Fishers

Turkish waters have experienced an unprecedented bounty in the first half of the fishing season, marking a three-decade high, with the northern coasts proving exceptionally rich in fish diversity, according to fishermen.

A fishing boat with nine fishermen and a captain on board sank on Wednesday after hitting the shallows in the sea off the town of ​​Naoussa, Paros.

All passengers and the captain were picked up by another fishing vessel and brought ashore.

Ioannis Vekris, 23, is the youngest fisherman on Amorgos and part of a new generation that is starting to reap the rewards of a revival of their profession after a decade of efforts.

Ebif is not alone. More than hundred other foreigners like him have found work on the country's small fishing fleet, whose owners say local youngsters are unwilling to engage in the profession.

Mostly from Egypt and Turkey, they tend to replace the local fishermen when they retire.

On June 29, the Orthodox Church honours the memory of the great apostles Peter and Paul. 

The celebration is of ancient origin, the date selected being the anniversary of either their death or the translation of their relics.

Fishermen in Turkey’s Black Sea region are turning to scientists to understand what is causing the sharp decline in fish catches this season.

Thousands of Christian Orthodox pilgrims from Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine were expected to gather on Thursday in a village in southeastern Romania to hear a mass dedicated to the Apostle St Andrew, Romania's patron saint.

Today the Bulgarian Orthodox Church honors Apostles Peter and Paul. The day is known as Petrovden in the Bulgarian folklore calendar, according to BNR. 

The two apostles who were ardent propagators of Christianity were subject to severe persecution and endured a lot of suffering.