Aikaterini Maria Kontochristopoulou has made history by winning Greece’s first ever fencing gold medal at the Mediterranean Games. The Greek fencer claimed the women’s foil title in Taranto, Italy, defeating Egypt’s Sara Amr Hossny 15 13 in a closely fought final on Monday evening. Kontochristopoulou produced a series of impressive performances throughout the competition. She …
Greece’s Aikaterini-Maria Kontochristopoulou won the country’s first fencing gold medal in Mediterranean Games history, defeating Egypt’s Sara Amr Hossny in the women’s foil final in Taranto, Italy. Source link
A 53-year-old Greek-Canadian man is fighting for his life in the ICU at KAT Hospital in Athens after a planned dental implant procedure in Turkey ended in cardiac arrest, hypoxic brain injury, and a coma. His wife says doctors are not offering much hope. Alexandros, a father of a young child who lives in Canada, …
Authorities are investigating the death of painter and poet Christos Markidis, who was found at his downtown Athens home Monday. He was 72. Source link
Greece recorded a sharp fall in irregular arrivals over the past year and a simultaneous rise in returns, according to figures circulated by the Ministry of Migration and Asylum. In the 12 months from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2025 — before the latest tightening of the legal framework — irregular arrivals stood at …
Fifteen years ago, in June 2011, the authors of the book “Below Zero. Four Comments on the Crisis” (Takis Theodoropoulos, Petros Markaris, Vassilis Papavassiliou and myself) had invited Stefanos Manos to speak in the town of Katerini about it. However, there had been a mix-up with another book on the Greek debt crisis that we …
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has pushed back against claims that Athens has taken a timid line toward Turkey, insisting that engagement with Ankara is a means to national ends, not a sign of weakness. In an interview with To Vima, Gerapetritis said “the Greece of passive diplomatic inertia is gone for good.” The so-called …
The Flight Safety Foundation Southeast Europe-Cyprus has raised concerns over repeated incursions by Turkish military aircraft and drones into the Nicosia Flight Information Region without coordination with air traffic control authorities. Source link
Turkey is facing renewed debate over the possibility of a potential Israeli military attack reaching Istanbul, according to comments reported by Turkish media and SKAI correspondent Manolis Kostidis. The discussion has intensified amid growing regional tensions, with Turkish analysts examining a hypothetical scenario in which Israel could expand military operations beyond its current areas of …
Greece faced another day of scorching heat Tuesday, with temperatures threatening to hit 40 degrees Celsius in some areas before a welcome cooldown later in the week. Source link