Property market demand seen flagging
Interest by Greeks in purchasing a home has decreased compared to six months ago.
Two Turkish nationals indicted for deadly shooting in southern Athens
A prosecutor indicted two Turkish nationals of Kurdish origin on Tuesday following a deadly shooting in the Glyfada suburb in southern Athens on Monday morning, which resulted in two fatalities and left one person hospitalized.
Teenager alleges torture and sexual abuse at Malakasa refugee camp
A 16-year-old Egyptian boy has reported being tortured and sexually assaulted by six fellow countrymen at the Malakasa refugee camp, north of Athens.
Cyprus, NATO, and the ‘gentleman’s agreement’ of 1959
Prof Evanthis Hatzivassiliou joins Thanos Davelis to look at the story of Cyprus and NATO – a story that begins with the creation of an independent Cyprus and a 1959 “gentleman’s agreement” – and break down what lessons we can take from this history as Cyprus explores new ways to integrate with the transatlantic alliance today.
Leadership shake-up at military hospitals
A wave of senior officer dismissals has highlighted long-standing issues in Greece’s military healthcare system.
Oakleigh Grammar students lead fundraiser for homeless children in Victoria
With the support of Archbishop Makarios of Australia, Bishop Kyriakos of Melbourne, Oakleigh Grammar’s Year 5 and 6 students, the Philoptochos Society of Melbourne, and Backpack for Kids, a fundraiser was organized to benefit homeless children across Victoria, as reported by The Greek Herald.
Tender Process regarding the sub-concession of port operation services and of the right to use, operate, manage and exploit the Spilia Yacht Shelter- Announcement (Greek text only)
For more information, please refer to the attached document (Greek text only).
Trump picks ambassadors to Greece and Turkey
US President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday picked Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host turned political fundraiser, as the next US ambassador to Greece and Tom Barrack, the chair of his 2016 inaugural committee, the next ambassador to Turkey.
Crete rattled by 4.0 magnitude quake
A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday morning, with no immediate reports of damage.
Blinken set to visit Ankara to meet Turkish foreign minister, Turkish official says
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to visit Ankara to meet Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Friday, a Turkish official said on Wednesday.