In a tiny classroom in a migrant camp in Greece, 18-year-old Roya Rasuli teaches a bustling group of young girls how to paint. For Rasuli, it’s also a lesson in women’s empowerment. “What is your message for women, for girls?” Rasuli, who was born in Iran to Afghan refugees, asks her class. “To be strong!”
A new operation, codenamed “Nostos 5,” to evacuate Greek nationals from Ukraine is underway, diplomatic sources said on Monday.
Albania will rename a street in its capital Tirana where the Russian and Ukrainian embassies are located as Free Ukraine to honour Ukraine’s resistance to war, the mayor said on Sunday.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday, March 13.
A total of 4,649 Ukrainian refugees, of which 30% are minors, have arrived in Greece since the start of the Russian invasion, the Citizen Protection Ministry announced on Monday.
The weather on Clean Monday will be changeable, with sporadic cloud and rain in many parts of the country but also spells of sunshine mainly in central and southern regions.
Russia announced a ceasefire starting Monday morning and the opening of humanitarian corridors in several areas, a day after hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian civilians attempting to flee to safety were forced to shelter from Russian shelling that pummeled cities in Ukraine’s center, north and south.
It took one electricity bill to crush Dimitris Diavatis’ hopes that his Greek summer resort could bounce back to its pre-pandemic health this year, even with bookings pouring in. The amount was more than double what he paid this time last year when the hotel was not even open.
The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria has apologized and promised not to interfere in the country’s internal affairs, Bulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov has tweeted.
Everything changed in just a few hours.