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The real estate sector's prospects appear to be bright, at least for the near future, with prices rising and several important projects taking shape.

The growth of tourism positively impacts hotels. According to consultancy Danos/BNP Paribas, 1,400 new hotel rooms are being built in the Athens area, with another 1,100 being refurbished. And that excludes the Elliniko mega-project.

Residents and passers-by on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue in central Athens have been getting a first taste in recent weeks of the new era of the iconic complex that housed the Hilton Hotel for six decades, as the construction of the frame of a new, independent 1,100-square meter building in the area of the swimming pool has been completed and has immediately started turning heads.

As Russian oligarchs never took their boats from the western province of Muğla's Bodrum district this year, tourism sector representatives predict that the country will have a successful tourism season this summer.

Officials from Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the United States are meeting in Athens Wednesday to discuss energy issues.

Greece is hosting officials from Cyprus, Israel and the United States at a ministerial meeting on energy issues on Wednesday.

The Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev, has stressed the trade and investment opportunities created by the Greece-North Macedonia Prespa Agreement and confirmed a controversial initiative for the two countries to exchange cultural monuments.

Three suspects are set to appear in court Wednesday in connection with a mob-related shooting incident that shook the Hilton neighbourhood of Cyprus's capital.

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, president, international of The New York Times Company, speaks at an event at the Hilton Athens on Tuesday night marking the 20th anniversary of the newspaper's partnership with Kathimerini - an alliance, Dunbar-Johnson noted, 'based on shared values.' As part of the event, which was also addressed by Kathimerini owner Themis Alafouzos, Dunbar-Johnson and NYT columnist R

Chinese tycoon Wang Jian, co-founder and chairman of the giant Chinese conglomerate HNA Group (Hainan Group), died after an incident in France, the company said on Wednesday. 57-year-old Wang Jian has fallen in Provence where he was on a business visit, the message said.

At least 10 people were killed, hundreds injured, and more than 20,000 evacuated after fires covered more than 230 square kilometers in the Napa, Mendosino and Sonoma valleys in California. The fire burned more than 1,500 houses and shops, world news agencies report.