The dwindling of the good local souvlaki joint
I recently drew up a list for a friend who was visiting Athens from abroad, with suggestions on where to go for good fish, tavernas with amazing lamb chops, the nicest wine bars and so forth.
Kasselakis calls for ‘convergence,’ not full-scale alliance among center-left parties
SYRIZA opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis has acknowledged the necessity of cooperation among Greece’s center-left parties while ruling out a full-scale alliance.
Hammer falls for arson by negligence
In one of the first court decisions based on the new legal framework regarding arson, a 63-year-old pensioner who was sentenced to three years in prison and fined 10,000 euros for the fire he caused by negligence in Sidirounta on the island of Chios will remain in custody until the appeal is heard.
Wildfire breaks out on Lesvos
A fire broke out on Saturday on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos.
Diplomatic row overshadowing Turkey quarterfinal against Netherlands
Buildup to the European Championship quarterfinal between Turkey and the Netherlands has been overshadowed by a diplomatic row.
Suspect detained in murder case of civil engineer
In a significant breakthrough in the murder investigation of 54-year-old civil engineer Panagiotis Stathis, who was gunned down on June 2 outside the offices of his company in Neo Psychiko in northern Athens, authorities have taken a suspect into custody late Friday night.
No more delicious ladera?
Consumers out shopping for a bottle of olive oil at the supermarket during the recent heatwave would hardly have thought that the prematurely high temperatures of mid-June – a phenomenon that is increasing in frequency – would affect its price.
New blow dealt to rule of law in Albania
The decision of the Central Electoral Commission of Albania to remove Fredi Beleri from the office of mayor of Himare, to which he was elected but never sworn in, completes a 14-month cycle of irregularities by the government of Edi Rama aiming to discredit the jailed ethnic Greek, who is also an MEP representing Greece’s…
Borrell visits Aspides operation headquarters in Larissa
Defense Minister Nikos Dendias (right) and the high representative of the EU for foreign policy and security policy, Josep Borrell, make statements during their visit to the Greek headquarters of the European Operation Aspides in Larissa on Friday.
Greece face Slovenia in semifinal showdown
Greece and Slovenia go head to head on Saturday at the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) in Piraeus in one of eight semifinal games of the Olympic qualifying competitions to determine the final four men’s basketball berths for the Paris Games.