Turkey annoyed with Germany
Tensions in Greek-Turkish relations remain high, creating a climate that justifies anything but complacency.
From pipeline and pump to farm and fork
The tragic events of war in Ukraine (beyond the humanitarian catastrophe) revealed that the emperor was naked all along.
Vartholomaios laments ‘blow’ to Greek diaspora
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has reacted to news of the fire that gutted the Baliki Rum Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on Thursday.
Greece says tourism rebound will help ease cost of energy crisis
Greece is having a better-than-expected summer tourism season and this year’s revenues will help alleviate the impact of soaring energy prices on society, government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said on Thursday.
Connecting ancient Asclepieia
Athens University archaeology professor and president of the Committee for the Preservation of Epidaurus Monuments Vassilis Lambrinoudakis had long wanted to do something special on the subject of Asclepieian sanctuaries. Epidaurus, where he directs ongoing excavations, is, after all, home to the most famous of these ancient places of healing.
Meeting Putin once again, Turkey’s Erdogan walks his own path
As Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi this Friday, up to 20,000 Russian and Turkish workers and specialists at Akkuyu on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast are pushing forward with what those behind the project say is the world’s largest atomic power construction site.
Crews working to contain fire in Nestani, Arcadia
Emergency crews are working to contain a wildfire that broke out in the region of Nestani in Arcadia, southern Greece, on Thursday.
Fire causes evacuation of Greek Balikli hospital in Istanbul
Patients and staff had to be evacuated after a fire broke out at the Baliki Rum Hospital in Istanbul’s Zeytinburnu district on Thursday.
Dolphins thriving in Gulf of Evia
Drone footage released on Wednesday by videography team Up Stories, shows a sizable pod of dozens of young, adolescent and adult dolphins swimming off the coast of Theologos in Fthiotida in the Gulf of Evia.
Staikouras to table supplementary budget to cover extra handouts
Finance Minister Christos Staikouras announced on Thursday he will present a supplementary budget to cover the cost of additional aid for households and businesses hit by high energy costs, citing “satisfactory” fiscal data.