Chios: The hidden haven for foreign retirees
More and more Europeans retire to the island of Chios, breathing new life into quiet villages that were slowly fading away.
Police arrest 26-year-old in Thessaloniki on weapons, drug charges
Police said they have arrested a 26-year-old man in western Thessaloniki on charges of illegal possession of weapons and drugs.
Kozani to host the country’s second supercomputer
An effort to restart business activity is under way in Western Macedonia.
Mental health vulnerable to crises, experts say
More than a billion people worldwide live with a mental disorder, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report released in September.
Cyprus’ air defense upgrade and Erdogan’s hypocritical outrage
William Doran, an intern at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) in Washington DC and co-author of a recent piece in Kathimerini titled “Erdogan’s imagined ‘arms race’ in Cyprus,” joins Thanos Davelis as we look at Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s hypocritical outrage over Cyprus’ decision to upgrade its air defense systems – and…
Car sales soared in Greece last month
Car sales across Greece increased by a considerable 20.7% in September this year, according to figures released on Friday by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). Last month, 21,642 cars (new or used imports) were registered for the first time, compared to 17,935 in the same month of 2024.
Greece seeks to acquire 30 US helicopters
The government continues its efforts to strengthen the operational capabilities and firepower of the armed forces, this time by acquiring a significant number of Apache AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters from surplus US stock.
Andreas Tetteh and lost opportunities
The people at the “Fox Hole” (Alepotrypa), the small soccer pitch with its plastic turf and its panoramic view over the dense tangle of buildings that make up the central Athens district of Kypseli, must be proud of their protege’s trajectory.
Alexis Tsipras: What is left after the rebrand?
Listening to former prime minister Alexis Tsipras’ message accompanying his resignation from Parliament, I found myself wondering exactly what his much-hyped “rebranding” is meant to be – and what the new brand actually is.
Medical errors slipping through cracks of a broken system
The patient was admitted to a Thessaloniki hospital for a colon operation. Ten days later, he developed a high fever, severe shortness of breath and pain. He was given strong painkillers and other medication before doctors decided he needed a second operation by the same surgical team. His condition, however, deteriorated again. Subsequent tests revealed…