The Greek authority to counter money laundering has ordered the freezing of the personal bank accounts of Father Antonios Papanikolaou, the founder of the children’s charity “Kivotos tou Kosmou” (Ark of the World), as well as the accounts of his spouse and family members.
The 27-year-old man arrested last week in the “Prosfygika” police operation has been remanded in custody following his hearing with a prosecutor on Monday.
The Greek government, the country’s Hydrocarbons and Energy Resources Management Company (EDEYEP) and the companies involved in exploring for hydrocarbons – mainly natural gas, but also oil – west and southwest of the Greek coast, have to balance the need for quick results with the geopolitical realities of the region.
So far, everything shows that we are heading toward the general elections with a consolidated correlation of political forces, which will now be very difficult to overturn. Little time remains and a lot of time has passed in which dramatic events have occurred both in Greece and worldwide.
The Foreign Ministry released a statement on social media on Monday to congratulate Albania on its national Independence Day.
A teenage rower in Thessaloniki in northern Greece on Monday sued her coach over sexual harassment.
Since 1973, Turkey has been systematically building a list of “Greek-Turkish disputes.” The issue of delimiting the continental shelf was first raised in November of that year. In 1974 we had the threat of war if Greece extended its territorial waters and the questioning of the limits of the Athens Flight Information Region.
Turkey and Egypt may restore full diplomatic ties and re-appoint ambassadors mutually “in coming months,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday.
One of the world’s top violinists, Latvia’s Gidon Kremer is celebrating his 75th birthday with a world tour and will also be making a stop in Greece before heading to Paris.
Health officials in the Republic of Cyprus have confirmed two human cases of Avian influenza have been detected on the island for the first time, as bird flu sweeps through a number of countries.