Turkey’s government denounced opposition calls for a mass commercial boycott following the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu that sparked nationwide protests, describing them on Wednesday as an economic “sabotage attempt.”
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, the leader of the breakaway entity in the Turkish-occupied north, made some progress Wednesday on fostering trust between their conflict-riven Greek and Turkish speaking communities, agreeing to delve deeper into the dangers posed by minefields and working together on environmental initiatives.
During peak hours at Athens Airport, delays due to increased air traffic have become the norm rather than the exception, affecting most of the flight schedule.
Scientists are using a coffee machine analogy to explain the recent volcanic and seismic crisis in Santorini, which unfolded in four distinct phases from early February.
Greece plans to allocate €25 billion ($26.99 billion) as part of a 12-year defense strategy, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in Parliament on Wednesday, calling it the “most drastic transformation in the history of the country’s armed forces.”
The election of Jimmy Patronis to the US Congress in the special election for Florida’s 1st Congressional District marks a significant milestone, adding a fourth Republican Greek American to the legislative body and bringing the total number of Greek Americans in Congress to seven.
Inflation in Greece recorded an upward trend in March.
Tamara Bojanovski was in a crowd of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on March 15 when she heard a sound “like some powerful machine hurtling up from behind.”