What is happening in our wider region shows that we have entered an extremely unpredictable and dangerous period in time. The Greek state unfortunately has huge shortfalls and ills that must be overcome very quickly. The creation of a serious defense industry, the change in the structure and culture of the Armed Forces, the modernization …
American Airlines Flight AA73, en route from Los Angeles to Sydney, has declared an emergency while approaching Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport. Breaking: American Airlines Flight AA73 Declares Emergency During Approach to Sydney 1 The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, registered as N722AN, signalled a 7700 transponder code, indicating a general emergency. Reports suggest the crew issued the …
Readers flocked to the Dutch Living Library at the Goulandris Foundation over the weekend, bringing a “human library” to life. The initiative, organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, encourages connections through dialogue. Here, the “Books” are actually people from marginalized communities who have voluntarily come forward to share their personal stories, …
A man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting incident midday Sunday in Thrakomakedones, a northern suburb of Athens, police have reported. Two gunmen approached the victims and fired shots from a short distance, according to the report. The injured man has been hospitalized, while both shooters remain at large. The shooting occurred …
State Minister Akis Skertsos [InTime News] The government is preparing to introduce tougher rules permanently closing down shops that sell alcohol to minors, a leading government official has said. These provisions will be presented to Parliament early in the new year, State Minister Akis Skertsos told local media outlet SKAI. Under the new rules, enterprises …
Fire brigade crews rescued and relocated five persons whose lives were endangered by heavy rainfall in the wider Agrinio region, western Greece, on Saturday. Crews also conducted eight water pumping operations to remove water from flooded ground floors and basements caused by excessive water accumulation and torrent overflows in the Agrinio area. The deputy regional …
[InTime News] Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ announcements on government intervention to address issues within the banking sector are expected to dominate Sunday’s fifth and final day of parliamentary debate on the 2025 state budget, to culminate with a vote on the budget. In the lead-up to the budget debate, Mitsotakis has highlighted concerns over high …
The newly elected leader of SYRIZA offered an indication of the leftist party’s tactics going forward on Saturday, stating that society “does not want consensus politics or a tango for two.” Sokratis Famellos’ comments, made during a visit to the party’s regional committee offices in Achaia in the western Peloponnese, are seen as an apparent …
[Johanna Geron/Reuters] The European Commission has pulled the brakes on the disbursement of loans from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF), which have been outpacing grants, so that these two forms of support can develop evenly until their completion in August 2026. Greece will submit its fifth payment request this Friday, December 20, for a …
The decision to restore the damage sustained over the years by the dome of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has garnered significant attention from various media outlets in Turkey. For instance, the newspaper Sozcu and the news site T24 reported on it with headlines suggesting that the dome of the former Orthodox Christian cathedral, which is …