Taxi drivers in Greece plan to launch an indefinite strike starting Tuesday, as Parliament prepares to debate controversial legislation they say threatens their livelihoods.
The European Union is discussing the possibility of extending its naval operation Aspides (“Shields”) – currently deployed in the Red Sea – to the Strait of Hormuz, with the aim of ensuring the safe passage of ships.
The European Union said on Monday it will consider how to help keep the Strait of Hormuz open as energy and commodity prices rise in the third week of war between Iran, Israel and the United States.
Preliminary budget execution data for the first two months of the year show a larger than forecast primary surplus despite a shortfall in tax revenue, mostly from the energy sector.
Turkey’s decision to deploy F-16 fighter jets to occupied northern Cyprus, taking advantage of the wartime environment and the broader redeployment of military forces in the region, raises serious political and legal concerns, according to sources with deep knowledge of the legal and regulatory framework governing the issue, who spoke to Kathimerini. The move conflicts…
A LEGO minifigure portrait of the late former director of the Acropolis Museum, Dimitris Pandermalis, has gone on permanent display at the museum in Athens, honoring the scholar widely credited with shaping the institution and championing the return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece, The Greek Herald reported.
An 84-year-old man has been detained in northern Greece to serve an outstanding life sentence in prison for drug trafficking, police said Monday.
Eleni Glykatzi-Ahrweiler, the late scholar of the Byzantine Empire and the first woman to serve as rector of Paris’s Sorbonne University, was honored Saturday in a tribute organized by Promitheas, a Washington-based social and cultural organization promoting Greek heritage.
With snow still a fresh memory in some parts of the country, blooming trees and fresh-cut grass can feel a long way off. But for those who struggle with seasonal allergies, now is the time to prepare. Allergy season starts in March in many parts of the United States. When the weather warms, trees bud…
An investigation into a street brawl between Athens soccer hooligans has brought to light €302,000 in cash stashed in the home of one of the suspects, police said.