Six arrested over attack on soccer player in Kilkis
Six soccer fans, aged between 22 and 42, have been arrested and charged with assault over an attack against a soccer player in Kilkis, in northern Greece.
Greece expresses ‘concern’ over Nagorno-Karabakh
Greece has expressed its “concern” over the movement of Azeri military unites in Nagorno-Karabakh where a simmering dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalated into a six-week war in 2020.
Treasures of the Greek Revolution at the Academy of Athens
The Academy of Athens is hosting an exhibition on the Greek Revolution of 1821, presenting rare letters and manuscripts from prominent figures of the Greek Enlightenment, works of art, maps, and items associated with Lord Byron and the Philhellenic movement.
Dendias in Cairo for meeting with Egypt counterpart
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias will visit Cairo Monday for a meeting with his Egypt counterpart Sameh Shoukry, the Foreign Ministry announced Sunday.
Athens condemns Hadera terrorist attack
Greece has condemned Sunday’s terrorist attack in Hadera, in northern Israel.
Capital Link’s Shipping Forum is setting sail
Capital Link’s 16th Annual International Shipping Forum will take place on Monday and Tuesday as an online event, starting at 3 p.m. Greek time on Monday.
Decision on fourth vaccine dose for seniors in April
A decision on administering a fourth Covid-19 vaccine to the elderly and people with health problems will be made in April.
The joke of the state
The old joke that it takes five of whatever group one wants to disparage to screw in a lightbulb – one to get on the table and hold the bulb and four to turn the table round and round – is, unfortunately, true of the Greek state in many cases.
Cartoon by Dimitris Hantzopoulos (28/03/2022)
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In call with Putin, Turkey’s Erdogan stresses need for ceasefire
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in a telephone call on Sunday that a ceasefire and better humanitarian conditions were needed following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, his office said in a statement.