New air link to Athens from Kuwait this summer
Kuwait Airways intends to launch a new service linking the emirate with Athens as of this summer, Chairman Ali Al-Dukhan told a news conference on Thursday.
Leaders ignore reality at their peril
“Military leaders that serve dictators often hide the truth from them,” wrote former US Secretary Mike Pompeo in his just-published memoir “Never Give an Inch,” which enraged Ankara.
Gov’t approves construction of FSRU off Corinth
The government has approved the construction of a floating gas and regasification unit (FSRU) off Corinth after a fast-track process, the Development Ministry said on Friday.
Kikilias points to good prospects for tourists from US
Direct flights from the US are expected to bring more than 1 million travelers and well over 1 billion euros in revenue to Greece in the coming tourism season, Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Friday in an interview with public broadcaster ERT.
Foreign Ministry condemns Jerusalem synagogue attack
The Foreign Ministry has condemned a synagogue shooting attack Friday on the outskirts of Jerusalem, noting that the incident occurred on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Bank deposits soar by over €5 bln in a month
Private sector deposits increased by 5.004 billion euros in December after a €591 million decrease in the previous month, with the annual growth rate rising to 4.8% from 4.5%, respectively, the Bank of Greece said on Friday.
Cyprus tourism minister enlists diaspora
Cyprus’ Deputy Minister of Tourism Savvas Perdios has concluded a first visit to Washington and New York with a view to gathering information and promoting Cyprus as a tourism destination with a “positive impression” he told the Cyprus News Agency.
Debates over sacred images in the Byzantine Empire show why it’s hard to appease any side
An adjunct lecturer at Hamline University recently lost her job for showing an image of Prophet Muhammad in an art history class, which some students and administrators considered to be Islamophobic.