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World’s 8 coolest caves you can rent via Airbnb – 3 in Santorini
InStyle presents the “The World’s Coolest Caves You Can Actually Sleep In” that can be rented via Airbnb and three of them are located in Santorini.The US magazine notes that “if you’ve ever wanted to get away, here’s your chance to do it caveman style. These hidden chasms all have their own unique history and mystery that make staying there an unforgettable experience.
President Pavlopoulos: Lausanne Treaty must be fully respected
President Prokopis Pavlopoulos invited the international community and the European Union on Tuesday to assume their share of responsibility for the situation in Cyprus and the recent questioning of the Lausanne Treaty, during a ceremony at Decelea’s air base to receive the remains of Greek military personnel who died in Cyprus 42 years ago.
Drive to boost speed of Greek visa issues
Alternate Foreign Minister Nikos Xydakis is promoting the speedier issue of visas by Greek consular services in the 10 most important markets for Greek tourism where such paperwork is required.
This follows the improvement in the time taken for visas to be issued this year in Russia, with the use of biometric data.
FinMin sees dire consequences if there is no debt deal by year-end
Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos warned on Tuesday that if European Union leaders do not take a political decision about the country's debt by the end of the year, then there will be dire repercussions for his government and Greece.
Brussels would like Greek debt deal by year-end
The European Commission would like eurozone governments to reach a deal on the details of debt relief for Greece by the end of the year to boost its economic growth, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici said on Tuesday.
Sirens to sound between 11 and 11.05 a.m. on Wednesday
Civil defense sirens are scheduled to go off across Greece Wednesday as part of the annual military and public defense exercise dubbed Parmenion, after the Macedonian general of Philip II and Alexander the Great.
The air-raid sirens will sound at 60-second intervals, starting at 11 a.m. and lasting until 11.05 a.m.
Police arrest 25 over illegal ancient artifact trading
Police in Patra, western Greece, on Tuesday detained 25 suspects on charges of illegally trading in ancient artifacts and said they were seeking another 15 people believed to belong to the same racket.
According to police, the racket is responsible for numerous illegal excavations as well as illegally selling artifacts in Greece and abroad.
Enri Canaj's personal journey in photographs
Photographer and photojournalist Enri Canaj's solo exhibition "Parallel Ways," currently on display in Monte Carasso, Switzerland, to a great extent represents a personal journey to find his own identity.
Who are the Greeks who received an UNHCR Award
Greek volunteers Efi Latsoudi and Konstantinos Mitragas on behalf of the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) became on Monday the latest in a long line of distinguished everyday heroes to receive UNHCR’s prestigious annual Nansen Refugee Award. Both winners of the UN Refugee Agency’s humanitarian prize helped thousands of refugees arriving on Greek shores during the 2015 refugee and migrant crisis – sav
Unidentified child found during police raid on Larissa home
Police in Larissa, central Greece, are seeking the identity of a 6-year-old girl found during a raid on the home of two suspects, a man aged 42 and a woman, 41.
Greek tourism industry hit by taxation
Greek tourism industry faces the risk of falling into a disinvestment orbit unless the state offered tax incentives, Iason Perdios, chief executive of Louis Hotels told AMNA. In an interview, Perdios noted that high taxation combined with high social insurance contributions and constant changes in tax legislation were the basic factors of discouraging would-be investors to build new hotels in t
Cyprus apologizes to Greece for 1974 friendly fire deaths
Cyprus formally apologized to Greece on Tuesday as it handed over the remains of 16 Greek commandos who were killed by "friendly fire" during Turkey's 1974 invasion of the island.
War sirens to go off on Wednesday, October 5 in mock attack simulation
The Civil Defence alarm sirens will be activated on Wednesday, October 5 throughout the whole country as part of the ‘Parmenion 2016’ military exercise.
Municipal authorities' chief calls for urgent action on refugee crisis
The head of the association representing Greece's municipal authorities (KEDE) on Tuesday urged the government to take urgent action in regards to the refugee crisis, as the number of refugees and migrants trapped in the country swelled to nearly 61,000, according to official figures.
Greek islands see 280 migrant arrivals in one day
Greek authorities on Tuesday continued to record an uptick in migrant and refugee arrivals from neighboring Turkey, after the islands of the Eastern Aegean saw 280 landings in a single day.