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Greek Economy Expected to Outperform European Growth

The Greek economy remained resilient through multiple crises and is expected to maintain growth above the European average in the coming years, Piraeus Bank CEO Christos Megalou said during an interview with Bloomberg Television. Speaking about the bank’s …

Greek Shipping Tycoon George Prokopiou Keeps Tankers Sailing Through Missile-Threatened Strait of Hormuz

International attention has turned to Greek shipping magnate George Prokopiou, whose companies continue to operate in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz despite a sharp drop in maritime traffic across the Persian Gulf amid escalating tensions in the …

Greek-Australian Activists Claim to Expose Alleged NDIS Cleaning Fraud in Sydney Sting

Two Greek-Australian anti-corruption campaigners claim they have uncovered what they describe as troubling misuse of Australia’s multi-billion-dollar National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), after an undercover operation in Sydney revealed a cleaning …

Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Shipping Strait With Signal Off

A ship hauling a million barrels of Saudi crude sailed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent days, one of the first big tankers to leave the Persian Gulf since traffic through the chokepoint all but halted. The Shenlong tanker, which is operated by Greece …

Effi o Blaenau review – Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film

The visceral one-woman play Iphigenia in Splott by Welsh dramatist Gary Owen has overwhelmed audiences and critics since it premiered in 2015, reimagining the sacrificial heroine Iphigenia from Greek tragedy as a young working-class woman in Cardiff who …

Greek Tanker Transits Hormuz Flashpoint With Its Signal Off

Traffic through the strait has slowed to a trickle since the US and Israel launched the war with Iran, with Tehran retaliating by attacking several vessels in the waterway. The threat to shipping has effectively stranded a swath of the world’s most vital …

£32 charge plan for UK tourists flying to Spain, Greece, Portugal from April 1

£32 charge plan for UK tourists flying to Spain, Greece, Portugal from April 1 UK tourists are being warned flights to European Union tourist spots will become more expensive from April. Air Passenger Duty, or APD, will rise from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 …

Greece to Disburse €70M in Benefits and Lump-Sum Payments

Greece is set to distribute €70.4 million in social benefits and lump-sum payments to 73,000 beneficiaries between March 9 and 13, 2026. The payments, announced by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, will be made through the e-EFKA social insurance …

Seafarers Are Being Asked to Risk a Deadly Strait

More than one week into the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has trickled away to virtually nothing. Oil prices and global anxieties have both spiked, which in turn have prompted U.S. President Donald Trump to suggest the U.S. …

Cyprus Airspace Open But Hundreds of Flights Cancelled: Larnaca & Paphos Airport Status, Drone Strikes & What Travelers ...

Last updated: March 9, 2026 Cyprus’s airspace is open — but the island has been pulled directly into the Middle East crisis in a way no one expected. A drone strike hit the British RAF Akrotiri base, Paphos Airport was temporarily evacuated, Larnaca …

‘I see my ship in the Persian Gulf. Is it there?’

Thousands of dots appear on the computer screen on a maritime map – the red ones are tankers and the green ones are dry cargo ships. “We see the position of the vessel every five seconds,” Dimitris Ampatzidis, senior risk and compliance analyst at Kpler …

Eurobank annual profit hits €1.36bn driven by Cyprus expansion

Eurobank has reported strong profitability and expanding operations in Cyprus, among other core markets, in its annual financial report for 2025, published after the end of the financial year on December 31, 2025. The report underlined the growing …

Ships Go Dark in the Strait of Hormuz as 2026 Crisis Forces Tankers to Vanish from Global Tracking

Ships Go Dark in the Strait of Hormuz as 2026 Crisis Forces Tankers to Vanish from Global Tracking In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing 2026 Persian Gulf crisis, commercial vessels are increasingly disabling their Automatic Identification System (AIS) …

Wait, Cyprus? What to know about the Transamerica Pyramid’s new owner

“What is Cyprus most known for?” a developer asked me when I started reporting on rumors that a Greek Cypriot investor was circling the Transamerica Pyramid earlier this year.  “Halloumi (opens in new tab),” I said.  Delicious, but wrong, said the …

Hormuz closure sends bunker prices to record levels

The ongoing war between Iran and the US/Israeli coalition has pushed bunker prices into record territory  Ship&Bunker reports the average global price for standard IFO380 heavy bunker fuel reached $841.50 a ton yesterday, eclipsing the previous …

Trump’s ‘free flow of energy’ vow fails to restart shipping in strait of Hormuz

Only two vessels not linked to Iran or Russia have made the “chicken run” through the strait of Hormuz since Donald Trump said he would “ensure the free flow of energy to the world”, according to maritime records. One of those that braved the journey since …

How much cash European Central Bank says to have if war breaks out

Maria Ortega and Matt Jackson Trendswatch Content Editor 08:11, 10 Mar 2026 The ECB says some authorities recommend keeping a cash reserve(Image: Getty) The continuing Middle East conflict has already begun impacting British households, with petrol prices …

‘Right thing to do’: PassportCard evacuates Middle East customers

Travel insurer PassportCard has covered all costs to repatriate customers stranded in the Middle East conflict zone – despite war exclusions in its policies. Customers in Israel were taken to Jordan via coach and then flown to Athens, Greece, while …

Greek shipping minister warns of alarming situation in Strait of Hormuz