Cyberattack blocks Albania’s public online services
The Albanian government on Monday said its webpage and all those of the public institutions have been shut down following a cyberattack from an undisclosed source.
Holy Synod protests over baptism of gay couple’s children
The Holy Synod of Greece’s Orthodox Church unanimously voted on Monday to send a letter of protest to Archbishop of America Elpidophoros over his decision to baptize the twin children of a same-sex couple in the Athens suburb of Glyfada last week.
Crete: Villagers ordered to evacuate homes as wind fans fires
Residents of Saktouria and Kato Saktouria, in the Cretan prefecture of Rethymno, were instructed to evacuate their homes on Monday afternoon due to a forest fire in their area.
Greek American journalist detained in DR Congo
A Greek American journalist was detained by intelligence officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo after he allegedly approached armed groups in the country’s southeast, a senior government official said on Sunday.
Bulgaria’s president asks third party to form a government
If the coalition talks fail, which analysts say is more than likely, the president must dissolve parliament, appoint a caretaker government, and schedule another early parliamentary election,
Erdogan says Turkey will freeze Finland, Sweden’s NATO bids if promises not kept
Turkey will freeze Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership bids if the Nordic countries do not keep promises on counter-terrorism made last month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, adding he believed Sweden was “not showing a good image” for now.
Energy Plan B is no cakewalk
Changing the energy mix is essential, but is also going to be expensive and difficult as lignite regains a leading role.
Justice under pressure
The mission of judges has become very difficult nowadays. Amid an angry and divided society and a highly polarized political landscape, judges are called upon to make decisions on high-profile cases that are laden with ulterior motives.
Real estate powering a major redistribution of income
“‘Seasonal’ home on X island, 105 sq.m., on a plot of 4,584 sq.m., asking price 750,000 euros, objective value 73,731 euros.”
The Israeli example
The mother of all battles has begun in the US Congress over the sale of F-16 fighter jets and modernization kits to NATO ally Turkey. It will not be an easy one.