Turkey and Somalia have freed a ship seized by pirates off the coast of Puntland in northeastern Somalia following a 10-day military operation that killed 14 pirates, the government in Mogadishu announced. Somali authorities said Turkish and Somali forces maintained “continuous military pressure” throughout the operation, eventually forcing the remaining pirates to abandon the vessel. …
The solution sought by Athens, Paris and Nicosia to overcome objections raised by Turkey over the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection project sounds very convenient to me. Source link
A major search and rescue operation was launched off Cape Greco in Cyprus on Saturday as severe weather conditions and rough seas placed several people at risk. Three boats encountered serious difficulties in the waters off the Agioi Anargyroi area, with two of them ultimately being destroyed after being driven onto rocks by the heavy …
The return of two rents per year to educators and healthcare employees working in rural areas of the country is a necessary initiative. Source link
On August 29, AD 124, Roman Emperor Hadrian was in Ephesus, one of the most important cities of the Roman province of Asia, when he received an embassy seeking his approval for a new festival in the Lycian city of Oenoanda. The delegation included three members of the council of the Termessians, who had travelled …
Death may come in the terrifying roar of a fire or in a massive wall of water, mud and rocks swallowing all in its way, or with a sigh in a room in which the heat overwhelms a tired body. Source link
The United States has imposed sanctions on a Greek linked shipping network that Washington alleges has maintained connections to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Russia’s shadow fleet. According to the US Treasury Department, the sanctioned network includes Hong Kong based Shipoil Limited and two Dubai based affiliates, Shipoil FZCO and Ship Fuels and Trade …
Farmers represented by the Panhellenic Committee who early this year blocked major highways across the country protesting rising production costs, announced a rally at the opening of the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair on September 5. Source link
A Turkish-operated cargo ship carrying vegetables from Turkey to Russia was struck by three drones in the Black Sea. The vessel sent to help it was then hit as well. On August 26, the Cameroon-flagged Lider Bordo Mavi, operated by a Turkish company, was attacked near the Russian port of Tuapse. It had left Samsun …
The prices of Greek properties have been rallying over the past seven years and this rise has accelerated since 2022, but that may be ending, an analysis by credit ratings agency Moody’s shows. Source link