News archive of July 2024

A wildfire broke out on Saturday in the Ziros municipality in the Preveza regional unit of Epirus.

The blaze, which is consuming forest land, is being tackled by 65 firefighters with 21 fire engines, assisted by five water-dropping aircraft and two helicopters.

Important investment moves are under way to utilize the old industrial properties on Pireos Street, as well as more broadly at Elaionas, west of the center of Athens, which are expected to be transformed into places of residence, hospitality, work, leisure and culture, thereby giving significant surplus value to the wider area.

Professor Ioannis Armakolas, Senior Research Fellow and Head of the South-East Europe Program at ELIAMEP, joins Thanos Davelis to look into the progress that has been made in Greek-Albanian relations - with a focus on the people to people ties - amid lingering challenges facing the two countries.

The Industrial Turnover Index in Cyprus reached 133.8 units in April (base 2021=100), recording an increase of 11.1% compared to April 2023, according to data that were published by the Statistical Service (CyStat) on Friday. 

The Argentine national team is preparing to face Ecuador in the Copa America semi-finals, and the players are taking a walk on the pitch to get familiar with the grass.

About two hours before Dibu Martinez carried Lionel Messi to the next phase after the missed penalty by the best soccer player on the planet, Argentina’s “bodyguard,” Rodrigo De Paul, spots his daughter in the stands.

Turkey's ambassador to Austria, Ozan Ceyhan, said he hoped fans would show moderation in their celebrations when - not if - they beat Netherlands in their Euro 2024 quarter-final in Berlin on Saturday.

A fire that broke out on the slopes of the Greek capital's Mount Parnitha on Saturday, June 29, destroyed a part of the forest, stretching from Katsimidi peak to the former royal estate at Tatoi, which had been completely razed by a conflagration three years ago.

A fire broke out on Saturday on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos. 

Fanned by strong northerly winds, the blaze is currently burning forest land near the village of Kapi, in the Mantamados area northwest of the capital, Mytilene. 

It is being tackled by 30 firefighters with 10 fire engines, supported by seven water-dropping aircraft and one helicopter.

In one of the first court decisions based on the new legal framework regarding arson, a 63-year-old pensioner who was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 euros for the fire he caused by negligence in Sidirounta on the island of Chios will remain in custody until the appeal is heard.

A serious incident occurred off the coast of Chios on Friday morning involving a migrant boat attempting to approach the island. The boat, carrying migrants, was spotted by the Coast Guard, which promptly dispatched a vessel to the scene. Shots were fired from the migrants’ speedboat toward the Coast Guard vessel, prompting the coast guards to respond with warning shots into the air.