Two superyachts owned by Jan Koum, the billionaire co-founder of the messaging app WhatsApp, have anchored off Kalamia Beach in Corinth, drawing the attention of local residents and visitors.

A serious maritime incident occurred on the night of July 24, 2025, when the Sierra Leone-flagged cargo ship MN KOSTAS ran aground on a reef three nautical miles west of Cape Sideros, Crete, within the protected Natura area.

“Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis met today, Wednesday, August 20, in Athens with the Transitional Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, Asaad al-Shaibani.

A coordinated operation has been underway in Western Attica in recent hours in the context of identifying Turkish citizens involved in organized crime.