Oil tankers and cargo ships line up in the Strait of Hormuz as seen from Khor Fakkan, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, March 11, 2026. [Altaf Qadri/AP] Two cargo ships linked to Greek interests were the first to cross the Strait of Hormuz in the early hours after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire in the …
File photo. [InTime News] Greece is on track to carry out its first exploratory hydrocarbon drilling in nearly 50 years, with operations in the Ionian Sea expected to begin in early 2027, according to Environment and Energy Minister Stavros Papastavrou. Speaking to SKAI, Papastavrou said the drilling rig lease will be finalized by April, paving …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has proposed concerted action across the 27 European Union countries to adopt a uniform ban on children under 15 accessing social media platforms and standardize online age-verification tools by 2027. In a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen Wednesday, the day he announced plans for a national ban …
On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, Hermes Expo International will celebrate its 35th Anniversary at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge, New Jersey, marking more than three decades as America’s only business expo dedicated to advancing Greek-American enterprise. Founded in 1992, Hermes Expo has evolved into one of the most influential Greek-American business gatherings in the …
The Easter cookies from the southeastern Aegean island of Symi are round and crisp. Their dough contains yeast, but the texture is not like brioche; they turn out much crunchier than you might expect. They are always flavored with orange blossom water and mastic, and the dough needs to rest for several hours. In the …
Ahead of the annual slaughter of thousands of lambs for traditional Easter Sunday meals, authorities are stepping up policing of measures to contain a highly contagious livestock disease that’s decimated herds in much of the country, officials said Wednesday. The Rural Development Ministry said special restrictions apply to areas affected by the sheep and goat …
Greece will release 2 million barrels of fuel from its strategic reserves as part of a coordinated intervention by the International Energy Agency (IEA) aimed at stabilizing global prices through the release of 400 million barrels. The decision was taken during an April 2 meeting at the Environment and Energy Ministry, where a 25-member crisis …
A 17-year-old youth has been arrested in Thessaloniki for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl he was staying with, authorities said Wednesday. A police statement said the arrest of the youth, who is from Egypt, followed a complaint from the girl. The 17-year-old was allegedly staying with the girl at her stepfather’s house. The two had …
File photo. Two people have been taken into custody in Thessaloniki for stealing copper cables from a railway building site and resisting arrest, police said Wednesday. Four men were seen taking the cables by a guard who called police. When officers arrived at the spot in the Kordelio district the suspects allegedly rammed a patrol …
Athens is set to reopen Vasilissis Olgas Street in the coming days after long-delayed construction works were completed, city officials said Tuesday. Mayor Haris Doukas made the announcement on social media, saying, “Works on Vasilissis Olgas have finally been completed! In a few days it will be officially delivered to citizens. The hardship of Athenians …