Eleftherios Venizelos

Greece has always been a fortunate country because at times of major crises its leaders were capable of shining on the international stage.

Greek customs officers arrested a Russian woman at the “Eleftherios Venizelos” Athens International Airport, who was carrying over 2.2 million Euros and 58.900 US dollars. After searching the woman, who disembarked an Aeroflot plane, at the extra-Schengen arrivals area, it was discovered she had hidden the cash by strapping a portion of it on her body and the rest in a suitcase.

According to Eurostat data, “Elefterios Venizelos” International Airport in Athens has recorded the highest passenger transit increase in Europe for 2015. The figures show that 19.1% more travellers passed through “Eleftherios Venizelos” last year, compared to 2014, with Luton and Dublin terminals coming in second and third with a +17% and +14.1% rise, respectively.

It is to everyone's benefit that rumors that have not been filtered through the intellect are open to scrutiny by "intellect and knowledge." 

Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos recommended to Turkish President Recep Erdogan to refrain from embarking on the dangerous road of revising international law.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated that Ankara “gave away” Aegean islands to Greece under the Treaty of Lausanne in 1923, the pact that defined the borders of modern Turkey following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. In a speech to regional officials in Ankara on Thursday, Erdogan expressed his regret for the border decisions imposed by the pact.

The Venizelos Tombs at Chania, Crete, will be included in the new privatization “superfund” which will exploit state-owned assets, such as Greek railways, postal service and a number of utilities, following an amendment tabled in the parliament on Friday regarding the properties of Greek National Tourism Organisation (EOT).

The Holy Light arrived at the international airport of Eleftherios Venizelos in Athens, Saturday, a little after 8 pm. The Holy Light arrived in Greece on the PM’s airplane and was greeted with honours reserved for state leaders.

Hellenic Police arrested two men with Swedish passports who traveled by car from Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos to Alexandroupolis, northern Greece carrying with them two knives of 23cm and 24cm and military uniforms.

According to preliminary information the two men wanted to enter Turkey and then head towards Syria.

Iraklio’s Venetian-era Morosini Fountain, widely known as the Lions Fountain, comes to life again after a decade.

Its water supply was reconnected on Friday restoring one of the historic landmarks of the old part of the Cretan city fountain to its former glory.