A gunman entered the corporate headquarters of a shipping company in Glyfada, Greece, and began shooting at people in the offices. According to local news agencies, the death toll is four: Three people were shot to death with a rifle and the killer was found lifeless with the gun next to him. He entered the […]
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Greece, the man opens fire. First he eliminates 3 people and then takes his own life
The death toll in a shooting that took place at the offices of a shipping company in Glyfada, Greece, is four dead, including the attacker. Greek TV ERT reports this. According to police reconstruction, the person responsible is a former employee who had been fired. The man, a 70-year-old Egyptian citizen, entered the offices claiming […]
Greece: the Orthodox Church’s categorical opposition to the government project
Bishops of the Orthodox Church in Greece voted unanimously against the government’s proposal to legalize same-sex marriage. According to the bill, they would also have the right to adopt children. Members of the Holy Synod of the Church of Greece released a statement indicating that this legislative proposal would destroy the basic social unit, namely […]
Parthenon, diplomatic confrontation between Greece and the United Kingdom: Sunak’s unexpected gesture
There is again a dispute between London and Athens over the Parthenon marbles. A real diplomatic clash after Rishi Sunak canceled at the last moment the meeting scheduled for today in the British capital with Kyriakos Mitsotakis, after the Greek Prime Minister declared, in an interview with the BBC, that he intended to raise the […]
Old Leopard tanks for Ukraine. Germany wants to convince its NATO ally
Germany turned to Greece with an offer to send 100 currently used Greek Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine and offer modernized machinery in return. According to Greek media, Greece could receive modernized armored vehicles in exchange for the old Leopard 1A5 tanks, in principle one at a time. Under the proposal, the government in Berlin […]
Greece will participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that Greece would participate in the training of Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets. On Monday, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Greece, where he met the country’s president Ekaterina Sakielaropoulou and Prime Minister Kiriakos Mitsotakis. “The program encompasses everything we can do together to protect the lives and freedom […]
Burning on Rhodes. Patriarch Bartholomew spoke
The Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew expressed his sympathy and solidarity with the people of Rhodes in connection with the ongoing devastating fires on the island. In a letter to the Orthodox metropolis of Rhodes, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew, assured prayers for all the victims and for a speedy control of the fires, […]
Greece, fires also in Corfu and Evia: evacuated villages and fear of tourists
After Rhodes, they also burn Evia and Cortù, a destination much sought after by Italian tourists given their proximity to our coasts. Firefighters in Greece are struggling to contain 82 fires across the country, 64 of which started yesterday, the hottest day of the summer so far. In addition to the huge fires on the […]
Fires in Rhodes, the testimony of the Italian tourist who escaped the flames
A night of terror, to flee the fire front to move to areas less affected by the fires. Massimo Alberti, a journalist for Radio Popolare, together with his wife Claudia Porretto are on holiday in Rhodes and tell Adnkronos “that he is now in a safe situation, close to the airport, after a troubled night”. […]
Fires on the island of Rhodes, panicked tourists: “30,000 evacuees”. Alarm for an Italian family
The island of Rhodes is on fire, a critical situation for residents and for the many tourists who have chosen the Greek destination for their holidays. The fires that have been ravaging the island for days are now out of control: at least 30,000 people, many tourists, who had to leave their homes and hotels […]