News archive of September 2018

Despite the slump in commuter traffic during the high summer period, the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA) saw revenues rise 12.1 percent in July and 10.7 percent in August compared to the same two months last year.

AGERPRES special correspondent Florentina Peia reports: President Klaus Iohannis had a bilateral meeting in New York on Thursday on the high-level segment of the 73rd Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova, Pavel Filip, in which they discussed the ways of deepening and expanding bilateral cooperation within the framework of the

Serbia's government plans to strengthen the country's cyber-security and the capacity of the police and military to prevent hacking attacks amid a marked rise last year in hi-tech crime.

According to the Cybercrime Strategy, Serbia will establish several units within the police, military and customs to fight online crimes.   

Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik is going to Russia on Sunday, where he will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in the resort of Sochi, where the Russian Grand Prix is taking place.

GURGURNICA - The village of Gurgurnica sits on a slope overlooking the town of Brvenica in the northwest of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), its streets dotted with modern houses and shiny new cars.

But like much of rural FYROM, many of Gurgurnica's houses are empty and few people walk its streets.

Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (MİT) is taking a major role in the implementation of a deal to set up a demilitarized zone in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib and the works being carried out under the deal sealed with Russia are going well, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Sept. 26. 

The 55th International Antalya Film Festival will be held between Sept. 29 and Oct. 5 this year, featuring 55 films.

As of September 2018, youth unemployment in Turkey stands at 19.4%, a very high ratio by any standard. Youth unemployment is a very serious issue with broad consequences, ranging from the loss of young talents to a skills crisis, from social security issues to social harmony matters.

The group stage of the Greek Cup started this week with little in the way of upsets and the biggest result arguably belonging to PAS Giannina.

The team from Epirus downed high-flying Atromitos 2-1 at Peristeri on Tuesday in an eventful game, and has all but qualified to the last 16 of the tournament.

Alpha and Piraeus Bank are in advanced talks with investors interested in the Merlin Estate on the Ionian island of Corfu, which, given its history, is one of the most emblematic properties in their portfolios.