Tripoli

By George Georgakopoulos

PAOK has opened a five-point gap at the top of the Super League after beating Ergotelis in Crete, while Olympiakos dropped two more points away from home, this time at Asteras Tripolis.

Authorities will conduct an emergency response drill at the Artemisio Tunnel, on the section of the national highway between Corinth and Tripoli in the Peloponnese, between 9 p.m. on Tuesday and 6 a.m. on Wednesday.

During those hours, both lanes between the Sterna and Tripoli-Voreia intersections will remain closed.

Citizens who have no source of income can begin applying for a monthly stipend of between 200-400 euros as of November 15, the government said on Tuesday at the unveiling of the guaranteed minimum income scheme at Zappeio Hall in central Athens.

Maintenance work at the Artemisio Tunnel on the section of the national highway between Corinth and Tripoli in the Peloponnese, will result in south-bound traffic being redirected from Monday and until Friday and 4 p.m.

Trucks carrying hazardous materials will not be allowed to travel through the tunnel between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.

Maintenance works on the Artemisio Tunnel on the section of the national highway between Corinth and Tripoli will result in Corinth-bound traffic being subject to disruption from the morning of Monday, October 13, until 4 p.m. on Friday, October 17.

As the Europa League starts its 48-team group phase on Sept. 18, Turkey’s Beşiktaş is preparing to host Asteras Tripoli, a first ever Greek match-up for the Istanbul side.

A military airfield in Tripoli, in the Peloponnese, will be opened to passenger traffic, according to a joint decision signed on Tuesday by the ministers of Defense, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Infrastructure, Michalis Chrysochoidis, ceding partial use of the airport to Civil Aviation Authority.

The European Court of Justice on Monday heralded a new fine against Greece for violation of European regulations, noting that the country has failed to enforce a six-year-old ruling ordering it to “adequately treat and dispose of urban wastewater.”

Libya’s toothless interim government, led by prime minister Abdullah al-Thani, announced late Aug. 28 it had tendered its resignation to the elected parliament, days after a rival Islamist administration was created.

The last time “Mare Nostrum”(Latin for “Our Sea”) was used as a political slogan in Italy, Mussolini’s fascists were claiming dominance over the entire Mediterranean. This time it’s different. It’s the name of the operation the Italian navy is running to save asylum seekers from drowning on the dangerous voyage in open boats from North Africa to Italy.