4.5 magnitude quake jolts Evia
A 4.5 magnitude earthquake jolted northern parts of Evia island early on Saturday morning.
Digitized Parliament archives open to all in September
Maria Kamilaki, linguist and deputy head of the General Directorate of Electronic Administration, Library and Publications at the Hellenic Parliament gave Kathimerini a guided tour through the history of the library and its archives.
Iran seizes cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz after threats to close waterway
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran said it could close the crucial shipping route and warned it would retaliate for an Israeli strike on its Syria consulate.
Police remove squatters from Komotini university
Authorities removed squatters from the premises of Democritus University of Thrace in Komotini, northeastern Greece, during a police operation on Saturday morning.
Chinese ambassador in Athens calls for closer China-EU trade cooperation
The Chinese ambassador to Greece on Friday called for further cooperation between China and Europe, noting that trade restrictions would ultimately harm European consumers.
Androulakis lashes out at PM for shirking TV debate
Socialist PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis criticized Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday for refusing his challenge to a televised debate ahead of the European Parliament elections in June, alleging that the conservative leader is avoiding scrutiny over fraud allegations.
Greece-Turkey: Discussion on maritime zones delimitation should wait
It’s been more than a year of calm waters between Greece and Turkey and suddenly tensions seemed to have flared up again.
Planned flotilla from Turkey to Gaza could spark a new crisis
Rich Goldberg, a senior advisor at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies with a deep expertise in sanctions policy who previously served on the White House NSC, joins Thanos Davelis to look at why we need to be paying attention to this new flotilla set to depart Turkey for Gaza, which has the potential to…
Technical Chamber takes on mayors over building heights
The conflict over building heights in Athens took on a new twist on Friday with the Technical Chamber of Greece (TEE) sending an out-of-court notice threatening lawsuits against the mayors of Alimos and Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, who have imposed a suspension of the issuance of construction permits that make use of bonuses included in the building regulation.
More than 40 people still stranded the day after a deadly cable car accident in Turkey
More than 40 people remained stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey on Saturday, 19 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven.