Dendias thanks US officials for Cyprus arms embargo lift
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias thanked US Secretary Antony Blinken and Senators Bob Menendez and Marco Rubio Monday for helping lift the embargo on arms sales to Cyprus.
Along northeastern border, author tells, and collects, tales
Vassilis Kargas is a journalist, but he prefers to call himself a “storyteller of the border country.”
ATHEX: Minimal activity, small drop
The closure of the London Stock Exchange on the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral led to a particularly small amount of activity at the Greek stock market on Monday.
The last constant
The long lines of British men, women and children waiting to bid farewell to their queen are truly impressive. I wonder what drives the phenomenon, apart from a British commitment to orderly lines.
Trying to read Erdogan’s intentions
The increasingly aggressive rhetoric of Recep Tayyip Erdogan against Greece, echoed by his underlings, may primarily serve for domestic consumption, but the embattled Turkish president could well resort to a manufactured crisis, analysts tell Kathimerini.
Kosovo says it foiled plot to assassinate PM in 2021
The government of Kosovo said on Monday it had foiled a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Albin Kurti in 2021, partially confirming a report by an Albanian television station.
Yannis Markopoulos | Athens | September 20
Hailed as one of the country’s most significant modern composers and the artists who galvanized the “back to the roots” movement back in the 1970s, Yannis Markopoulos is celebrating 60 years on the stage with a big concert at the Herod Atticus Theater.
Crete: teenager who tried to strangle sister remanded in custody
A prosecutor on Crete has ordered a 17-year-old accused of attempting to strangle his sister to be remanded in custody. In the alleged incident, which occurred early on Monday morning, the teenager tried to choke his 18-year-old sister, who managed to escape from her attacker and call her mother for help.
Gov’t welcomes European Media Freedom Act, says spokesperson
The government welcomes the adoption of the Media Freedom Act by the European Commission, government spokesperson Giannis Oikonomou said on Monday.
Cyprus, Israel pledge quick deal in gas field dispute
Israel and Cyprus said Monday that they have made “significant” headway in resolving a long-running dispute over an offshore natural gas deposit and say they are committed to quickly reaching a deal as Europe looks for new energy sources.