Man arrested in attempted robbery at fast food restaurant
A man was arrested in an attempted armed robbery at a fast food restaurant in the southern suburb of Palaio Faliro, early Friday morning.
Banks ponder selling ATMs
Banks are now considering the sale of their networks of ATMs located away from branches, in an attempt to further reduce operating costs.
Singapore invests in Sani/Ikos
Greek hotel group Sani/Ikos has secured the entry into its equity capital of one of the largest international institutional investors, Singaporean sovereign wealth fund GIC.
Autumn begins on Friday
Autumn officially begins just before dawn, at 4:04 a.m. local time on Friday, as the fall equinox occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, where Greece is located.
Cypriot growth to reach 5.5% this year
Cyprus’ economy is forecast to grow by 5.5% in 2022 on better-than-expected tourism arrivals, although the outlook is tempered by energy market turbulence which will sap demand later in the year, the island’s Central Bank said on Thursday.
Neptune and its rings come into focus with Webb telescope
No spacecraft has visited Neptune since 1989, when the NASA probe Voyager 2 flew past on its way out of the solar system.
More foreign firms set up shop in Cyprus
The adoption of the New Strategy for Attracting Business and Talent has led to an impressive increase in the number of foreign companies interested in establishing a presence in Cyprus, said the island’s Interior Minister Nicos Nouris.
Finance Ministry bill obtains wide parliamentary support
The Greek parliament has granted its approval in principle to a Finance Ministry bill on utilities, in a vote held late on Wednesday.
Children’s lives don’t belong in the arena
I am always surprised at how polarization can make a public debate become so brutal. It happened in the case of the 38 refugees trapped on an islet in the Evros River and of 5-year-old Maria, who allegedly died of a scorpion sting there.
Erdogan’s own goals
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s abrasive attitude toward Greece is not just intensely frustrating for us – which the Turkish president could not care less about – it also exposes him internationally and does little to help relations with the United States and the European Union.