Police arrest 22-year-old Palestinian over flag raising
The Greek police on Tuesday said it had identified and arrested a 22-year-old Palestinian for raising his country’s flag onto a light post at downtown Athens’ Syntagma Square.
Use of AI worries those who create covers for books
The first time Michael Whelan was warned that robots were coming for his job was in the 1980s.
Unpublished Nana Mouskouri gems in one double album
Minos EMI/Universal is releasing a double CD album in 249 countries of previously unpublished Greek songs recorded by the legendary Nana Mouskouri from the mid-1950s and the early 1960s at the National Radio Foundation.
Crackdown on businesses finds 33 mln euros in hidden revenues
Ramped-up inspections on businesses across the country are bringing results at the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), which issued a progress report on Tuesday outlining its performance from the start of the year until October 31.
The profound crisis inside the US
“What is the greatest threat to the USA today?” a veteran American diplomat was recently asked at an international forum. Everyone expected him to say China, possibly Iran and the destabilization of the Middle East, perhaps even Russia.
More controversy looming over metro extension’s invasion of Athens parks
As tension between residents and the contractors building the extension of the capital’s metro system mounts over the removal of dozens of trees in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia, another source of friction is developing in nearby Pangrati.
Rising prices top concern for Greeks, poll shows
The rising cost of household essentials weighs heaviest on Greeks’ minds, according to a new public opinion poll, which found that 30% of respondents have cut back on basic shopping by “a lot” and 43% by “quite a lot.”
President meets families of hostages
The president of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, welcomed the families of the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, extending her and the Greek people’s unwavering support.
State to exercise warrants rights at Aegean Airlines
Aegean Airlines on Monday announced that the Hellenic Republic submitted notification of its intention to exercise the rights granted by all the warrants it holds concerning the company’s shares on November 3, 2023.
Pharmathen acquires local firm CBL Patras
Pharmathen pharmaceuticals has acquired CBL Patras peptide material suppliers, it was reported on Monday.