Italy’s government pledged on Monday to push ahead with a contested plan to detain asylum seekers in centers built in Albania and said it would work with allies on “innovative” ideas to curb flows of irregular migrants into Europe.
US President-elect Donald Trump has appointed Michael Kratsios, a Greek-American with roots from the island of Chios and the northern city of Kastoria, as the new director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
As his term in Greece nears its end, US Ambassador George Tsunis reflects on his tenure in an interview with Kathimerini.
A man’s body, likely from a migrant shipwreck that occurred earlier this month, has been discovered on a beach on the island of Gavdos.
Two minors were arrested on Friday in the northern region of Halkidiki for peddling drugs at a high school dance. Police discovered the suspects at the venue with cocaine in their possession.
Albania’s prime minister said Sunday the ban on TikTok his government announced a day earlier was “not a rushed reaction to a single incident.”
In a region undergoing profound structural changes and historic power realignments, the Republic of Cyprus is not just observing the shifting dynamics, but actively seeking a role for itself in shaping the future.
Qatar would stop shipping gas to the European Union if member states strictly enforce a new law on forced labor and environmental damage, Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday.
Syrian church leaders are advising Christians to scale back Christmas celebrations this year, despite assurances from the Islamists who have just taken power that they are free to practice their religion.
The Defense Ministry intends to utilize land freed up by the impending closure of ten military camps around the country to strengthen its housing program for Armed Forces personnel, under new proposals discussed by the cabinet at its last sitting this year.