Pope Francis praised the “mosaic” of Cyprus’ multiethnic people as he arrived Thursday on the ethnically divided Mediterranean island and urged it to welcome migrants and heal the divisions that have lacerated the country for nearly a half-century. Francis opened a five-day trip to Cyprus and Greece by drawing attention once again to his call…
Cyprus’ education minister pledged on Thursday to protect the country’s teachers and schools from “bullying” following an overnight bomb attack against a primary school that is suspected to be the work of people opposed to compulsory mask-wearing at school.
Greek authorities announced 6,260 new cases of coronavirus and 89 fatalities in the past 24 hours Thursday.
The government slashed on Wednesday the fines imposed for tax rule violations, as they would have dealt the final blow for many enterprises.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took it upon himself to make Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over.
Pope Francis arrived on the divided island of Cyprus on Thursday, calling for people to “welcome and integrate one another” in a county that has found itself on one of the frontlines of Europe’s migration crisis. “It will be a beautiful trip but we will touch some wounds. I hope that we all will be…
The Greek Army officially received the first delivery of M1117 armored security vehicles from the US at a ceremony in Athens on Thursday.
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he has a “moral obligation to use all the tools at our disposal to convince all citizens over 60 years old of the need to get vaccinated,” in a meeting with the World Health Organization regional director for Europe in Athens on Thursday.
In almost any other city, the area in downtown Athens known as “Hafteia” – the junction of Stadiou, Aeolou and Panepistimiou streets leading into Omonia Square that is colloquially named after a popular coffee roastery and cafe that once stood there – would be a jewel in its crown.
A model who had been jailed in August this year for possession of cocaine was released on Thursday, following the decision of a prosecutor and an investigative magistrate.