Kaisariani’s woodland Epitaphios
People arrange flowers on the bier representing the burial of Christ at Kaisariani Monastery in Athens on the morning of Good Friday.
Worshippers participate in Epitaph procession during Orthodox Holy Week
Worshipers carry the Epitaph in the sea, while others light flares, during the Holy Friday celebrations of Orthodox Easter at the Tolo beach, eastern Peloponnese, in Greece, on April 14, 2023.
When ‘top secret’ is not so secret
Why would a 21-year-old National Guard member be in a position with access to top-secret documents to begin with?
Political leaders attend Good Friday processions
Political leaders have attended Good Friday ceremonies and the Epitaphios processions. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended ceremonies on Tinos while SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras attended ceremonies on Corfu.
University fiefdoms
The fact that (yet another) last-minute amendment is required to overcome the short-circuiting caused by factionalism on the newly elected administrative boards does not cover the academic community in glory.
Putting the far right on center stage
In a political culture where polarization reigns for no specific ideological reason, very often a political party’s policies and personnel choices are determined by its rivals actions and personalities.
Dendias: Greece, Turkey to re-examine relations after elections
Greece and Turkey will have the opportunity to reassess what unites them after the elections that are scheduled to take place in both countries in May, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said on Friday, during a visit to the island of Imvros in Turkey.
Not another Mykonos
In the bruised face of archaeologist Manolis Psarros, who was beaten by unidentified men in northern Athens a few weeks ago, we saw the Mykonos of gangs, thugs, rackets and dirty money.
The elephant in the room
In a pre-election period, sober assessments in general – and regarding economic developments in particular – do not prosper. Each party must present them in a light that favors its own narrative to voters, with a certain one-sidedness.
Early signs of a price decline in industry
The industrial imports price index recorded a decrease in February 2023 – for the first time since January 2021 – on an annual basis, while a decline was also recorded on a monthly basis.