Five suspects held in custody over murder of Polish academic in Greece

NEWS [InTime News] Five people have been remanded in custody over the killing of Polish professor Przemyslaw Jeziorski in Greece, including his 43-year-old ex-wife and her 35-year-old partner, who is accused of carrying out the murder. The former wife …

Italy and Greece Help Albania with Canadair Firefighting Aircraft to Combat Forest Fires

Italy provided assistance to Albania by deploying two Canadair firefighting aircraft to help combat forest fires in the region, specifically in the Municipality of Finiq. This deployment, was carried out through the European Union Civil Protection …

Greece to create new marine reserves to protect wildlife

ATHENS: Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday said that his government was creating two new protected marine areas, fulfilling a promise he made at a United Nations conference on the oceans in June. The new protected areas — in the Ionian Sea …

Greece arrests hundreds of illegal migrants after imposing asylum freeze on claimants from North Africa

Greece has detained nearly 200 migrants who arrived after an asylum freeze imposed on claimants from North Africa. 'The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya in recent hours were arrested by the coast guard,' migration minister Thanos Plevris …

WWF Greece welcomes new marine parks

ENVIRONMENT A man paddles in the waters of the Ionian Sea near Sidari settlement on the island of Corfu, July 26, 2019. [Vasily Fedosenko/Reuters] WWF Greece has welcomed the government’s announcement of two new marine parks in the Aegean and Ionian …

Greece seeks expat talent to join railway overhaul

ECONOMY [AP] Greece has launched a new platform to recruit experienced Greek railway professionals from abroad, as part of efforts to overhaul the Hellenic Railways Organization (OSE) following a recent law passed by parliament. The initiative, announced …

Deadly storms hit France, wildfires break out in Italy and Spain and 43C blowtorch heatwave hits Greece - as Brits ...

Europe is in the grip of an unforgiving bout of extreme weather that is battering popular holiday destinations just as British tourists prepare to head abroad for the summer. Searing heatwaves, devastating wildfires and violent storms are sweeping the …

‘Curse’ lifted as Greece stun holders US to reach women’s water polo final at World Aquatics C’ships

SINGAPORE – Defending champions the United States and Olympic gold medallists Spain were both bundled out of the women’s water polo competition at the World Aquatics Championships (WCH) on July 21, as Greece and Hungary reached the final. For the Greeks, …

U.S. Women’s Water Polo Falls to Greece in Semifinals

The U.S. Women’s National Water Polo team lost to Greece, 14-10, in the semifinals of the World Aquatics World Championships in Singapore early Monday. Local players Ryann Neushul and Ava Stryker each scored in the defeat. Neushul (Dos Pueblos alum) had …

Greece’s message of support to Lebanon and the region’s Christians