Heatwave Returns to Greece as Temperatures Climb to 39°C and Meltemi Winds Raise Fire Risk – Greek City Times

Heatwave Returns to Greece as Temperatures Climb to 39°C and Meltemi Winds Raise Fire Risk – Greek City Times

Greece is set for a hotter weekend, with temperatures climbing to 39°C in parts of the mainland while strengthening meltemi winds increase the risk of fast-moving wildfires across the country. Forecasters say Sunday, July 12, will be the hottest day of the weekend, with the highest temperatures expected across Thessaly, Central Macedonia, western mainland Greece …

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Northern Greece Poised to Become Major Maritime Hub – Greek City Times

Heatwave Returns to Greece as Temperatures Climb to 39°C and Meltemi Winds Raise Fire Risk – Greek City Times

Northern Greece has the potential to become a leading regional hub for shipping, cruise tourism, logistics and intermodal transport, according to speakers at the 7th Balkan Forum held in Thessaloniki. The forum, organised on July 6 by the Ministry of Interior’s Macedonia and Thrace Sector and the Thessaloniki Concert Hall, brought together more than 40 …

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Turkey’s Culture Minister sparks outrage with Hagia Sophia ‘Fall of Constantinople’ post – Greek City Times

Heatwave Returns to Greece as Temperatures Climb to 39°C and Meltemi Winds Raise Fire Risk – Greek City Times

Turkey’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, has sparked fresh controversy after describing Hagia Sophia as a “symbol of the Fall of Constantinople” in a social media post marking six years since the landmark was reconverted into a mosque. The post commemorated the anniversary of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to restore …

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Protecting those who care

Violence against healthcare workers has become an increasingly common occurrence in hospitals across the country, and it is by no means confined to incidents involving members of Roma communities. Source link

Cyprus condemns Turkey’s gas pipeline to occupied north as ‘illegal’ and ‘revisionist’ – Greek City Times

Cyprus condemns Turkey’s gas pipeline to occupied north as ‘illegal’ and ‘revisionist’ – Greek City Times

The Republic of Cyprus has strongly condemned the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Turkey and the Turkish-controlled north of Cyprus for the construction of an undersea natural gas pipeline, describing the agreement as illegal and a further escalation of Ankara’s revisionist policies in the Eastern Mediterranean. In a statement issued on Friday, Cyprus’ …

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