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Greek Island Goes For Sale For Less Than An Apartment
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (196+ words) Makri, the fifth-largest island in the Echinades archipelago in the Ionian Sea, was originally listed in 2022 for "8 million before its asking price dropped dramatically to "247, 000. The island remained completely uninhabited and was described as an untouched piece of land with…...
Greece Shows Signs of Obesity Stabilisation
11+ hour, 56+ min ago (432+ words) The findings emerged from a major global study led by Imperial College London and published in the journal Nature, which analysed obesity trends across 200 countries and territories between 1980 and 2024. According to the research, obesity in Greece increased significantly among both…...
Greek Maritime Security Firm Calls for Armed Guards on Ships
10+ hour, 20+ min ago (613+ words) The company argued that detecting small unmanned surface vessels remained extremely difficult using conventional maritime surveillance systems. It suggested that armed personnel on board could help identify and neutralise such threats at close range, reducing risks to crew and vessels....
International Crime Network Sold Fake Medicines Across Europe Greek City Times
12+ hour, 4+ min ago (285+ words) The operation involved Greek police'through its Directorate for Combating Organised Crime, acting under a European Investigation Order and coordinated by Eurojust and Europol. According to Greek police, the criminal organisation targeted citizens across several European countries by promoting illegal products…...
Greece Loans Ancient Artefacts For Australian Olympic Games Greek City Times
10+ hour, 26+ min ago (212+ words) According to Pritchard, Greece rarely made such loans. The first instance occurred during the Sydney 2000 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This time, Greece offered Australia a doubled number of archaeological artefacts. The planned loan for 2032 included around 100 artefacts, with a significant…...
Commemorating the 85th Anniversary of the Battle of Crete
11+ hour, 48+ min ago (1200+ words) The Battle of Crete was one of the most intense engagements of the Second World War in the Mediterranean, and saw approximately 7, 700 Australian and New Zealand troops, alongside British and Greek forces, defend the island against a massive German airborne…...
Greece Allocates Over "350, 000 to Safeguard Kefalonia Beaches
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (190+ words) The financial support aims to strengthen lifeguard coverage and enhance safety infrastructure across the island's internationally recognised beaches, which attract thousands of visitors each year. The funding will be distributed among the three municipalities of Kefalonia, ensuring coordinated preparation for…...
Greece Bans Cannabis Based Products From Retail Sales
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (284+ words) Greek City Times (GCT) is a digital news and lifestyle platform focusing on Greek news, culture, history, sports, and current affairs. It serves as a key source of information for Greek residents and the global Greek diaspora, particularly in countries…...
Ankara and the "Blue Homeland": Paths to War or a Diplomatic Provocation?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (575+ words) Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis is part of Greek City Times and its vision to make news known around the world. Vassilios Nicolaos Vitsilogiannis is a prominent journalist and editor-in-chief of the annual luxury magazine "Greece Now," which is featured as an…...
Ankara escalates tensions with "Casus Belli No. 2" Greek City Times
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (310+ words) The expected move by the Turkish Grand National Assembly to pass legislation on maritime spatial planning in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean " ignoring international law and refusing to recognize the EEZ and continental shelf rights of the Greek islands " marks…...