The ring of family remembrance
It’s April 1944. Late at night, at 240 Ikoniou Street, in the neighborhood of Kokkinia (present-day Nikaia in southwestern Athens), Georgios Hanas is sleeping in his house.
It’s April 1944. Late at night, at 240 Ikoniou Street, in the neighborhood of Kokkinia (present-day Nikaia in southwestern Athens), Georgios Hanas is sleeping in his house.
Nine Filipino sailors from the Eternity C, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier operated by a Greek company that sank in the Red Sea after a Houthi attack in July, are set to be released, the Philippine government announced on Tuesday.
After last week’s severe conditions, Greece is bracing for another spell of deteriorating weather starting Tuesday, with rain and thunderstorms forecast to affect much of the country.
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson has reiterated Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis’ position that “a country that maintains the threat of war cannot participate” in SAFE, the EU’s new €150 billion defense loan mechanism, while also acknowledging recent progress in Greek-Turkish relations.
Turkish media outlets expressed frustration over Greece’s defense expansion plans, particularly Defense Minister Nikos Dendias’ Sunday announcement about deploying missile systems on Aegean islands to deter Turkish naval access.
Actress Dimitra Matsouka received an eight-month prison sentence, suspended for three years, after a court found her guilty of dangerous driving, operating a vehicle with removed license plates, and driving without a license, which had previously been revoked.
Movement for Democracy leader Stefanos Kasselakis has launched a sharp attack on former prime minister Alexis Tsipras, accusing him of undermining SYRIZA during Kasselakis’ tenure at the leftist party’s helm and preparing a political comeback under a centrist banner.
Farmers from the municipality of Paionia and the wider region blocked the Evzoni border crossing on Tuesday at noon in both lanes entering Greece and those exiting toward North Macedonia.
A 26-year-old man was sentenced by the Court of Appeal to 20 months in prison with a three-year suspension for operating a PAOK fan club in central Thessaloniki, where authorities found munitions following the February 1, 2022, murder of Alkis Kampanos.
A 39-year-old taxi driver, accused of causing a road accident that killed a 35-year-old motorcyclist, in the early hours of Sunday, in eastern Thessaloniki, was conditionally released on Tuesday.