The former CEO of TikTok and former chief operating officer of the parent company ByteDance Ltd, Kevin Mayer, today co-CEO and co-founder of the company Candle Media, LLC, talks to Kathimerini about the “secrets” that established TikTok at the top of the charts of young people. – I would like to […]

Greece’s Shipping Ministry green-lighted the temporary installation and operation of three desalination units in Naxos and Serifos to tackle a prolonged water shortage in the Cycladic islands amid the height of the tourist season.

Imports rose and exports shrank during the first half of the year, expanding the trade deficit by 10.5%, the Hellenic Statistics Authority announced Wednesday.

Greek pole vaulter Eleni-Klaoudia Polak was disqualified from the Olympics and handed a provisional suspension at the Paris Games after she tested positive for banned substances, the IOC said on Wednesday.

A 66-year-old university professor accused of setting four fires in the Vari area of southern Attica in June, was jailed pending trial on Thursday, after appearing before an investigative magistrate.

Greek police’s internal affairs division arrested on Thursday a border guard for repeatedly stealing money from his colleagues at a pre-departure detention center for migrants in northern Greece.

The threat of generalized conflict in the Middle East is reportedly causing intense concern in Athens regarding the turbulence it could trigger in the energy sector, supply chains, and in the economy in general. 

A man was briefly detained on Wednesday night after he started throwing petrol bombs off the balcony of his apartment in the district of New Ionia, northern Athens.

A 45-year-old man was killed in Ilia, southern Greece, early Thursday morning after crashing his vehicle into two utility poles at high speed. 

The military confrontations in the wider area around Greece, extending from the Middle East to Ukraine, have prompted Athens to expedite decisions aimed at a multi-level air defense (anti-drone, and medium-range anti-ballistic). 

Passenger and merchant marine captains are raising the alarm about inadequate infrastructure in the country’s ports, which, in several cases, makes them dangerous.

More than 200 firefighters on the southern Greek island of Crete on Thursday continued to fight a large wildfire that forced authorities to evacuate one village and prepare others for evacuation.

Minister of Rural Development Kostas Tsiaras said on Wednesday that the traditional August 15 festivities will take place without lamb, while hinting that slaughterhouses across the country are expected to remain closed next week.

Less than a week after the killing of a top Hamas leader in Tehran, Iran, and a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, the entire Middle East is on edge. Fears of a broader regional war have been mounting amid vows of revenge from Iranian leaders that have left Israel in a state of deep uncertainty.

Power company PPC announced Tuesday net profits of €228 million for the first half of 2024, up from €84 million in the same period in 2023. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax and asset depreciation (EBITDA) rose 57%, to €927 million. Managers said the target of €1.8 billion in EBITDA for the whole of 2024 is reachable. 

Experience from popular international destinations can serve as a valuable guide: If left unmanaged, cruise tourism can create more problems than benefits. 

Recovery on the Athens Stock Exchange extended for a second straight session Wednesday, this time boosted by the greatly improved global mood.

Greek pole vaulter Katerina Stefanidi did not manage to win a medal in the Olympic women’s pole vault final on Wednesday, finishing 9th after failing to clear 4.80 meters.

“The Antigone Project,” a modern adaptation of Sophocles’ famous play directed by Sofia Antoniou, will be presented by the En Dynamei (In Strength) ensemble at the Archaeological Museum of Aiani, Kozani, on August 9 and 10.

Classical crossover group Il Divo will perform for one night only at the Lycabettus Theater on September 11.