Athens University Zoology Museum to open its doors
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) Zoology Museum will open its doors to the public this weekend, the institution said Friday.
Shops to open on Greek Palm Sunday
Adjusting to the Orthodox Easter holiday, shopping hours for retail stores next week, will change as follows.
Holy Week Concerts | Athens | April 17, 18 & 20
Inspired by Greek Orthodox Easter, the Athens Concert Hall is hosting three special events during Holy Week, starting on Sunday with “The Lament of the Virgin Mary,” a lengthy medieval poem in rhyming verse.
UN food chief says Mariupol is starving
The head of the UN World Food Program, David Beasley, said people are being “starved to death” in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol, and he predicted the country’s humanitarian crisis is likely to worsen as Russia intensifies its assault in the coming weeks.
Gov’t subsidies to continue
The government is preparing a new package of support measures in May to combat the high cost of energy, and all instruments are on the table, including the imposition of a ceiling on the wholesale price of electricity.
Antikythera Mechanism: A crowning achievement of ancient technology
It was sometime between 1900 and 1902 when an ancient Greek shipwreck was discovered off the coast of Antikythera, south of the Peloponnese, and inside it, a mysterious mechanism with intricate inner workings.
Body of a child recovered from sea off Cycladic island
The body of a child, estimated to have been 12 to 15 years old, were recovered from the sea near the Cycladic island of Iraklia on Friday.
Lebanon ready to work with Cyprus on potential offshore gas
Lebanon is ready to work with Cyprus to exploit potential gas deposits in waters between the two east Mediterranean countries, Lebanon’s top diplomat said Friday, even though a deal on offshore rights hasn’t been formally finalized.
Crete fields key to natural gas potential
Banking on sea blocks off the southern island of Crete to fulfill its ambition to become a natural gas producer, Greece is moving full speed ahead to expedite procedures to start exploratory activities as soon as possible.
Bulgaria reports bird flu outbreak at industrial farm
An outbreak of bird flu on a chicken farm in southern Bulgaria has led to the flocks there being culled, the country’s food safety agency said on Friday.