More measures taken to protect Hagia Sophia from vandals
Visitors scrape the walls of the former Greek Orthodox cathedral of Hagia Sophia to get small pieces as souvenirs.
US: Turkey’s NATO issues with Sweden, Finland will be fixed
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday he’s confident Turkey’s objections to Finland and Sweden joining NATO can be overcome swiftly, possibly in time for a summit of alliance leaders at the end of next month.
Basic commodities see prices leap up to 30% in three months
Consumers are seeing hikes in basic supermarket commodities as high as 30% compared to the time before the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February.
Turkish newspaper publishes images of Greek military drills on Lesvos
Turkish daily Aksam has published photographs of what it says are Greek military drills on the island of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean.
Compensation trial for Mati wildfire postponed
The trial for compensation claims by relatives and survivors of the wildfire in the eastern Attica resort of Mati in 2018 was postponed on Friday as the defending state bodies were not ready.
PPC to double wind and solar capacity in 2022
Public Power Corporation will double electricity production from renewable energy sources within 2022, according to its plans for an increase in installed wind and solar capacity to 489 megawatts from the current 239 MW, presented by PPC CEO Giorgos Stassis.
Bond yields ease on Friday
Euro government bond yields fell on Friday after a less hawkish stance from the European Central Bank soothed fears of aggressive monetary tightening.
Iran seizes 2 Greek tankers in Persian Gulf as tensions rise
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard seized two Greek oil tankers Friday in helicopter-launched raids in the Persian Gulf, officials said.
Saudi-Greek business forum set for Monday
The Saudi-Greek Business Forum will be held in Athens on Monday, May 30.
Greek-Chinese relations celebrated
A symposium celebrating 50 years of Greece-China diplomatic relations was held at the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation (ALF) in Piraeus on Friday.