The Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has appealed to the “international community and the forces concerned with the cause of peace in the Holy Land” to “work to stop the attack on the city of Jenin and its camp, and to put an end to violence and bloodshed based on the values of peace and justice.”
The government has withdrawn an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) requesting a review of the decision vindicating former president of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) Andreas Georgiou that his right to a fair trial had been violated in Greece.
The growth of property rental rates and sale prices is showing no signs of abating, with the latter boosted also by the “My Home” government housing project.
Police in Lesvos have conducted an operation to locate and bring to safety 10 newly arrived migrants to the northern Aegean island.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will stay in office for another year, the 31-nation military alliance decided on Tuesday. Stoltenberg said in a tweet that he is “honored by NATO Allies’ decision to extend my term as Secretary General until 1 October 2024.”
A contingent of 20 firefighters, with ten tenders, are fighting a forest fire in the Almyros Gorge, west of the Cretan city of Iraklio. Firefighting authorities on the island have appealed to Cretan residents and visitors not to start fires in the countryside “for any reason.”
The proposed 150 km Mediterranean cable will carry electricity from solar energy farms in Israel’s southern Negev desert to cities to the center and north, the Energy Ministry said. Also in the works is a link to networks across the sea in Cyprus and Greece.
Re-elected Parliament President Konstantinos Tasoulas has agreed to change the seating arrangements in the House after SYRIZA protested about the decision to place the lawmakers of the far-right Spartans between those of the leftist main opposition.
A Mixed Jury of Appeal in Thessaloniki upheld on Tuesday the two life sentences imposed on a 51-year-old university lecturer for the fatal poisoning by arsenic of his wife and her grandmother several years ago.
The European Union is considering a proposal for the Russian Agricultural Bank to set up a subsidiary to reconnect to the global financial network as a sop to Moscow, the Financial Times said on Monday.