Congregation gets fright
Police in Athens detained a foreign national after he barged into the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Panteleimonas shouting slogans about Allah and acting “erratically.”
Greek-born adoptees reunited
Greek-born adoptees from the United States gather in front of what was once the Athens Maternity Hospital, for the Second Annual Greek Adoptee Reunion hosted by The Eftychia Project.
Cypriot President Christodoulides to attend Egypt summit for Peace
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides will attend the Cairo Summit for Peace on Saturday, a source from the Cypriot Presidency said.
SYRIZA MEP warns of potential third-place finish in European elections
SYRIZA MEP Dimitris Papadimoulis has not ruled out the possibility that the left-wing opposition party, which has been dealing with internal dissent since the election of a new leader, might be reduced to a third-place position in the upcoming European Parliament elections next year.
Kasselakis ties the knot in NY, plans meeting with diaspora
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis was in New York on Thursday to tie the knot with his partner, Tyler McBeth, as Greek law extends only to cohabitation agreements for same-sex couples.
SYRIZA votes for Euro Parliament resolution condemning Hamas attacks
The Eurogroup of leftist SYRIZA has voted in favor of a resolution adopted by the European Parliament, which condemns the Hamas attacks against Israel.
Media, uni cooperation discussed at Greek-Turkish forum in Istanbul
The prospects of creating channels of cooperation between the media and universities was debated at a Greek-Turkish forum held in Istanbul under the auspices of the Turkish Research Foundation (TAV) and the Institute of International Affairs of the American College of Greece.
Foreign Ministry expresses dismay over Gaza church blast
The Greek Foreign Ministry has expressed its dismay over the casualties caused by an explosion that damaged a Greek Orthodox church in Gaza.
Cocaine trial of five Britons to resume next month
The trial of five British men facing serious drug charges over a 300-kilogram cocaine shipment seized in June 2022 in the Greek port of Thessaloniki, will resume in mid-November, after it was adjourned on Thursday so that the judicial summons can be translated into English.
Western suburbs lead house price surge
In the not so recent past, Athens’ western suburbs tended to be an option for home buyers whose finances precluded them from searching in the northern or southern parts of the capital, or in eastern Attica, which developed rapidly between from the 1990s to late 00s.