A whirlwind swept over the city of Kalamata on Tuesday and created havoc, at the same time when a storm was striking the city in South-West Peloponnese. It was short after 2 o’ clock in the afternoon, when the whirlwind started to be formed and move towards the city. The …

Athens International Airport won the ‘Highly Commended’ award in the 20-50 million passenger category at the World Routes 2019 Airport Awards, held in Adelaide, Australia on September 21-24. The annual World Airport Awards are split into size categories, showcasing the exceptional marketing support that airports have provided to their airline …

Greeks were stunned to hear Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, saying on Monday that the devastating fire in Mati was due to the climate change. You see, ever since the disaster that caused the lives of 102 people in july 2018, New Democracy has been accusing the Regional governor of Attica, …

Refugees and migrants keep flocking to the islands of the Aegean Sea, with more than 800 people to have arrived in less than the last 48 hours. Several boats landed on the islands of Lesvos, Chios and Samos that already host must more people than they can afford. A total …

A strong earthquake measuring 5 on Richter scale rattled the island of Crete on Tuesday morning. The earthquake occurred at 10:48 .a.m. Its epicenter was in the sea area of south Crete, some 68 km off Makris Gialos in the Prefecture of Lasithi. Its focal depth was 15.5 km. According …

Thunderbolts have killed two men in West Peloponnese as severe thunderstorms have been striking West Greece since Tuesday morning. Homes and streets were flooded in Ilia Prefecture, large areas without power. On the island of Kefalonia, mud floods covered the streets of seaside village Agia Efthymia. A 35-year-old man was …

Greek police released from custody a 65-year-old Lebanese journalist mistakenly arrested as suspected hijacker of the TWA Flight 847 in 1985. A grave misunderstanding as the man’s name was matching one of the fake names the said hijacker was using. “The arrested 65-year-old is likely to have nothing to do …

Public services, schools, banks, courts closed, hospitals and health service with emergency staff, ferries docked and main disruptions in public transport means are the main features of the 24-hour general strike decided by workers unions in public and private sector. Two months after it came to power, neo-liberal New Democracy …

“We will seal the Evros river for refugees and will step up measures in the Aegean Sea,” Greek Defense Minister, Nikos Panagiotopoulos, said on Monday. Stressing that it is not thousands who cross the border from Turkey in North-East Greece but much less, he added “no one will soon pass …

Greek police has arrested a photojournalist who was covering the evacuation of a squat housing refugees and migrants in Exarchia district of Athens on Monday. Photojournalist of daily Efymerida Ton Syntakton, Alexandros Stamatiou, was handcuffed and taken to the Headquarters of the Greek Police. Police has filed against Stamatiou for …