The explosion of violence in Israel and Gaza has compounded the challenges already caused by the climate crisis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, hostilities in the Southern Caucasus region and the production and supply chain problems, high prices and inflation, all long-term symptoms of the pandemic.
Session 3 of this year’s Greek-British Symposium, focusing on “Sustainability and Technology,” will be live-streamed Monday from 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Greek time.
A 50-year-old suspect has been apprehended on the island of Rhodes for allegedly forcing a 35-year-old woman into prostitution over the course of six years.
Sister Daniilia is 61 years old and resides in the Holy Monastery of Little Galilee, situated atop the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem.
The war in Israel is creating a new situation ahead of this winter, particularly worrying for the Greek economy, which is 74% dependent on oil and natural gas imports.
Crises can be clarifying. The 9/11 attacks were one such moment. The world’s reaction exposed America’s true friends. As President George W. Bush said at the time, “either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists.”
Athens is reportedly open to the possibility of making a recommendation in the EU’s report on the accession countries that as long as the issue of ethnic Greek mayor-elect Fredi Beleri is not resolved, the opening of chapters for Albania will not proceed.
Greece’s ruling New Democracy party suffered a setback in Sunday’s runoff elections for regional governors and mayors, losing the country’s two largest cities and five of the six regional contests.
Greece’s hopes for automatic qualification to the Euro 2024 soccer finals tournament will to a large degree hinge on the Netherlands, which it will take on in Athens on Monday.
The second round of Greece’s local and regional elections on Sunday caused upsets in the country’s two largest municipalities, Athens and Thessaloniki, while candidates officially backed by ruling New Democracy lost in five of the six remaining regions in the runoff.