Latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship kills four crew, wounds two

July 9, 2025 9:49 AM

Latest Red Sea attack on Greek ship kills four crew, wounds two

A drone and speedboat attack off Yemen killed four seafarers on a Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday, the second incident in a day, following months of calm. Traffic in the Red Sea, a key waterway for oil and commodities, has dropped since Yemen's Houthi militia aligned with Iran began targeting ships in 2023 in what it called solidarity with Palestinians under assault in Israel's war in Gaza. The deaths on the Eternity C, th...

Operation Sindoor outreach: Kanimozhi-led delegation arrives in Greece

May 28, 2025 10:13 AM

Operation Sindoor outreach: Kanimozhi-led delegation arrives in Greece

An all-party Indian parliamentary delegation, led by DMK MP Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, arrived in Athens, Greece, as part of India’s global diplomatic initiative to reinforce its unwavering stance on anti-terrorism. The visit marks a continuation of India’s strategic outreach to garner international support against cross-border terrorism. The Indian Embassy in Greece confirmed the delegation’s arrival in a post on X, stating: “An all-party delegation led by Member of Parliament @KanimozhiD...

Greece’s mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas

November 9, 2024 3:29 PM

Greece’s mussel harvest wiped out by warming seas

When Anastasios Zakalkas pulled up the ropes of his mussel farm in the Aegean Sea last month, the devastation was clear: the lines were not heaving with molluscs as they should be at harvest time but were instead filled with cracked, empty shells. It is the second time in three years that record sea temperatures have hit the mussel harvest in northern Greece, where farmers said they saw a 90% drop in the 2024 catch. Next year will be a dud too, Zakalkas said, because all the seed for the coming...

Wildfire fanned by gales menaces Athens suburbs as residents flee

August 13, 2024 1:19 PM

Wildfire fanned by gales menaces Athens suburbs as residents flee

Greece's worst wildfire this year spread into the Athens suburbs on Monday, forcing hundreds of people to flee as it torched trees, homes and cars and choked busy roads with smoke and ash. The government called for help from fellow EU members to tackle the fire that was burning out of control for a second day, fanned by gale force winds that pushed it from the wooded hills north of the city. Firefighters said flames, threatening apartment blocks, schools and businesses, had reached the deepest...