Mykonos

A Lebanese citizen who was detained in Greece for four days on suspicion of involvement in a 1985 TWA hijacking and set free after it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity arrived at the port of Piraeus on Tuesday afternoon, after taking the ferry from Syros, where he had been held.

Police on the popular tourist destination of Mykonos said Thursday they had unravelled a drug dealing gang comprised of foreign nationals.
Six members of the gang, aged between 19 and 28, were arrested in two operations on Tuesday and Wednesday by police and port authorities on the Aegean island.

The situation on Samothraki, with the ferry connection to the island in the northern Aegean cut off for 12 days earlier this month, brought to light the myriad problems afflicting Greek ports.

A popular bar on the island of Mykonos has been ordered to close for four days from Monday after officers of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (IAPR) and police suspended its operations due to tax evasion.
As the bar had also been ordered to close for two days last month for tax evasion offenses, this time the penalty was doubled.

Hailing from Bruges in Belgium, Jan De Vliegher is a contemporary painter who specializes in acrylics. This summer he will be displaying his latest works at the Rarity Gallery on Mykonos for 15 days. His paintings have featured in several exhibitions at eminent galleries and go for as much as 18,229 USD at auction.

The ultra-popular DJ Snake is set to transform Mykonos' Paradise Beach into an electronic dance floor on Tuesday, August 13. With two Billboard Music Awards and one MTV Video Music Award under his belt, the French DJ has put his stamp on the international dance music scene. He is known for his high-energy sets that inspire audiences to give themselves up to the music.

The mayor of Mykonos has appealed for more police officers to be dispatched to the upscale Greek holiday island, where, he says, the local force is too small to deal with the pressure of increased tourism and crime over the peak summer period.

A 34-year-old Albanian national was shot and injured on Friday morning by two assailants on the resort island of Mykonos while driving a van.
According to reports, the two assailants, riding a scooter and wearing helmets, approached the van and fired on the driver at close range.

Online social concierge BeSeated has announced the addition of 100 luxury villas on Mykonos and Ibiza to its offerings to members, who can enjoy luxury experiences in over 25 cities around the world, booking venues, yachts, jets, drivers and bodyguards at their favorite destinations.

The profoundly successful Egyptian singer Amr Diab will be on Mykonos on Thursday, July 25, for a performance with Greek vocalist Antonis Remos. The duo will fuse their personal styles, both of which blend the traditional and the modern, for a night of truly Mediterranean music.