Akar repeats call for talks
Hours after Turkey test-fired a short-range ballistic missile, Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said that differences with regional rival Greece can be solved through dialogue and negotiations.
Turkey renews threats, test fires missile
Turkey test-fired a short-range ballistic missile over the Black Sea on Tuesday, to the surprise of military analysts regarding Ankara’s intentions, while Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called for the withdrawal of all military forces from the Greek islands and threatened that otherwise there would be consequences.
Echoes of sacred past unearthed on Despotiko
The recent excavation of the sanctuary at Despotiko, an uninhabited islet lying just 700 meters southwest of Antiparos (itself just southwest of Paros), some 28 nautical miles south of Delos, has yielded the water collection system, a small temple-shaped structure, pottery and a seated archaic statue depicting Cybele, among other artifacts.
Drones embody an Iran-Russia alliance built on hostility to the U.S.
The Iranian-made drones that Russia sent Monday to divebomb Ukraine’s capital delivered the most emphatic proof yet that Tehran has become a rare, increasingly close ally to the Kremlin, offering both weapons and international support that Russia sorely lacks.
No new fuel taxes in Cyprus, says FinMin
Cypriot Finance Minister Constantinos Petrides said on Tuesday that no new taxes will be imposed on fuel taxes, an obligation that should be met by the end of the year.
Watchdog probes talks with retailers
The Competition Commission has turned its attention to a meeting the development minister had on October 5 with the representatives of four supermarket chains and their agreement on the “household basket,” a selection of basic goods offered at fixed prices.
Seven police among 14 arrested for immigration offenses
Police in northern Greece arrested 14 people, including seven police officers, on Monday on suspicion of involvement in a criminal group that sold bogus papers to foreign nationals to enter and remain in the country illegally.
Bare life in Evros
“Bare life” is not just a term of the French and Italian philosophers Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben. It is not an intellectual creation, useful exclusively in the field of theory.
ATHEX: Benchmark climbs to a 7-week high
The Greek stock market extended its upward trajectory on Tuesday, with banks playing the leading role this time after largely sitting out Monday’s growth spurt.
Tens of tourism-related projects
As a record year for tourism comes to a close, local communities are considering whether their infrastructure will be able to withstand another such test.