A 27-year-old Greek trap artist has been handed a suspended prison sentence that can be converted into a monetary fine after being caught driving at 182 km/h on Greece’s PATHE motorway, exceeding the speed limit by 102 km/h. The Thessaloniki Single-Member Misdemeanours Court sentenced the performer to one year in prison, convertible to a fine …
Greek authorities on Wednesday recovered the body of a man missing since the weekend off the southeastern island of Symi after a group of eight tourists on a sailing boat ended up in the sea unable to regain their vessel. Source link
Sasa, an alert and floppy-eared mixed-breed puppy, did not return home when the remaining containment lines were lifted Wednesday in the wake of a wildfire that swept across mountains and coastal areas near Athens. Source link
Greece has renewed its call for the European Union to establish an emergency mechanism allowing the temporary suspension of asylum procedures during exceptional migration crises involving the organised use of mass migration flows. The proposal featured prominently during a videoconference of EU interior and migration ministers, where Migration and Asylum Minister Thanos Plevris presented Prime …
Greek banks are well prepared to face market upheavals and are poised for yet another banner year in profits, two ratings agencies, Morningstar DBRS and Scope Ratings, agree. Source link
Cyprus’s stray cat population has surpassed 2 million — more than double the island’s human population of under 1 million — according to a new scientific study that warns of a deepening animal-welfare and population-management crisis. The research, by Jamie L. DeLeeuw and Harry Eckman and published in Frontiers in Animal Science, draws on extensive …
The bid to link the power grids of Greece and Cyprus received a new boost Wednesday with French investment group Meridiam joining the Great Sea Interconnector project as a majority stakeholder, in an agreement with a strong financial and geopolitical footprint. Source link
Hull City have completed the signing of Greece international goalkeeper Konstantinos Tzolakis from Olympiacos in a club-record €20 million deal. The 23-year-old goalkeeper has signed a five-year contract with the English club, ending a successful spell with the Greek champions after making 131 appearances for Olympiacos. Tzolakis played a key role in Olympiacos’ historic UEFA …
Turkey’s efforts to cultivate political and cultural influence across the Balkans have drawn renewed attention following recent developments in North Macedonia and a public intervention by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concerning Muslims in Greece’s Western Thrace. Source link
The defense relationship between Israel and India is often framed simply as a buyer-seller dynamic, with Israel supplying advanced systems to one of the world’s largest arms importers. A closer look reveals a far more ambitious picture: a deepening strategic partnership that Israeli officials are actively seeking to extend westward, linking the Indo-Pacific with the …