The fragmentation and uncertainty about building regulations create absurd situations that expose the state. Parliament has suddenly voted an amendment to suspend permits on the island of Milos and until it is published in the Government Gazette, dozens of building permits will be issued – all temporary, all tentative. As long as this patchwork regime …
The Type 214 submarines of the Hellenic Navy, such as ‘Matrozos,’ constitute its spearhead in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. [Intime News] In Greek strategic culture, the submarine functions as a multiplier of force and a deterrent, because the country is surrounded by four seas. There is a glorious tradition that begins with the …
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A young woman rides an electric scooter on the same road where a 12-year-old boy was injured earlier that same day when his electric scooter collided with a car, in Aspropyrgos, west of Athens, on Thursday, May 7, 2026. [InTime News] There are simply too many incidents involving electric scooters to count – thankfully, not …
Mount Pelion. [Intime News] Whether seen through the telephone, movies, radio, television, internet or now artificial intelligence, village life offers lessons on human interaction with communication technology. I learned this over the hot summer I spent in my home village in Evia conducting my dissertation research on how people adopt innovation. Villagers first glimpsed these …
A small boat takes tourists to watch The Dubai Fountain show as Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, is illuminated with the UAE national flag colors Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on May 6, 2026. [Altaf Qadri/AP] The war in the Middle East will give birth to a new regional architecture. The first signs of this …
The area of Paiania, east of Athens. The Greek government has moved to launch the first large-scale social housing initiative in decades by transferring eight state-owned properties for development under a new “social exchange” model aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis. A joint decision signed by the ministers of Finance, Labor and Social Cohesion …
Concentrations of Saharan dust are expected to subside on Sunday but a new wave is expected to affect various regions of Greece as of Monday, according to AtmoHub, the country’s information hub for atmospheric composition. The hub said air quality near ground level in Crete, particularly in Chania, was poor on Saturday, with particulate matter …
[Alexandros Avramidis/Intime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis defended his government’s “calm waters” policy towards Turkey, saying it has already yielded practical results, lowering tensions with the neighboring country. “Our foreign policy, above all, consolidates peace and justice in the region. Our goal – and we have achieved it – is to restore a functional relationship …
Two checkpoints will start operating at the Athens Court of First Instance on Monday as part of an effort to boost security, in response to an armed attack that injured five employees last month. The checkpoints will be set up at the entrances on Loukareos and Degleri Streets, while all other entry points will be …