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How to make your own odyssey to Messenia

Writer Graeme Green follows in the footsteps of Christopher Nolan and his A-list cast across the Peloponnese

Evening Standard

Mount Olympus, the mythological home of Zeus and the ancient Greek gods, is being considered for UNESCO World Heritage status as Greece seeks protection for its tallest mountain

Mount Olympus, a site of myth and nature, seeks UNESCO World Heritage recognition. This ancient Greek mountain is home to gods and diverse ecosystems. Locals hope for global acknowledgment to ensure its continued protection. The nomination process involves careful review and potential further requirements. Recognition would bring responsibilities for preserving…

The Times of India

Christos Tzolis: Arsenal shirt number options as formalities completed for third summer signing

Gunners are closing in on the signing of the Greece international

Evening Standard

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Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, is a candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage List

Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, may soon join UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The Independent UK

Welcome to ‘The Odyssey summer’: Visit these locations for a blockbuster set-jetting trip

Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer's epic poem is one of the year’s most anticipated new movies. Here we look at The Odyssey’s film locations and the destinations inspiring a blockbuster set-jetting holiday.

Euronews

'Shameless': Greece and LNG emerge as major roadblock in new Russia sanctions

Greece has thrown a spanner into the works of fresh EU sanctions by demanding an exemption to a full ban on Russian LNG. Member states are aghast at the request, with one diplomat calling it "shameless".

Euronews

Why return to a happy hunting ground is key for Solberg

After witnessing his title aspirations fade in recent rounds, Oliver Solberg is hoping the rally that yielded a stunning maiden World Rally Championship victory can be just the tonic to reverse the narrative

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Why return to WRC happy hunting ground is important for Oliver Solberg

Motorsport

Major drop in pollution: How the 'Typhoon Project' is transforming Greece's beaches

Volunteers have helped transformed coastal areas across a slew of popular Greek islands.

Euronews

A Greek tragedy, and a postcard from Djibouti

Hello, I’m Mared Gwyn with the final newsletter of the week. Today I take you from Greece to Djibouti, and provide exclusive insights into a closed-door Brussels meeting addressed by Jared Kushner.

Euronews

US to take lead in probe into Ryanair Boeing 737 engine failure over Greece

The US National Transportation Safety Board will lead an investigation into a Ryanair Boeing 737 incident. A passenger was partly sucked out of a broken window after an engine piece broke off. This event had similarities to prior Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 NG flights. The FAA administrator stated early indications…

The Economic Times

The Odyssey is haunted by the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’ – but who were they, really?

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is haunted by the Sea Peoples, spectral men on the edges of a civilisation teetering on the brink.

The Conversation

US investigators lead probe into Ryanair flight where man was partly sucked out of broken window

U.S. aviation safety investigators have taken over the investigation into what caused a window to dislodge on a Ryanair flight from Greece to Germany on July 10

The Independent UK

Arsenal close in on £34m deal for Club Brugge forward Christos Tzolis

The Greece international is a replacement for the Besiktas-bound Leandro Trossard, while Arsenal also seek defensive cover after William Saliba’s injury

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The Times of India

Dutch teenager saw more plastic than fish while diving at 16, then removed millions of kilograms of plastic from the world's oceans and is still cleaning them: Meet Boyan Slat

At the age of 16, Boyan Slat expected to see colourful fish while scuba diving off the coast of Greece. Instead, he found plastic bags, bottles and other rubbish drifting through the water, leaving him with a question that would shape the rest of his life. Why were people cleaning…

Euronews

Europe's energy use for cooling doubled in six years: Which countries use the most?

The last three years were the hottest on record globally. Energy consumption for cooling has also been rising, with household consumption in the EU doubling in just six years.

The Guardian - UK

Why did Ryanair-Air Malta plane window blow out mid-air and could it happen again?

Passenger Ljubisa Karović was nearly sucked out of his seat when Boeing 737-800’s window blew out on flight from Greece

The Independent UK

How Zante plans to protect one of Greece’s most iconic tourist sites

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The Independent UK

One of Greece’s most iconic beaches to be extended to save famous shipwreck

The MV Panagiotis ran aground in October 1980

Euronews

EU dismantles tax evasion network in Greece with raids in Athens and Kastoria

The criminal network is estimated to have inflicted losses amounting to at least 46.9 million euros.

France 24

Willing to pay: Europe faces the bill for backing Ukraine without the US

Forget last week's Nato summit, where Donald Trump put the alliance through another rollercoaster. It's Bastille Day in Paris, with the “Coalition of the willing” – Nato minus the United States – gathering for a more measured summit on the eve of the traditional military parade down the Champs-Élysées, where…

Euronews

Greece's famous ‘Shipwreck Beach’ to be extended to save its iconic wreck

Plans to extend Zakynthos' iconic Navagio Beach by 30 metres aim to preserve its rusting shipwreck for future generations, as visitors continue to be barred from the popular island attraction because of safety concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Trump lifts Turkey sanctions, eyes F-35 sale

US President Donald Trump made headlines this week at the Nato summit in Ankara by declaring an end to all sanctions against Turkey, paving the way for the sale of the F-35 stealth fighter jet to the alarm of Greece and Israel.

The Independent UK

What do Greeks actually think of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’?

The country is used to foreigners playing their heroes

The Economic Times

Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of plane as head and shoulders hang from shattered window after aircraft plunges 9,000 feet

Ryanair plane crash: A Ryanair flight experienced a severe cabin window dislodgement shortly after takeoff. The aircraft rapidly descended approximately nine thousand feet due to decompression. One passenger was partially pulled outside the aircraft before being secured by others. Oxygen masks deployed as the plane made an emergency return to…

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