Parties grapple with election verdict
Analysts were mostly in agreement on the night of June 9, as the result of the European election became clear: None of Greece’s “big three” parties achieved their stated goals.
Cyprus records a second death from heatstroke as temperatures soar
A Cyprus health official said a second elderly person has died from heatstroke after a weeklong heatwave that baked the east Mediterranean island nation with reportedly record temperatures for the month of June.
Turkey celebrates Eid al-Adha
A child plays at the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, which was recently controversially converted into a mosque, on the first day of Eid al-Adha in Istanbul, Sunday.
Why voters abstained in the European election
The majority of Greek citizens spoke through silence and abstained from the recent European election.
Former minister Pappas advocates SYRIZA-PASOK electoral alliance
Amid discussions about the future of Greece’s center-left following the European elections, former minister Nikos Pappas voiced support on Monday for a collaboration between the main opposition SYRIZA and the socialist PASOK in the upcoming national elections, inspired by France’s leftist alliance.
Criminal lawyer Apostolos Lytras faces charges for brutal assault on wife
Criminal lawyer Apostolos Lytras, 52, appeared before a prosecutor on Monday to answer charges of severe intentional bodily harm for the brutal assault on his 37-year-old wife, who is also a lawyer.
Freelancers’ tax remains rather low
Freelancers will be asked to pay two or three times the income tax they paid in previous years.
Stephen Fry: Removing Parthenon sculptures was like Nazis taking the Arc de Triomphe
Popular British actor and writer Stephen Fry has compared Lord Elgin’s removal of the Parthenon sculptures from Greece to Nazi Germany stealing the Arc de Triomphe during the occupation of France.
A design for life
Fifteen years after its controversial debut at the foot of the Acropolis, the Acropolis Museum, a 226,000-square foot structure of glass and concrete designed by Swiss-American architect Bernard Tschumi, has seen the debate over its design quiet down to near-universal acceptance.