Lemony artichokes, Corfu-style
Artichokes go by all sorts of different names on the Ionian island of Corfu – from the regular Greek “agginares” to “koukoutses” – while “mores” refers to a variety of small, dark artichokes.
Labor Day rallies wrapping up as political leadership takes stock
Dozens of protest rallies commemorating Labor Day started wrapping up without incident on Thursday afternoon, with streets being given back to traffic in Patra, Thessaloniki and, gradually, in downtown Athens.
Greece and Cyprus among countries helping Israel battle major wildfire
Several countries were sending firefighting aircraft to Israel on Thursday as crews battled for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Turkey says it remains committed to contested ‘Kanal Istanbul’ project
Turkey is determined to construct a canal project intended to relieve pressure on the busy Bosphorus Strait, when financing is secured, a government minister said on Thursday, despite widespread criticism over its possible environmental impact.
Objective values to remain unchanged
Taxable property rates (known as “objective values”) will remain unchanged until 2027, even though their last adjustment took place in 2021.
Learning support crisis spurs reform push
Greece is facing a sharp increase in students requiring special classroom support, with approved requests rising from about 5,000 in 2016 to nearly 27,000 this school year, education officials said.
City of Xanthi enlisting falcons to tackle pigeon problem
The local authority in Xanthi, in northeastern Greece, has announced its intention to unleash specially trained falcons into the city center in a bid to tackle what it claims is an infestation of pigeons.
Athens mulling restrictions on e-scooter scourge
As if navigating downtown Athens weren’t already difficult enough, the growing use of electric scooters as a cheap and fast mode of transportation is raising concerns over public safety.
Looking back at the Imia crisis and the legacy of US diplomacy
Tom Ellis, the editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition, joins Thanos Davelis as we look back at the Imia crisis of 1996, the role of American diplomats like Thomas Niles – the US ambassador in Athens at the time who passed away this week – in preventing a confrontation, and its lasting legacy today.
Top Greek singer to headline THIC fundraiser in Montreal
Alkistis Protopsalti, one of Greece’s top vocalists, will be heading to Montreal this fall for a fundraising concert organized by The Hellenic Initiative Canada.