The 26th International Tourism Exhibition of Cyprus is set to open its doors on Friday in Nicosia, with a strong upward trend in outbound travel and projections pointing to a new record in 2025.

The Greek state’s inability to crack down on electricity theft is indicative of the general inability of the political system to enforce the law and protect the public from all kinds of habitual fraudsters. 

In an interview with the Atlantic Council’s Joshua Lipsky on the sidelines of the IMF Spring Meetings, Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis underscored how far the country has come from being at the center of the eurozone crisis to now emerging as a bright spot in Europe’s otherwise uncertain economic landscape.

As Greece just celebrated Easter, a period when feelings of love and solidarity prevail, the reality in the daily lives of the country’s citizens is not that joyful and their outlook for the future not so positive.  

The benchmark recovered all the ground lost during the day and closed with marginal growth.

More than a thousand people in Istanbul turned to mosques, schools and other temporary shelters on Thursday after a strong earthquake rattled the Turkish metropolis a day earlier, leaving some 1.5 million buildings at risk, authorities said.

Turkey will protect its rights and interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean “to the end,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Thursday during a press conference with his Norwegian counterpart. The remarks came days after Greece announced a new maritime spatial planning initiative.

Lofos Art Project (39 Velvendou) in Kypseli presents the first retrospective on digital artist and content creator Jo Di (Dimitris Ioakeimidis), highlighting the intersection of art, internet culture and activism.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Thursday a legislative initiative aimed at encouraging the return of Greek doctors from the US by simplifying the recognition of their medical qualifications.

Areas of Attica with lower rental rates are now beyond reach for a high number of households.

The European Union’s border agency, Frontex, is weighing disciplinary action against Greece for its ongoing pushbacks of migrants, a violation of international law, political news website Politico reported Thursday.

Choreographer Venetsiana Kalampaliki presents “Sonic Dances,” a multi-sensory performance that reimagines dance beyond the visual at Phiat (97 Falirou).

In a groundbreaking case in Greece, a woman has reportedly filed for divorce after an interaction with artificial intelligence led her to believe her husband of 12 years was unfaithful.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a 45-day extension for property owners to clear plots of vegetation ahead of Greece’s wildfire season, which begins May 1. The new deadline is June 15.

The Environment and Energy Ministry is preparing tough new measures to combat rampant electricity theft, including shutting down businesses caught stealing power.

Greece has completed the second phase of its military restructuring plan, closing or merging 21 army units as part of efforts to cut costs and streamline operations, the defence ministry said.

Cyprus will receive free-of-charge portable desalination plants from the United Arab Emirates to cover the tourism-reliant island nation’s water needs this summer as reservoir deposits are nearly depleted, officials said Thursday.

Additional budgetary space for the TIF measures is estimated to be secured.

A man believed to be a high-ranking member of the so-called Greek Mafia was shot dead in broad daylight outside a private medical center in the northern Athens suburb of Halandri on Thursday, police said.

There is widespread belief that things are not going well in Greece. Polls consistently show that only 13 out of 100 people assess the conservative government’s economic policy positively.