For Putin’s opponents, exile from Russia proves a boon
Sitting before a large video monitor in his suburban Moscow office last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin addressed local officials opening a turkey breeding center in distant Siberia.
Banks want state to cover part of rate hike
The package of measures banks will propose to the Finance Ministry will provide for a reduction of mortgage installment amounts for households with debt servicing difficulties due to the rise in interest rates, either by extending the duration of the loan or through a special arrangement to subsidize the increase in the installment with the…
‘The audience does not need to be told how to feel,’ says LA-based Greek film composer
Film and television music writer Alexis Grapsas has been very busy in the past 15 years and it doesn’t look like he’ll be slowing down anytime soon.
Obscene | Athens | December 16-18
The Onassis Cultural Center presents Alexandra Bachzetsis’ thought-provoking “Obscene,” a performance exploring perceptions of eroticism and how the body is portrayed and exposed.
ATHEX: Late rally helps index gain ground
Buyers edged out sellers at Athinon Avenue on Tuesday, earning some more ground for the benchmark thanks to a late rally at the end of session that showed improved trading volume, in line with most other eurozone markets that showed optimism on China.
Artifacts and progress
The first operation that took place over the weekend to replace ancient artifacts removed during the excavation of the Thessaloniki metro has vindicated the people who insisted that the project could be carried out successfully and the northern port city’s historical legacy safeguarded.
Another quake, 5.0-magnitude this time, shakes Athens
A 5.0 magnitude earthquake has hit the island of Evia, Greece’s second largest, shaking the capital Athens, southwest of the tremor’s epicenter.
Increase in direct flights between Riyadh and Athens
Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias discussed with his Saudi counterpart Prince Ahmed Al Khateeb on Monday the increase of direct flights from Saudi Arabia to Greece, which will be implemented in the near future.
Reinforcing the Greek navy is imperative
The modernization of the technical infrastructure of the fleet and staffing it with highly qualified technical personnel – and thus highly paid – is imperative.
Cyprus president wants corruption claims against him investigated
Cyprus’s president on Tuesday called for an independent probe into allegations made by a former aide that he has run a corrupt administration under the influence of Russian oligarchs.