In a pre-election period, sober assessments in general – and regarding economic developments in particular – do not prosper. Each party must present them in a light that favors its own narrative to voters, with a certain one-sidedness.
In the bruised face of archaeologist Manolis Psarros, who was beaten by unidentified men in northern Athens a few weeks ago, we saw the Mykonos of gangs, thugs, rackets and dirty money.
Police in central Athens removed animal rights activists from Syntagma Square as the Good Friday candlelit Epitaphios (funerary) procession was taking place.
Officers in Thessaloniki found wooden bats, axes, swords, flares, a sickle, a glass breaker, and knives of various sizes in an abandoned building, next door to an association of Aris soccer club fans, police said Saturday.
“Mr Ambassador, please accept these photographs of my father Miltiadis Manaki, which come from my private collection. My father thought of himself as a Greek, and for this reason I offer these photographs for publication in the album dedicated to him.”
A 63-year-old woman was arrested and fined for running over a dog with her car in the city of Iraklio, Crete, police said on Saturday.
Cyprus’ government said Thursday it’s looking into how a number of Cypriot nationals were included in a new round of US and UK sanctions targeting the financial networks of Russian oligarchs Alisher Usmanov and Roman Abramovich who are close allies of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Starring Cellia Costea, Alisa Kolosova, Diamanti Kritsotaki and Andrea Care, Puccini’s popular masterpiece “Madama Butterfly” is being brought to the Herod Atticus Theater this summer by the Greek National Opera (nationalopera.gr).
Ukrainian servicemen place candles after a special service for the Ukrainian Armed Forces, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.