Normalizing ignorance
So what if US Republican Senator Ted Cruz didn’t know the population of Iran when he was asked by his fellow Republican journalist Tucker Carlson during a recent interview?
Emergency alert issued as wildfire burns near homes in Thessaloniki suburb
A wildfire broke out Saturday afternoon in a forested and grassland area near homes in Efkarpia, a suburb northwest of Thessaloniki, above the city’s ring road and near the Papageorgiou Hospital.
Women blazing a trail on the track
Despite there being no scientific evidence to support such a notion, it was popular belief up until the early 1970s, and even among members of the medical community, that women could not run a marathon.
AHIF launches 17th college student foreign policy program
With the goal of cultivating the next generation of leaders in foreign policy-equipped with in-depth knowledge of issues concerning Athens and Nicosia-the American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) has launched its 17th Annual College Student Foreign Policy Program, featuring visits to Greece and Cyprus.
Most workers without collective labor agreement
Only half a million workers in the private sector, are actually covered by a sectoral employment contract.
Summer storms hit Athens, more rain expected in northern regions
A rare summer storm that began Friday in northern and central Greece moved south on Saturday, bringing heavy rainfall and flash flooding to parts of the capital.
FM Gerapetritis, Konstantopoulou clash over country’s Gaza stance
Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis and Course of Freedom leader Zoe Konstantopoulou clashed in Parliament Friday over the government’s Gaza policy during a heated exchange about Greece’s Middle East stance.
One man dead, one injured in Cretan construction site
One man was killed and another seriously injured when they fell from a balcony of the construction site they were working at in the region of Chania, Crete, on Saturday.
Fidan says rights of ‘Turkish minorities’ in Greece are violated
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan reiterated on Saturday his view that the rights of the “Turkish minority” in Western Thrace and the Dodecanese Islands in Greece are being violated.
Roma community confronts early marriage tradition
Child marriage remains a hidden crisis in Greece’s Roma communities, where nearly half of Roma women marry before age 18, according to new research.