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Crumbling balconies in Greece: Engineer reveals warning signs property owners must watch for
Buildings dating from the 1960s and 1970s are particularly vulnerable to corrosion, according to civil engineering professor Christos Zeris, who explains what property owners should look out for and why regular inspections are essential
45 migrants rescued off Ierapetra
A boat carrying 45 migrants was spotted approximately 27 nautical miles south-east of Ierapetra, Crete, by a Panama-flagged cargo ship. The migrants were rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard and are being transferred to Ierapetra
Emergency weather warning: Greece braces for 48 hours of heavy rain and thunderstorms, with Athens in the front line
Severe weather is expected to begin early on Monday and continue into Tuesday afternoon, with eastern Greece facing the brunt of the storms and localised hail also possible
Turkey presses ahead with new NAVTEX over EMC cable linking Saudi Arabia and Greece
Ankara insists that surveys by the KOBI RUEGG are taking place with Turkish approval, while Greece maintains that the area falls within its continental shelf. The dispute comes as another vessel prepares to carry out surveys for the Cyprus-Crete electricity interconnection
Haftar, Turkish investors and a parliamentary coup: How eastern Libya ratified the deal that erases Crete
Following Ankara’s restoration of ties with eastern Libya and the Haftar camp, intense pressure was placed on parliament speaker Aguila Saleh to bring the memorandum to a ratification vote. He refused and was ousted
Libya challenges Greek exploration south of Crete and threatens to halt maritime boundary talks
In a diplomatic note to Athens, Tripoli disputes Greek hydrocarbon exploration and warns it could suspend bilateral negotiations over maritime boundaries – the claims based on the Turkish-Libyan memorandum, Chevron’s involvement and the shifting balance of power in eastern Libya
