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3391. Identified wildfire victims reach 76, eight remain missing

Seventy six victims of the wildfire that gutted a coastal town in east Attica killing at least 91 people and injuring scores have been identified, the police’s criminal investigation division said on Wednesday in its latest briefing....

3392. Lack of early warning, town planning led to high death toll, study finds

Authorities’ failure to issue a timely warning about the approaching wildfire that scorched the town of Mati, a popular tourist resort 17 miles east of Athens, left “almost zero time between realizing the danger and reacting to it,” according to a preliminary inquiry into the deadly inferno released Tuesday by the University of Athens. ...

3393. Mitsotakis blasts ‘deplorable’ government reaction to deadly wildfire

Conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis slammed the government’s ‘deplorable’ reaction to the deadly wildfire that ripped through the east coast of Attica, killing more than 90 people and injuring scores, saying his party will ensure that responsibility is attributed to those who failed to prevent the disaster....

3394. Ankara puts Nicosia ambassadors on notice

The Turkish foreign ministry is warning foreign diplomats in the Republic of Cyprus not to overstep their authority, following comments by Israeli and Egyptian ambassadors in Nicosia during a diaspora conference last week...

3395. Divers pull body out of water in fire-ravaged east Attica

Greek coast guard officials with the help of divers on Monday pulled an unidentified body out of the water near Kokkino Limanaki in east Attica, an area ravaged by a deadly blaze a week ago. ...

3396. Kammenos defends government's response to blaze

Defense Minister Panos Kammenos on Monday defended the government’s response to the deadly wildfires east of Athens that have so far claimed at least 91 lives....

3397. The state we’re in

A great European leader – and a true friend of Greece – once said that Greeks were a great nation, but their state is a mess....

3398. Greek PM visits seaside town hit by wildfires

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday visited the seaside town east of Athens that was a week ago hit by the deadly wildfires....

3399. Tsipras says he assumes political responsibility for deadly fires

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday he took full political responsibility for the deadly blaze that has killed at least 87 people in a coastal town in east Athens this week....

3400. Blood moon century's longest lunar eclipse

A blood moon will appear in the night sky around much of the world on Friday night as the moon moves into the shadow of the earth for the longest lunar eclipse of the 21st Century...

3401. Larnaca resident behind global online scam

A global network of online scammers has been dismantled, with the brain of the operation arrested in Larnaca in connection with €18 million worth of damages caused by internet fraud...

3402. Minister says ‘serious indications’ of arson behind deadly wildfire

In what was seen as a bid Thursday to minimize the political cost of the natural disaster in eastern Attica, government officials did not rule out the possibility of arson....

3403. Cypriot crews in Greek fires on their way back

Cypriot first responders who rushed to help in the Greek wildfires are getting ready to come back, after what has been undoubtedly a horrifying challenge for even experienced professionals...

3404. Death toll from deadly Attica fires rises to 85

The death toll from the deadly blaze that ravaged the coastal town of Mati in east Attica on Monday rose to 85 on Thursday, after a 73-year-old man who was in intensive care in Athens' Evangelismos hospital died and two more bodies were discovered by rescue crews....

3405. More than 200 houses destroyed by Attica fires

More than 200 houses have been completely destroyed by the devastating wildfires that ripped through a coastal town east of Athens this week killing at least 81 people, according to data collected by engineers from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport who have started recording the damage to buildings....

3406. Greek wildfire death toll rises

Greece’s Red Cross organization said on Tuesday the bodies of around 26 victims of a devastating forest fire east of Athens had been discovered, substantially raising a death toll from an inferno which ravaged the area on Monday evening...

3407. Cyprus sends help in Greek wildfire

The Republic of Cyprus is responding to calls for help in the Greek wildfire near Athens, sending 60 first responders to a tourist area where dozens of people perished...

3408. Furnace temperatures for start of the week

There will be high temperatures and some variable wind at least in the early part of the week, but all this could change with a chance of rain showers on Thursday...

3409. Officials warn over hot and humid weather

High temperatures combined with humidity are creating heat wave conditions this week, with maximum temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday...

3410. Monaco Telecom takes over MTN Cyprus

Monaco Telecom is taking over MTN Cyprus in a €260 million deal that will set a new course for the Cypriot provider as a powerful member of its new European family...

3411. Large fire burning grassland in western Crete

A fire that broke out on Thursday morning in the area Ahladia of Sitia, in eastern Crete, was burning shrubs and grassland and was fanned by strong winds....

3412. Easy breezy weather to last through Thursday

Skies will be clear Tuesday following early morning fog and low clouds, with average maximum temperatures for the week in the upper-mid 30’s until they rise again Friday, ahead of mid-July weekend...

3413. Ayia Napa marina fully ready in July 2019

It won’t be until end of 2021 when the twin towers in Ayia Napa will be completed, but boats and private yachts will be able to dock at the marina by next summer, giving the area a head start in the game...

3414. Russian tiger plane steals the show in Larnaca

A plane with the majestic face of a Siberian tiger landed at Larnaca International Airport on Sunday, known around the world for raising awareness for the protection of the Amur Tiger...

3415. Nothing but clear skies in the upper 30’s

Skies will be clear Monday following early morning fog and low clouds, with maximum temperatures in the upper 30’s around the capital...

3416. Energean commits to Eastern Mediterranean

Energean is seeking approval from Cyprus for the Greek oil and gas firm to build a pipeline from its Israeli offshore gas fields and import 0.5 to 1 billion cubic meters of gas a year to the island...

3417. Two district workers arrested in Limassol fire

Police arrested two employees of the Limassol District Administration in connection with a fire, which broke out while fire fighters were battling another fire elsewhere...

3418. Over 40 degrees here to stay all weekend

3419. Forty degree weather to last through Saturday

Cyprus Weather Service issued a Yellow Weather Alert for Wednesday from 11am until 6pm due to very hot weather, with temperatures expected to reach 40 degrees around the capital...

3420. Leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia meeting in Thessaloniki

The leaders of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia gather in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday for the fourth Quadrilateral Summit....