Acropolis Museum to mark European Night of Museums with late opening
The Acropolis Museum will mark the European Night of Museums on Saturday, May 13, with extended opening hours from 9 a.m. to midnight and free entry from 8 p.m.
Thessaloniki: man jailed for sexual abuse of girl
A Thessaloniki appeals court has sentenced a 65-year-old man to seven years’ imprisonment for the sexual abuse of a 6-year-old neighbor. The case became known in 2018 when the victim told her parents about the abuse, which began two years beforehand.
AI recruited in effort to prevent forest fires
Artificial intelligence is being deployed in the battle for the prevention and management of forest fires through innovative programs developed and coordinated by the National Observatory of Athens (NOA).
Opposition leader takes swipe at PM over upcoming debate
Wednesday’s televised debate between party leaders ahead of the May 21 elections will not “make any difference if it’s just a series of parallel monologues,” SYRIZA’s Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday, accusing the prime minister of dodging a one-on-one debate.
Picturesque Greek doors inspire Washington photo show
The Greek Embassy in Washington, DC, is unveiling an exhibition of photographs by Dody Tsiantar, a journalist and retired adjunct professor at Columbia University J School.
Thessaloniki police score big cocaine bust
More than 100 kilograms of cocaine were seized by police in Thessaloniki investigating a drug smuggling network.
Records not just in flights but also in delays
During this summer, Greece is not only certain to post a record number of flights and passengers but also a record amount of delays in the departures and arrivals of airplanes.
How Erdogan could try to undermine the election and engineer a win
As Turkey gears up for momentous elections on Sunday, President Erdogan and his government are expected to use several tactics to undermine the vote and try to engineer a win. Merve Tahiroglu, the Turkey program director at the Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED), joins Thanos Davelis to look into what steps Erdogan could take…
State seeking demolition orders on Mykonos
The state is looking to execute demolition orders on the popular island of Mykonos which were finalized in previous years.
MeRA25 not here to ‘become Mr Tsipras’ ministers,’ says Varoufakis
MeRA25 was not founded in 2018 in order to play a backseat role in a government led by Alexis Tsipras, the head of the radical left party, Yanis Varoufakis, indicated on Tuesday, ruling out the possibility of joining a coalition with SYRIZA.