The South Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the North Aegean, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in Ermoupoli on the island of Syros.
Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the two prefectures of the Cyclades (capital: Ermoupoli) and the Dodecanese (capital: Rhodes). Since 1 January 2011 it is divided into 13 regional units, formed around major islands:
Buried beneath the Antarctic ice are an assortment of unexplored fossils, canyons and meteorites dating back to the beginning of the Solar System.While scientists appear interested in these items, what appears to interest them most, however, is the liquid freshwater lakes hidden beneath the icy surface, according to IFLScience. Lake Vostok is probably the most well-known ... However, this possibility isn’t a particularly unlikely one....
Normally, news of this sort would cause a panic in the social media world, but news of Facebook being hacked and usernames and passwords stolen has raised little notice, according to a report Tuesday on Digital Spy.Instead of targeting the social media site with malicious intent, hacker Orange Tsai was able to use his skills to find a weakness in the social media network’s internal server systems and earn money for his work....
A day after a group of assailants fatally stabbed two men – including a gay rights activist who worked for the U.S ...Hasina’s accusations raise doubts about repeated assurances authorities have the security situation under control even as months of deadly attacks continue against outspoken atheists, moderates and foreigners.The victims have been identified as USAID employee Xulhaz Mannan, who previously worked as U.S....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Donald Trump rolled up victories in five more states on Tuesday, giving the Republican front-runner fresh momentum in his push for the nomination even if his pathway has little room for error. The NewYork billionaire scored wins in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island - all five states that held GOP primary contests on Tuesday. "This is really something special ... --- ... ....
NEW DELHI. The earth is getting greener because of higher carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere, new research shows. Observations by Nasa satellites over the past 33 years show that there has been a steady increase in leaves on plants and trees, which scientists think is because of the higher CO2 levels. Leaves absorb CO2 and combine it with water to produce food for the plants ... It is the chief culprit of climate change ... ....
... islands, which Turkey insists should be “demilitarized,” Stoletenberg said the alliance has been in discussions with Athens and Ankara about patrolling further south in the Aegean....
(Source. ELSTAT - Hellenic Statistical Authority) A2102_SDT03_DT_MM_01_2016_01_P_EN. HELLENIC REPUBLIC. HELLENIC STATISTICAL AUTHORITY. PRESS RELEASE. Piraeus, 31 March 2016. ROAD ACCIDENTS. January 2016... Among the casualties of the injury-causing accidents that occurred in January 2016, 67 persons were killed, 64 persons were seriously injured and 909 persons were slightly injured ... 0 ... Voreio Aigaio (NorthAegean) ... Notio Aigaio (SouthAegean)....
...2nd millennium BCE on the isle of Santorini and devastated the Minoan settlement there.In Japan, Hawaii, SouthAmerican and all across the Pacific, there are countless instances of eruptions taking a terrible toll ... The nearby SouthAegean Arc meanwhile led to the formation of Aegina, Methana, Milos, Santorini and Kolumbo, and Kos, Nisyros and Yali....
Kos, a sun-drenched tourist destination in the SouthAegean, saw the arrival of over 23,000 migrants last year and images of violent clashes with the police spread around the world, with the island's mayor warning of bloodshed and Britain's Daily Mail tabloid describing Kos as a "disgusting hellhole" ... "It is true that some of the Aegean islands had ......
NATO's chief says the alliance could return any migrants it rescues in the Aegean Sea to Turkey if they set out from that country ... He told EU lawmakers Tuesday that NATO ships have already been doing monitoring work in the Aegean while mission details are sorted out ... The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece....
The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece... [AP] ....
Its Aegean Sea islands have taken in over 825,000 people since August alone mostly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis fleeing conflict at home... The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece....
Its Aegean Sea islands have taken in over 825,000 people since August alone - mostly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis fleeing conflict at home... The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece....
Its Aegean Sea islands have taken in over 825,000 people since August alone — mostly Syrians, Afghans and Iraqis fleeing conflict at home... The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece....
The SouthAegean regional government, which represents several Greek islands, said it had made the agreement with Valencia authorities currently visiting Greece...Germany's interior minister is pressing for Turkey to take back migrants trying to cross the Aegean Sea as European Union leaders prepare for a summit with Turkey expected on March 7....
About 75% of Turkey's borders are coastline, with the Black Sea in the North, the Marmara and Aegean seas to the West and the Mediterranean in the South... Further South in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas, red mullet, better known as 'barbunya' (bar-BOON'-yah), red snapper, grouper and sea bass, or 'levrek' (lev-REK') are among the favorites, along with turbot, sole and swordfish....
"It's been a record-breaking year ... " ... " ... " ... " ... " ... Our collective effort with the local authorities and the private sector has made it possible to expand the summer season in SouthAegean islands and Crete from 1st of March until end of November 2016 ... " ... Has the refugee crisis negatively impacted tourism in the Aegean? ... Visitors were also very understanding, and overall, tourism in the Aegean islands wasn't significantly impacted ... " ... ....