Easter Athens is an empty city
With its inhabitants allowed to leave the city for Easter without restrictions for the first time since 2019, and doing so in record numbers, Athens (almost) resembled a ghost city on Easter Sunday.
Zelenskyy, Erdogan discuss Mariupol evacuations
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that he had talked with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of the Turkish president’s talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin.
Easter statements issued by political leaders
The meaning of Easter and its promise for the future, but also the war in Ukraine, featured prominently in messages by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and other political party leaders on Sunday, Greek Orthodox Easter.
President focuses on Ukraine during Easter speech
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou spoke from the northern city of Xanthi on Easter Sunday and focused on the hopeful message of the Resurrection, a promise of peace and prosperity, and the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Religious leaders release Easter statements
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios and Archbishop Ieronymos of Athens both released statements celebrating Easter Sunday.
Composting spots to be set up in Attica
Starting Tuesday, big brown wheelie bins for organic waste will be installed at 20 farmers’ markets in Attica to encourage vendors to join a composting scheme.
4.5-magntitude earthquake strikes south of Kasos
Residents of Kasos and Karpathos were shaken on Sunday morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, however there are no reports of any injuries or damage done to buildings.
Understanding the double nature of the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Azar Gat is one of Israel’s leading military analysts specializing in war and peace strategy.
Young cool on driving permit
Getting a driver’s license in Greece is pretty complicated, and expensive too. This, together with spiking fuel prices, has resulted in fewer people, especially young ones, interested in getting licenses.
Holy Week in Smyrna in 1920
Easter outside Agia Fotini Church in Smyrna in 1920. Orthodox Easter in the city (modern-day Izmir in Turkey) on the coast of Asia Minor was always the biggest holiday of Christians in the East.