The Thessaloniki metro will begin operating 15 minutes earlier starting May 18, with first services departing at 5:15 a.m. instead of 5:30 a.m., in order to better serve passengers connecting to early morning rail services to Larissa and Athens, the metro operator announced. The revised timetable was introduced following a request by Deputy Transport Minister …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reaffirmed Greece’s support for the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople during a meeting with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew at the Maximos Mansion in Athens. Congratulating Bartholomew on the 35th anniversary of his enthronement, Mitsotakis said the Greek state would continue to stand by both the patriarchate and the patriarch personally in support …
One of the first conclusions reportedly reached by officials examining a Ukrainian-made Magura V3 unmanned surface vessel (USV) discovered off the coast of Lefkada in the Ionian Sea on Thursday is that the vessel appeared configured for a “kamikaze”-style strike. According to reports, the USV was loaded with active explosives and designed to collide with …
[InTime News] A 54-year-old man who confessed to fatally shooting a 21-year-old driver in Crete in an act of revenge has been remanded in custody following testimony before an investigating magistrate. The suspect is charged with ambushing the victim in his car on Tuesday near Iraklio and shooting him dead before later surrendering to police. …
File photo. [Turkish Presidency via AP] Turkey is reportedly preparing legislation to formalize maritime claims in disputed parts of the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean, a move that could revive tensions with Greece and Cyprus over energy resources. According to a Bloomberg report, the draft bill would be submitted to the Turkish parliament as part of …
[Shutterstock] Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that Greece was interested in purchasing Brazilian-made Embraer C-390 military planes partly produced in Portugal. Dendias, who is paying a two-day visit to Portugal, was speaking after meeting his Portuguese counterpart, Nuno Melo, in Lisbon. “We had the opportunity to discuss many issues … one of them …
In the first year the plan foresees the provision of wholesale service to another telecommunications company or virtual provider, which also explains the choice of FiberGrid, which is already active in this sector. Later PPC would itself provide the service to end consumers. [AMPA] Public Power Corporation appears interested in developing its presence in cell …
Portugal’s Defense Minister Nuno Melo (right) formally welcomed Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias at Forte de Sao Juliao da Barra in Lisbon on Thursday. Talks focused on defense innovation, industry synergies and research and development of unmanned amphibious systems. They also exchanged views on cooperation and coordination within the European Union and NATO. Source link
On August 4, 1961, the yacht Christina glides into the small harbor of Epidaurus, in the eastern Peloponnese. Maria Callas and Aristotle Onassis arrive two days before the premiere of a production already hailed as the event of the summer. The newspapers confirm the anticipation. “Fever in Epidaurus, where Callas rehearses ‘Medea,’” writes Eleftheria on …
A sea drone Magura V5 of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence rides in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, December 6, 2025. [AP] The unmanned marine vehicle discovered Thursday in waters off southern Lefkada in the Ionian Sea has been identified by officials as a Ukrainian Magura V5, according to statements released on Friday. The discovery triggered a …