Key hotels and about 200 more in the wider Selection. Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens is the …
Egypt is a “strategic and indispensable ally” for Greece and Cyprus, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias has said, after a trilateral meeting with his Egyptian and Cypriot counterparts in Cairo on Tuesday. Source link
Giorgos Sampanis spoke through tears about the death of Giorgos Mazonakis, recalling their musical partnership and the deeply personal story behind one of their best known songs, ‘Ένα Θαύμα’ (‘A Miracle’). Giorgos Sampanis breaks down in tears as he remembers Giorgos Mazonakis and the extraordinary story behind «Ένα Θαύμα» (“A Miracle”). Sampanis reveals how he …
A British man on Monday pleaded guilty to a charge of negligence in the fatal fall of his three-year-old son from a hotel window during a family vacation at a resort in Cyprus. Source link
The Trump administration has issued a sharp warning over Anthony Albanese’s proposed digital duty of care laws, saying Australian rules governing social media algorithms could lead to what Washington regards as “facilitating censorship.” In its formal submission to the Australian Government’s consultation on the proposed Online Safety Amendment (Digital Duty of Care) Bill 2026, the …
Turkey and the US will conduct a technical study of US small modular reactor and fourth-generation nuclear technologies under a project funded by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) in collaboration with Turkey’s state-owned Turkiye Nuclear Energy. Source link