‘Woman, life, freedom!’
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi claims that people in his country have freedom of expression. He also branded the protests that have broken out there as unacceptable “acts of chaos.”
Ministry not backing down on school evaluations
With its decision to send relevant circulars to schools, the Education Ministry has signaled there will be no watering down of the evaluating teachers and schools in view of the 2023 elections.
Innovation leaps ahead in Cyprus
Cyprus has achieved the biggest improvement in the field of innovation at the European level since 2015, per the annual report of the European Commission’s Innovation Scoreboard for the bloc.
New surveillance framework planned
With the special Parliamentary committee inquiry into the recent wiretapping affair approaching its conclusion, the government is reportedly considering a ban on the circulation of Predator-type surveillance software, as part of a package of recommendations.
Man dies climbing Mt. Olympus
A 40-year-old Slovak man climbing Mt. Olympus, Greece’s highest mountain, has died after falling into a ravine Sunday.
Contingency plan for diesel
Greek refineries will have to supply an additional 500,000 cubic meters of diesel in the five months from November 2022 to March 2023 for the operation of five power generation units, which will stop burning natural gas in the likely event of a full disruption of Russian flows.
Classical Nights | Athens | September 27-30
The American School of Classical Studies’ Gennadius Library is hosting a series of classical music evenings, in cooperation with the Schwarz Foundation and the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Athens poised for an autumnal revival
As we head into the first fall that looks like it will remind us of the last before the pandemic, the lights are back on in Athens, the temperature has dropped all of a sudden (thankfully, it is forecast to go back up) and people are inevitably returning to their “winter” habits.
Coast Guard divers in search for missing woman
Α detachment of the Coast Guard’s Underwater Missions Unit is participating in the search for a missing 48-year-old woman in Lake Kremaston in Evrytania on Sunday.
Fire breaks out near Marathon
The Hellenic Fire Service has responded to a fire near the East Attica town of Marathon on Sunday.