ATHEX: Post-holiday jump to new 13-year high
The Greek stock market returned from its five-day holiday with a jump in prices.
Greece disrupts sanctions busting oil transfers off its coast
Over the past two years an area south of Greece’s Peloponnese had become a major location to circumvent sanctions against Russian oil exports.
Kasselakis and McBeth announce wedding date
Main opposition SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis and his husband, Tyler McBeth, have announced that their Greek wedding will take place at the end of August on Crete.
Popular Zakynthos beach to remain closed for a second summer
Zakynthos’ Navagio beach, a popular tourist destination famous for its signature shipwreck, will remain closed to tourists for a second summer this year by ministerial order.
The West steps up for Ukraine. Will it be enough?
Washington has finally acted to offer Ukraine new help. Additional military support for Ukraine was a matter of debate for months in the US Congress.
Taboos linked to child disabilities seen receding
Students with disabilities in general education structures increased by almost 60% in eight years in a trend attributed to a combination of factors, but mainly to the awareness of parents, who no longer sweep the problem under the family rug.
Nunn renews PAO contract
In the wake of Panathinaikos’ qualification on Tuesday to the Final Four of the Euroleague basketball championship in Berlin later in the month, the Athens club confirmed on Wednesday that the former Miami Heat guard Kendrick Nunn, who dazzled fans during the playoffs, has renewed his contract with until the end of the 2025-2026 season.
Seeing Athens through tourists’ eyes
The most interesting aspect of the soaring number of foreign tourists in Athens, in any case a welcome phenomenon, lies in its potential to better our self-understanding.
Athens is an emerging center of wealth
Henley & Partners puts Athens on its list of cities to watch as it recovers from the debt crisis.
WWF Med chief: Island building frenzy must stop
The director of the WWF’s Mediterranean office Alessio Satta has described the construction onslaught on the Greek islands as the most underestimated problem in the region.