Aegean Sea
Raimondo Dato (Remo) | Athens | January 9-27
The Argo Gallery (argo-gallery.gr) presents Raimondo Dato's ninth solo show, featuring paintings inspired by nature and Aegean landscapes. Egyptian-born Dato explores multiplicity through simplicity, revealing diverse thematic sections in his paintings. Mykonos, Delos and the Cyclades inspire the artist with their warm sunlight and Aegean sea notes.
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Warmest December in 15 years in half the country
Last December was unusually warm in Greece, while in almost half of the country it was the hottest in 15 years. This was the case in Thessaly, Macedonia and Thrace, Crete and the Aegean islands, while overall, at the national level, the heat was at "extremely high levels" compared with the 2010-2019 average, Meteo.gr reported.
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Hotel occupancy at nearly 100 pct in some Aegean resorts
The occupancy rate at hotels in some resort towns in the Aegean region has hit nearly 100 percent thanks to the New Year holiday.
The 3-day holiday lured people to go on vacation, said Mehmet İşler, the president of the Aegean Touristic Enterprises and Accommodations Association (ETİK).
Why are Islamists claiming non-Muslim land? – Analysis
The government of Turkey has threatened to invade and annex Greek islands in the Aegean Sea for at least the past five years
Heavy rainfall alert issued for 14 cities
With torrential rains and thunderstorms gripping the country, the Turkish State Meteorology Service has issued severe weather warnings against possible disasters in 14 of the country's 81 provinces, including Istanbul, urging citizens to exercise caution.
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Rain, storms forecast
There will be rain and storms mostly in the eastern parts of Greece on Friday, according to the latest forecast from the Athens National Observatory's Meteo.gr.
Rain is expected in Thrace, Central and Eastern Macedonia, eastern Thessaly, Central Greece and the Peloponnese, the Aegean and Crete.
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US welcomes Greece-Turkey High Cooperation Council in Athens
The US welcomes the upcoming meeting of the Greece-Turkey High Cooperation Council to be held this week in Athens, the State Department said.
Greek authorities conduct search and rescue operation after dinghy carrying migrants capsizes
Greek authorities conducted a search and rescue operation Friday off the coast of a small islet in the eastern Aegean Sea near the Turkish coast after a dinghy carrying migrants to Greece capsized, the coast guard said.
Preserving the ancient craft of wooden ships
The curricula and manuals of vocational training and apprenticeships at the facility that will specialize in the craft of building wooden ships will be presented in early December, the Culture Ministry has announced.
The goal of the facility is to preserve a tradition that continues to be practiced in old shipyards, such as the one depicted here in Ierissos, Halkidiki.
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Strong northerly winds disrupt shipping
Ships in various Greek ports were unable to dock on Saturday due to strong northerly winds that reached up to 9 on the Beaufort scale in certain parts of the Aegean Sea.
Rafina and Lavrio ports remained closed, as did the Rio-Antirio maritime route. In northern Greece, ships were unable to sail between Alexandroupoli and Samothraki, Kavala and Prino, and Keramoti and Thassos.
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