Coast guard to transfer migrants from Gavdos
A Coast Guard operation has got underway to transfer a group of 35 migrants from the small island of Gavdos, the southernmost Greek island located to the south of Crete, to Crete itself.
Jerusalem Patriarchate says Gaza church was hit by Israeli air strike
A Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip which was sheltering hundreds of displaced Palestinians was hit overnight by an Israeli air strike, the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, and Palestinian health officials said 18 people were killed.
Kasselakis moves to expel Tzoumakas from SYRIZA
SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has said that Stefanos Tzoumakas, one of his fellow contestants in the recent party leadership race, has put himself “outside of the party.” In a social media post, Kasselakis said he was “regretfully” referring Tzoumakas to the party’s “ethics committee for further action.”
Is Egypt’s President Sisi in the hot seat amid the Gaza crisis?
The Hamas attack against Israel has upended the Middle East, and Egypt and its President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, like many others in the region, have been feeling the pressure.
Souda naval base capacity to expand
Deputy Defense Minister Yiannis Kefaloyiannis signed the tender on Thursday for the first project aimed at expanding Greece’s naval facilities, starting with the upgrade of the Naval Station at Souda Bay.
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.