Attiki Odos tender destined for deadline extension
The tender for the new concession contract for Attiki Odos is at serious risk of being completely derailed, both in terms of timetable and financial consideration
Orthodox Christians await Holy Light in Jerusalem under heavy police restrictions
Thousands of Palestinian Christians and pilgrims from around the world filled Jerusalem’s Old City on Saturday to celebrate the Orthodox Holy Light ceremony, under a heavy Israeli police presence that has drawn anger from churches.
Trials in secret
Commenting last week on the nondisclosure of the name of the private school where six students tied up a classmate with fishing line and the frenzy concerning personal data in Greece, I wrote that “soon, the news will say, ‘Somewhere, some people tied someone up with fishing line.’”
Dendias: Greece, Turkey can develop mutually beneficial relationship
Greece and Turkey can develop a “harmonious and mutually beneficial relationship” provided there is “mutual respect and trust,” Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said in an interview published in the Sunday edition of newspaper Makedonia.
Five migrants dead, six injured in Evros car collision
Five people were killed while another six were seriously injured in northern Greece when a car drove into the opposite direction, colliding head-on with another vehicle, state-run broadcaster ERT reported on Saturday.
Party leaders visit towns, islands ahead of Easter Sunday
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on the island of Tinos with his family, wished Happy Easter to Orthodox Greeks around the world in a post on the social media. Mitsotakis will be attending services on the island during the holiday.
Small explosive device goes off outside Kypseli apartment block
Police are investigating an attack with a homemade explosive device made of a plastic container and flammable liquid outside an apartment building in the district of Kypseli, central Athens, early Saturday morning.
President to attend Resurrection service in Athens cathedral
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will attend the midnight Anastasi (Resurrection) Mass on Holy Saturday at the Athens Cathedral tonight, her office said.
Ultimatum for state debtors
Some 200,000 businesses and individuals with debts to the state have been given two options: Either rejoin the 72- or 120-installment arrangements, or face confiscations.
Kaisariani’s woodland Epitaphios
People arrange flowers on the bier representing the burial of Christ at Kaisariani Monastery in Athens on the morning of Good Friday.