Dendias, Blinken discuss Ukraine
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and US Secretary Anthony Blinken discussed the latest developments in Ukraine Sunday.
Patriarch: Russian invasion ‘beyond every sense of law and morality’
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios of Constantinople described Russia’s invasion as “beyond every sense of law and morality” and pleaded for an end to the war.
Roderick Beaton Talk | Online | February 28
Acclaimed historian Roderick Beaton will be discussing his new book, “The Greeks: A Global History,” in an online conversation organized by the British School at Athens.
How is Russia-Ukraine war linked to religion?
Ukraine’s tangled political history with Russia has its counterpart in the religious landscape.
Greece sending military, civilian aid to Ukraine
Greece is sending ammunition, “Kalashnikov-type assault rifles” and missile launchers to Ukraine, authorities say.
Tourism to assess war damage
The local tourism industry is trying to map out the possible consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the sector in Greece.
Coronavirus: 8,214 new cases, 63 deaths, 417 intubations
The daily briefing by Greek health authorities announced 8,214 new Covid-19 cases and 63 virus-related deaths on Sunday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 417 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Eurogroup green-lights early IMF payoff
Greece has received the Eurogroup’s approval to repay the final tranches of bailout loans from the International Monetary Fund early along with a small part of bilateral loans from its eurozone partners, its finance minister said on Friday.
Tracking down looted cultural treasures
“I do not like Matthew Bogdanos stories, I don’t like talking about myself,” says Manhattan’s Assistant District Attorney Matthew Bogdanos, and he sounds like he really means it.
Foreign Ministry lodges demarche with Russian ambassador
Themistoklis Demiris, secretary-general of Greece’s Foreign Ministry, was instructed by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias to lodge a demarche with the Russian Ambassador to Greece Andrey Maslov on Sunday over the aerial strikes on the Sartana and Buhas villages.