Mykonos

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.

A 40-meter traditional wooden ship from the Gulf state of Qatar is expected to dock at the the northern port city of Thessaloniki on Wednesday.

The Al Mubaraki is a sail-powered boat built in the traditional manner and manned by a crew of 16.

A passenger ferry with 317 people onboard returned safely to the port of Rafina, east of Athens, on Wednesday after an engine failure.
The Super Runner, which also had cars and trucks on board, was traveling to the island of Santorini via the islands of Tinos, Mykonos and Paros.

Tax inspectors who descended on a restaurant on the holiday island of Mykonos that had been shamed on social media for grossly over-charging a party of tourists found that the business was in violation of several other rules.