Geography of Greece

A 30-year-old Syrian national was being treated for serious burns at a hospital in Nikaia, near Piraeus, after he allegedly poured flammable liquid over himself before settling himself alight in the early hours of Tuesday.

The motives behind the incident, which occurred in Keratsini, remained unclear.

By Pantelis Boukalas

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A team of representatives from the Cruise Ship owners and Marine Agencies Union (ΕΕΚΦΝ) and a Ministry of Shipping representative visited the ports of Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Herakleion, and Santorini, in order to discuss necessary works.

Ben Needham, who went missing while on holiday on the isle of Kos on July 24, 1991, would be 25 today. Over the years, his mother Kerry Needham has not stopped searching for the son that vanished after she left him in his grandparents’ care while she went to work at a local hotel. Previous leads have failed to come up with solid information but Ben’s family still keeps hoping.

Jewish groups are outraged over news concerning the delay in the unveiling of a Holocaust monument in Kavala, northern Greece due to the objections of the local council of the region.

South Yorkshire police said that the appeal made by Ben Needham’s mother on a three-hour Greek TV show – “Light at the End of the Tunnel” – resulted in a number of calls concerning the disappearance of little Ben 24 years ago while on holiday on the island of Kos, Greece. One of the leads concern the claim by a man who believes that it could be him and who is willing to undergo DNA tests.

A day after the entire municipal council of Tilos resigned in protest at the lack of medical professionals, a doctor was dispatched to the tiny Dodecanese island late on Friday.

British police said on Saturday that they are investigating new leads after the family of Ben Needham, the toddler who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 24 years ago, appeared on Greek TV on Friday night.

South Yorkshire police said they received ?a number of calls? after the Fos sto Tounel (Light at the End of the Tunnel) show on Alpha TV.

Kavala Mayor Dimitra Tsanaka has come under fire after stopping the unveiling of a memorial to the city?s 1,484 Jews that were killed by Nazi troops, because it featured the Star of David.

Visitors to the Diakofto-Kalavryta rack railway have a unique chance to experience a slice of living history while enjoying the lush beauty of the region thanks to the operation of the original DK 8001 steam locomotive – known as ‘Moutzouris’.