Istanbul: four arrests for desecration of Greek community cemetery
Police in Turkey have arrested four people in relation to the desecration of Greek community cemetery in Istanbul last week.
Film critics pick Lanthimos’ ‘Poor Things’ as movie of the year
Yorgos Lanthimos’ “Poor Things” has been chosen as film of the year 2024 by the International Federation of Film Critics (FIPRESCI), in a first by a Greek director.
Cyprus warns Aphrodite gas field consortium over contract breach
The Israeli company New Med, part of the consortium holding exploitation rights for the offshore Aphrodite gas field, reportedly informed the Tel Aviv stock exchange that Cyprus’ Energy Minister Giorgos Papanastasiou, sent a letter on Sunday to the consortium, notifying them of violations of the terms of the 2019 contract.
No bribes, no inspections
Under the pressure of Greece’s creditors, in the days of the financial crisis, three major pieces of legislation were passed to simplify the way businesses could start their activity.
Celestyal cancels repositioning cruises due to Houthi attacks in Red Sea
Cruise company Celestyal has announced the cancellation of its repositioning cruises from Athens to Doha and the return voyage from Doha to Athens, which were originally scheduled to depart on October 26, 2024, and March 8, 2025, respectively. The decision comes in response to heightened security concerns following Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
Authorities in Volos to discuss dead fish phenomenon
Authorities in the Thessaly region are to hold an emergency meeting in Volos to discuss the large amounts of dead fish that have accumulated in the city’s port.
Bulgaria to hold another snap parliamentary election on Oct 27
Bulgaria will hold a snap parliamentary election, its seventh in just three years, on October 27, President Rumen Radev has said, following the failure of its political parties to agree a coalition government.
Fatal amusement park ride was destined for scrap
An amusement park ride on which a teen lost his life last week was reportedly sold for scrap in 2020 but its new owner decided to keep it in operation after making improvised repairs, its previous owner has reportedly claimed.
German arrested for beating partner at Cretan airport sent to court
A 27-year-old German national arrested last week for beating his 19-year-old partner while waiting to board a flight at the airport of Iraklio, Crete, is expected to appear before a court on Monday.
Is Turkey a Trojan horse inside NATO?
Endy Zemenides, the Executive Director of the Hellenic American Leadership Council, joins Thanos Davelis to break down how the roadblocks Turkey is putting up with regard to NATO’s largest air exercise set to take place in Greece are not only putting the exercise at risk, but also the alliance itself.