Several Orthodox churches were badly damaged, such as the Greek Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in Iskenderun, historically known as Alexandretta, in the Hatay province of southeastern Turkey, after the huge 7.8 magnitude earthquake.
Police say 10 passengers were slightly injured when a bus collided with a car in central Athens Wednesday.
Cyprus’ ruling right-wing party on Wednesday said its supporters should vote at will in a runoff presidential election on February 12 between a former member of its party, ahead in polls, and a leftist-backed independent following close behind.
Despite the overall good performance of the Greek economy, “vigilance is still required” as “weaknesses remain,” former EU commissioner and the current first president of the French Court of Accounts Pierre Moscovici told Kathimerini in an interview ahead of his three-day visit to Athens that concludes Wednesday.
Nonperforming loans in the Cyprus banking system remained virtually unchanged in November, with the NPL rate to total loans unchanged at 10.5%.
Since the first public museums were founded in the 18th century, one of their main roles has been to protect the artworks and artifacts they display.
Piraeus Financial Holdings on Tuesday announced that its subsidiary Piraeus Bank purchased 47,242,062 shares of Marfin Investment Group SA (MIG), raising its equity stake in the group to 340,308,728 shares or 36.22% of its equity capital.
Criticism of civil protection has shifted quietly from “Where is the state?” to “Why does the state intervene and close roads and schools?”
Unknown assailants in a car opened fire at a grill house in Agia Varvara Square in western Attica.
With Valentine’s Day almost upon us, holiday accommodation rental portal Holidu has found Santorini to be the third best destination for a marriage proposal, with Mykonos 12th, Crete 20th and Athens 22nd.