A crisis at the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine’s in Sinai, Egypt, has escalated into a prolonged struggle over leadership and control, drawing close attention from both Athens and Cairo.
Greece’s largest public sector union is staging a 24-hour nationwide strike on Thursday to protest a bill introducing new disciplinary rules for civil servants.
The Thessaloniki Court of Misdemeanors has postponed the trial of a 40-year-old Danish man accused of animal abuse at an organized campground, pending an expert veterinary opinion.
Reports of dead trees started coming in from central and southern Greece this spring, with areas that have undergone artificial reforestation proving especially vulnerable.
At MBDA’s missile launcher plant in Bolton, England, Britain’s minister for the armed forces, Luke Pollard, stood with his hand outstretched as a test engineer sprinkled tiny microelectronic specks onto his palm as if they were fairy dust.
The Greek Panel of Economists recommends that a significant portion of tourism tax revenues be allocated to the development and maintenance of local infrastructure in tourist destinations.
Greece has extended an open invitation to Libya to resume long-stalled talks on maritime zones, with technical committees expected to meet by October, Greek officials said.
The demographic decline driving the closure of schools in small communities cannot be remedied with quick-fix measures.
Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras, his top aides, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis, the heads of the top five Greek banks and the top three debt management companies met Tuesday to discuss why private debt, which is about €87 billion, does not drop.