Greece hosts Denmark in World Cup qualifier on Monday
Greece is looking to build on a strong start in the World Cup qualifying round when it faces Denmark on Monday night in Piraeus.
Archbishop Damianos of Sinai monastery sets timetable for succession
The head of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherin’s at Sinai, Archbishop Damianos has announced the timetable for his succession, laying out step by step how a new leader will be chosen.
Cyprus ‘fully committed’ to power grid connection project, says president
Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Monday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to the planned Great Sea Interconnector, a major energy infrastructure project aimed at linking the electricity grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel.
Monastery abbot caught trying to sell religious artefacts
Police have arrested the abbot of the historic Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin, also known as the Mega Spilaio monastery, in Kalavryta in the northern Peloponnese, on suspicion of trying to sell Byzantine icons and rare religious texts.
Clear skies to give way to unsettled weather
Greece is expected to begin the week with mostly clear skies, before conditions gradually become unsettled, with the possibility of showers as the days progress.
BBC report shines spotlight on ‘Great Transfiguration’ of Mount Sinai into tourist resort
A BBC report published over the weekend has shone a spotlight on the growing controversy over Egypt’s plans to turn Mount Sinai, home to the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine’s, into a luxury tourist resort.
Steering energy projects in a difficult balancing act
Greece is moving gingerly on two energy fronts in the Mediterranean, with the potential for either significant gains or disappointments.
Tax breaks to benefit more than 4 million people
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the theme of his keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair abundantly clear: Raise the disposable income of as many people as possible in order to counter the effects of inflation.
Taxi drivers staging 48-hour strike this week
Taxi drivers in Athens have announced a 48-hour strike this week, starting at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, September 9, and ending at 6 a.m. on Thursday, September 11.
Egnatia Odos concession expected by year’s end
The concession of the Egnatia Odos highway in northern Greece to the GEK Terna–Egis consortium is expected to be wrapped up by the end of the year.