News archive of September 2024

The luxury Yas yacht “Yas”, flagged by the Cayman Islands, 141 meters long and 15 meters wide, coming from Tangier, Morocco, appeared in the port of Souda late in the afternoon today, Wednesday 4 September.

According to information from the flashnews.gr website, the Yas yacht can accommodate up to 60 guests in 30 suites, while it can carry up to 56 crew members.

Cine Paris (22 Kidathineon), one of Athens' most historic open-air cinemas has returned for movie nights with a view of the Acropolis. The cinema hosts two daily screenings of new and classic films curated by Cinobo. Tickets cost 9 euros and are available at more.com. For more information, visit cineparis.gr.

In a week, the new school year will begin, which this year is dominated by the announcement from the Ministry of Education regarding the ban on the use of smartphones in schools. One of the reasons for this move was Jonathan Haidt’s book: About one in five people on the planet -one in ten in Greece-belongs to Generation Z, or GenZers, also known as Zoomers.

Fitch has upgraded four Greek banks.

The agency upgraded Piraeus and Alpha Bank to BB with a positive outlook and National Bank and Eurobank to BB+ with a positive outlook. The latter two are one step away from investment grade, according to the house.

A 27-year-old man accused of transporting a bag full of grenades surrendered to authorities on Wednesday in Piraeus, following an incident that occurred on Saturday morning in Keratsini.

The man was riding a motorcycle with another person when he ignored police orders to stop, leading to a pursuit. 

The first applications for the purchase of the encroached properties from the state by private individuals can be submitted from September 30.

In the first stage the applications will concern 20 regional units and at the end of October they will be extended to the entire country, according to sources at the Ministry of National Economy and Finance.

The Fire Service responded to 38 wildfires across Greece on Monday. Twenty-nine of the fires were quickly contained, while efforts continue to extinguish nine others, with aerial support deployed for seven of them.

The presence of the Hellenic Air Force (HAF) in international air shows and military exercises demonstrates its and our country’s extroversion and enhances its visibility on the world map.

Greece's economic performance has topped several categories in the European Union in 2019-2023, but the convergence with the European average will require an even faster pace of growth than that recorded in the last five years, Eurostat data showed on Tuesday.

Acun Ilıcalı became a groom for the fourth time, this time having his beautiful partner Ayca Cagla Altunkaya by his side. Their relationship begun almost two years, and in July, when Ayca celebrates her birthday, they usually celebrate it in Mykonos.