Turkey to charge admission for Hagia Sophia as of January
Tourists wishing to visit Hagia Sophia in Istanbul will have to pay admission starting in January 2024, the country’s culture minister announced on Tuesday.
Three arrested in Athens skirmishes with police
Three people were arrested in the downtown Athens district of Exarchia on Monday night during skirmishes with police on the sidelines of a march in protest at the injury of a 16-year-old girl during clashes that broke out at an anti-fascism concert in the capital’s suburb of Neo Iraklio over the weekend.
No Mideast solution without ‘strategic defeat’ of Hamas, says Greek PM
Greece is in a position to talk to all sides involved in the Mideast conflict except Hamas, which is a “terrorist organization that does not represent the Palestinian people,” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Monday, adding that there can be no solution to the crisis without its “strategic defeat.”
Athens monitoring Erdogan’s moves
With channels of communication between Athens and Ankara open due to the agreed summit in Thessaloniki on December 7 in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Greek government is closely watching his latest statements with concern, as he once again ups the ante with Israel and the West.
SEC Forum at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Palace
The Southeast Europe Connectivity Forum is taking place at Thessaloniki’s Makedonia Palace Hotel on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Danish offshore wind market leader comes to Athens
Northern Europe has turned its eyes to Greece for the operation of offshore wind farms, having deemed that the framework for the market has matured. Denmark’s Copenhagen Offshore Partners (COP), a global leader in the offshore wind market, is opening its offices in Athens on Thursday, November 9.
Platform for whistleblowers
A bonus of up to 3,000 euros is promised to taxpayers who identify tax dodgers by scanning receipts through the “appodixi” cellphone app and discovering that it is either not genuine or has not been forwarded to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE).
It’s Covid season. What are the new rules for staying safe?
We want to be done with COVID. But the virus isn’t done with us. While cases are not as high as they were at the end of the summer, newer variants are spreading, and experts predict that the patterns often seen over the past three years of the pandemic — the temperature drops, people cluster…
Powerful passport of Cyprus
Cyprus’ passport is currently the 21st most powerful globally, with a total score of 104.00.
FM defends country’s principled stance
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis on Monday defended the Greek government’s stance on the Middle East issue as one of “principle and justice,” adding that this is also the country’s overall foreign policy.