News archive of August 2016

Many celebrities from all over the world have come to Greece for their holidays, with the bulk choosing Mykonos as their destination. But the Greek celebrity scene is also out in force this summer. Here is a quick recap of some the hottest babes caught on camera roaming the beaches so far.

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There will be no Air France flights from Sofia to Paris on Monday, Sofia Airport has said.

The two flights that were due to be performed in the afternoon have been cancelled due to an ongoing strike at France's national carrier that began last week.

The cabin crew's strike action is expected to go on at least until Wednesday.

Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will meet with two opposition leaders on Aug. 1, marking the second such meeting in two weeks since the July 15 failed coup attempt.

Greek manufacturing activity shrank in July after a slight expansion the previous month, as a sharp drop in new orders led to reduced production, a survey showed on Monday, although firms hired new staff at a faster rate.

A fire continued to burn for the third day on Monday in the area of Limni in northern Evia as authorities considered declaring a state of emergency.

Fire service officials indicated that the outlook was slightly better on Monday as the fire was less intense than it had been on the first two days. However, fears of winds intensifying throughout the day kept the fire service on alert.

A fire continued to burn for the third day on Monday in the area of Limni in northern Evia as authorities considered declaring a state of emergency.

Fire service officials indicated that the outlook was slightly better on Monday as the fire was less intense than it had been on the first two days. However, fears of winds intensifying throughout the day kept the fire service on alert.

The chief of the Council of Europe arrive in Turkey on Aug. 3 for meetings with officials and opposition leaders, the council said on July 31.      

Secretary General Thorbjorn Jagland's comes after Turkey suspended the European Convention on Human Rights, which is reinforced by the council's European Court of Human Rights, following the July 15 coup attempt.       

Refugee and migrant hotspots are rapidly reaching their full capacity, according to Greek authorities. The official data show that the organised reception centres throughout Greece can hold up to 60,223 people, with the current refugees hosted estimated at a total of 57,115.

The offices of leftist SYRIZA in the Athens neighborhoods of Exarchia, Kallithea and Kypseli were attacked by vandals in the early hours of Monday morning as was the headquarters of Independent Greeks (ANEL), SYRIZA's coalition partner, on Syngrou Avenue.

The unidentified vandals smashed the glass facades of the offices and defaced them with paint.

About 20 Croat returnees have prevented the opening of a memorial room dedicated to Zoran Djindjic, in the House of Peace in Tisina, near Samac, in Bosnia.

This has been reported by the public broadcaster of the Serb entity in Bosnia-Herzegovina, RTRS.