Turkey’s behavior and the F-16 sales
The Biden administration is moving ahead with its intention to supply Turkey with 40 new F-16 fighter jets and upgrade 80 of the country’s older ones.
Quake rattles central Greece town
A 3.6-magnitude tremor occurred near Tyrnavos town, central Greece, Thursday, the Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics reported.
Long Covid symptoms still plaguing patients
The coronavirus is still a force to be reckoned with, with people with long Covid receiving treatment at special clinics operating in hospitals and health centers.
The power of working together
Members of the En Dynamei (In Strength) cultural association for people with and without disabilities take part in an activity in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.
Gov’t, opposition clash in Parliament ahead of no-confidence vote
Greece’s ruling conservatives and the leftist opposition clashed in Parliament Thursday ahead of a no-confidence vote Friday.
Workers stage 3-hour strike in Cyprus to demand pay raises
Thousands of workers in Cyprus, including government employees, teachers and builders walked off the job Thursday for an island-wide, three-hour work stoppage to protest what they claim is employers’ backpedaling on a deal for inflation-linked pay increases.
Dendias: Membership in UN Security Council in 2025-26 achievable
Greece has already secured the written commitment of 113 states to vote in favor of its candidacy for election as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2025-26, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has said.
Winter showers cause transport and other disruptions in capital
Flooded streets, power outages and disruptions in public transportation were but some of the problems caused by strong showers and hail in the Greek capital on Thursday.
Disposable income rebounds
Disposable household incomes rose by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022, reaching 37.7 billion euros, compared to 34.2 billion euros in the same period last year, according to data the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released on Tuesday.
Turkey: Sweden complicit in hate crime, NATO talks pointless
Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday accused Sweden of being complicit in a “hate and racist crime” for failing to prevent weekend protests in Stockholm by an anti-Islam and pro-Kurdish groups.