Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis had a telephone conversation with his Cypriot counterpart Constantinos Kombos on Saturday to brief him on the results of the Greece-Turkey High Council of Cooperation that took place in Athens on Thursday.
The Hellenic Observatory, the London School of Economics and Political Science’s (LSE) Research hub on contemporary Greece and Cyprus, noted on Saturday the honor bestowed on former Socialist prime minister Costas Simitis by the British university at a ceremony on Friday.
Five years after its arrival in Athens, the Masoutis supermarket chain has been operating its first “Grand Store” in the capital since last week.
Why are the Turkish president’s efforts to spread his influence among Muslim populations falling on deaf ears? In a recent speech in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan donned the mantle of leader of the Muslim world and spoke of the “geography of his heart,” with crowds of Islamists responding with the slogan “Here is the general,…
The Greek government will announce on Monday its decisions on how to tackle the perennial problem of sports-related violence, following the serious injury of a police officer in clashes with hooligans during a volleyball match earlier this week.
Is it time to reconsider Turkey’s NATO membership? With the alliance having to constantly grapple with an uncooperative and at times even combative Turkish leader in President Erdogan, the question is as timely as ever.
Argentine tenor Marcelo Alvarez, 61, will sing the role of Licinius in Gaspare Spontini’s opera “La Vestale” in Thessaloniki, as part of the celebrations marking the centenary of Greek-American soprano Maria Callas’ birth.
The government is attempting to make broad changes to the criminal sanctions system and the conduct of criminal trials in a bill currently under public consultation.
A 31-year-old police officer injured with a naval flare during a confrontation with volleyball hooligans on Thursday night remains in critical condition, the Nikaia General State Hospital where he is being treated said on Saturday.
The warming ties between Greece and Turkey, which were confirmed by the Athens Declaration on Thursday, allow some optimism that perhaps the two countries will be able to cooperate to their mutual benefit.