The Greek government has announced the creation of 600 new clerical positions to support the ancient patriarchates of Constantinople (in Turkey), Alexandria (in Egypt) and Jerusalem (in Israel), and the Monastery of Sinai in Egypt.
A cold front will bring wintery weather across Greece this weekend, with rain, storms, a drop in temperatures, and snow at higher elevations.
Former prime minister Kostas Karamanlis decisively ruled out any possibility of running for the presidency of Greece, following recent speculation fueled by ex-PM Antonis Samaras.
This summer marked the hottest on record in the Aegean, Ionian and Cretan seas, with water temperatures surpassing 28 Celsius in extensive areas.
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou honors Greece’s Armed Forces Day with a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, marking the annual observance on November 21, which coincides with the Entrance into the Temple of the Virgin Mary.
Thessaloniki is getting a brand-new subway system that will showcase archaeological discoveries made during construction that held up the project for decades.
The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) has just published its Sustainability Report for 2023, which includes a separate section covering the initiatives of the Greek systemic banks to promote sustainability in lending.
ExxonMobil, in partnership with Qatar Energy, is planning to drill two more wells in Cyprus’ offshore Blocks 5 and 10 early next year.
China’s recent breach of the innermost workings of the US telecommunications system reached far deeper than the Biden administration has described, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday, with hackers able to listen in on telephone conversations and read text messages.
Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos visited stores on Ermou Street in central Athens on Friday, in view of next week’s Black Friday promotional event.