Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of US military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media reported on Thursday. Source link
A Sydney mother of three has died after suffering a sudden brain aneurysm while at work. Elleni Jamal, 42, a creative director who had worked on campaigns for fashion brands including Camilla and Rockmans, began complaining of a severe headache shortly after sitting down at her desk on Thursday. She had only recently started the …
The European Union’s top official on Thursday voiced her sorrow at the deaths of three Greek firefighters during wildfires on the island of Crete and the southern mainland. Source link
Hundreds of young migrants climbed over the border fence into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa after Moroccan auxiliary forces withdrew, according to the Spanish news agency EFE. Video footage shows some of them shouting “Viva España” as they entered the territory. The mass crossing comes after at least 1,500 migrants reached Ceuta …
Hundreds of firefighters strove Thursday to tame major wildfires that left three people dead a day earlier, as well as new blazes, while more than a dozen villages were evacuated Thursday on the islands of Crete, Paros and Andros, while fires also broke out on the island of Kalymnos and in central Greece. Source link
Athens, 29 July 2026 — British low-cost carrier easyJet has opened bookings for the second phase of its Summer 2027 schedule, releasing more than 3.1 million seats on over 16,000 flights to and from Greece. The flights will operate from 14 June to 26 September 2027 as the airline continues to expand its presence in …
A wildfire that broke out earlier on Thursday in low vegetation near the East Attica port of Lavrio and the town of Keratea has been brought under control, according to the Fire Service. Source link
Greek dry bulk shipowner W Marine has ordered three 64,500-dwt Ultramax bulk carriers at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry, marking the company’s first significant investment in the Ultramax segment. The contracts were signed in June at approximately $33.5 million per vessel, giving the three-ship order a total value of about $100.5 million. Deliveries are scheduled for …
Two Greek-operated crude oil tankers were struck by drones near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) offshore terminal in Russia’s Black Sea port of Novorossiysk early Thursday. No crew members were injured. Source link
On July 29, 1982, Melina Mercouri, Minister of Culture and Sciences of Greece, addressed the World Conference on Cultural Policies organised by UNESCO in Mexico City, telling the world the Parthenon Sculptures must be returned home to Greece. Today, July 29, 2026 — 44 years later — the Parthenon Sculptures still remain in London. Greece …