Case of leprosy in Patra reported
A 65-year-old woman is being treated for leprosy at a hospital in Patra, a local news site reported on Tuesday.
PASOK returns to the green sun
PASOK-Movement For Change presented its new party logo on Tuesday. It brings back the familiar green sun motif used by Pasok since its inception in 1974 by Andreas Papandreou but with the addition of the party’s new hyphenated name.
Commission urges Turkey to de-escalate tension
A day after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he no longer recognizes Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and will refuse to meet him at a planned summit, the European Commission on Tuesday urged Turkey, an EU candidate country, to steer clear of activities that might escalate tension with members of bloc.
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Fresh allegations of Hagia Sophia vandalism
Images shared on social media showing visitors at the 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia removing small pieces from the interior walls of the former Christian Byzantine cathedral have prompted fresh concerns regarding the protection of Istanbul’s crowning architectural jewel, after Turkish authorities annulled its status as a museum and converted it into a mosque.
NGOs slam climate law as ‘cowardly,’ ‘unambitious’
Eleven nongovernmental organizations issued a statement on Monday expressing dismay at a new climate law currently being debated in Parliament.
Churches of Serbia, North Macedonia, end decades-old dispute
The head of Serbia’s Orthodox Church said Tuesday that he would recognize the full independence of the church in neighboring North Macedonia, signaling an end to a decades-old religious dispute.
Naxos running out of graviera cheese
A consignment of animal feed from Bulgaria is unloaded at the port of Naxos. Farmers on the Cycladic island traveled to Bulgaria in search of food for their animals due to huge shortages in the market.
RES targets out of Greek reach
The targets the European Commission is setting for the development of renewable energy sources in Europe appear elusive for Greece, with the local market arguing that only a strict and resourceful plan such as that in the run-up to the Athens 2004 Olympics could meet Brussels’ requirements.
Turkish foreign minister backs Palestinians ahead of Israel talks
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu started a two-day trip to the Palestinian territories and Israel on Tuesday, the first such visit by a senior Turkish official in more than a decade.