News archive of July 2023

The BBC has been given exclusive access to a unit of elite snipers called the Ghosts of Bakhmut, who carry out night raids in the vicinity.
The Ghost, the sniper team commander, leads the reporters to what he calls "the edge of existence" - their base on the outskirts of the city.

You will receive warnings and instructions on what to do in specific cases.
In the Parliament of Serbia, a new strategy for reducing the risk of disasters and managing emergency situations is under procedure, which should bring the system into line with the European system.

Five of six family members remain hospitalized on Monday after being injured when their car collided head-on with a private car driven by a trafficker carrying an illegal immigrant outside Alexandroupoli in northern Greece.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the war is gradually returning to Russian territory, after three Ukrainian drones were shot down over Moscow.

Avocados instead of cucumbers, mangos instead of oranges, guavas instead of watermelons, lychees instead of apricots: Such a prospect may look unrealistic for Greece right now, but it will not be so in not-too-distant future.

During their recent meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit at Vilnius, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared ready for a tentative rapprochement that may lead to a negotiation down the line. Even though such a prospect is still a long way away, the discussion has already started - with no shortage of passion and hyperbole.

Local stocks ended a nother profitable month at the Greek bourse, as July saw gains of 4.45% to the benchmark at Athinon Avenue following a session of slight growth for the majority of stocks on Monday. As banks' second-quarter results started flowing in, non-bank blue chips stole the show, with Mytilineos reaching a new all-time high.

Delving into the complex and ambiguous nature of fate and justice, director Giorgos Skevas presents Sophocles' thought-provoking play "Oedipus at Colonus" as part of the Athens Epidaurus Festival (aefestival.gr). This play aims to highlight the uncertain finale of Oedipus, a character profoundly affected by his destiny.

The entire Mediterranean seems to be on fire this year and not just Greece, so some problems and mistakes should be expected given the magnitude of the challenge facing us.

Τhe Hellenic Coast Guard rescued 26 migrants and arrested five of them (aged 23, 22, 23, 21 and 23) in the sea region south of Agrilia on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos on Monday morning.

According to the Coast Guard, one of its vessels conducting a surveillance patrol noticed an inflatable dinghy with passengers within Turkish territorial waters.