[Petros Giannakouris/AP] Southerly winds carrying desert dust across the Mediterranean from Africa contributed to murky, yellowish-orange skies across much of southern Greece Tuesday. Conditions are forecast to deteriorate further Wednesday, particularly on Crete, the southeastern Dodecanese islands and in western Greece. For Friday the forecast also involves rain in several parts of southern Greece which, …
[Handout/Hellenic Coast Guard] A total of more than 150 migrants have been rescued in a day in waters off southern Crete or having just reached there after completing the long and dangerous Mediterranean Sea passage from northern Africa, authorities said Tuesday. The Coast Guard said the migrants crossed separately in three small boats Monday, one …
Deputy Agriculture Minister Makarios Lazaridis refused on Tuesday to resign over his disputed academic qualifications, saying he “did not have to justify” his credentials to opposition parties calling for his removal. Just 11 days after he was appointed minister in a limited government reshuffle, Lazaridis is facing backlash over the degree he submitted to take …
File photo. Police on the island of Kefalonia are investigating the death of a 19-year-old woman whose body was found early Tuesday morning in the central square of the town of Argostoli. Ambulance crew who rushed to the scene found the young woman opposite a restaurant. The team attempted resuscitation which continued in the local …
Instagram profile of @therealmelinak. Hollywood stars of Greek origin, including actress and singer Rita Wilson with her husband, actor Tom Hanks, Nia Vardalos and Melina Kanakaredes carried the Epitaphios during the traditional procession in Los Angeles on Orthodox Good Friday. In photos posted on Instagram by Kanakaredes, the actors are seen heading the solemn procession …
[Shutterstock] A former student opened fire at a high school in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old attacker, armed with a shotgun, fired randomly at a vocational high school in Siverek, Sanliurfa province, before hiding inside the building. He later killed himself with the …
A woman walks by a UN sign at the UN buffer zone inside Pyla village, outskirt of coastal city of Larnaca, Cyprus, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. [Petros Karadjias/AP] The United Nations peacekeeping force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) said on Monday it has increased patrols in the area of Pyla, a village located within the buffer zone …
[Vasso Paraschi/B&E Goulandris Foundation] As alternative tourism becomes increasingly mainstream, one of its most popular forms in Greece – gastronomy – has found a new platform through which to grow. This development comes through a private initiative rather than a state organization, and aspires to serve as a one-stop shop for the needs, plans and …
[InTime News] Alexis Tsipras’ decision to reopen a decade-old political controversy has raised fresh questions about his strategy, which had seemed aimed at centrist voters. The former prime minister argued that his government should have moved to close Greek banks immediately after winning the January 2015 election, rather than allowing creditors to use liquidity pressure …
[Intime News] Greek Police are searching for two suspects in connection with a violent attack on a kiosk employee during an armed robbery in the district of Exarchia, in downtown Athens, on Monday. The victim, a 50-year-old Bangladeshi national, underwent surgery for his injuries on his leg and his condition was described as stable on …