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Leon Vitogiannis joins Opera Australia’s prestigious Young Artist Program
Greek Australian baritone Leon Vitogiannis has been named one of the six artists selected for Opera Australia’s Young Artist Program for 2025-26.
Assad’s fall, Syrian refugees, and Europe’s migration debate
Eleni Varvitsioti, the correspondent for Greece and Cyprus at the Financial Times, joins Thanos Davelis to look into Europe’s reaction to Assad’s fall and its impact on the continent’s ongoing migration debate.
PASOK hails ‘significant victory’ in 2025 budget over banking measures
PASOK responded to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ announcement of measures targeting banks in the 2025 budget, calling it a “significant parliamentary victory” for Greece’s main opposition party.
Elements take toll on Hagia Sophia
Every crack, big or small, and every instance of wear and tear on the walls, dome or doors of Hagia Sophia – caused by time, seismic activity, or the crowds of tourists that flock inside – triggers immediate concern in Greece.
Worries over Turkey’s footprint in Syria
The government is closely following developments in Syria, concerned about the prevailing uncertainty and Turkey’s seeming expansion of its regional influence.
50,000 cars in Cyprus face recall
Cyprus could see up to 50,000 cars recalled due to defective airbags that have been seen as responsible for numerous deaths and injuries.
The risks and shortfalls
What is happening in our wider region shows that we have entered an extremely unpredictable and dangerous period in time.
The garbage bin syndrome
Have you ever wondered why we allow some people to treat us badly? “Badly” is very general and probably includes all sorts of things like verbal abuse, emotional manipulation, rudeness etc. However, this “bad” is always accompanied by a feeling of discomfort, sadness or anger on our part, as well as a sense of injustice […]
The weekend of 1-0 victories
AEK, PAOK, Panathinaikos and Aris all scored hard-fought 1-0 wins over the weekend to keep up the pressure on Super League leader Olympiakos.
Parliament OKs 2025 budget
The Greek Parliament has approved the 2025 budget, 159-139.
Hotel Grande Bretagne in Conde Nast Traveler’s Gold List
The Gold List is the annual list of editors’ all-time favorite hotels and cruises.
A human library brings visibility to the margins of society
Readers flocked to the Dutch Living Library at the Goulandris Foundation over the weekend, bringing a “human library” to life.
Finance Minister rebuts opposition criticism of budget
Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis rebutted opposition criticism of the 2025 budget during parliamentary debate Sunday, calling out opposition leader Nikos Androulakis for wanting to abandon all the achievements of the ruling conservatives since they came to power in 2019.
Sunny skies give way to clouds
Residents on Athens’ southern coast enjoy the sunny weather on a beach in Alimos on Saturday morning, as rain clouds and a drop in temperatures swept in from the west to bring autumn back to Greece.
A collective primal scream and the murder of Brian Thompson
First in his class, valedictorian, Ivy League top university graduate, instructor at Stanford, private high school attendee, handsome, friendly, hailing from a very wealthy and successful family. And a murderer, with no previous criminal record. How can this be?
Shops face permanent closure for selling alcohol to minors
The government is preparing to introduce tougher rules permanently closing down shops that sell alcohol to minors, a leading government official has said. These provisions will be presented to Parliament early in the new year, State Minister Akis Skertsos told local media outlet SKAI. Under the new rules, enterprises selling alcohol will be required to […]
Man shot dead in Athens’ outer north
A man was killed and another seriously injured in a shooting incident midday Sunday in Thrakomakedones, a northern suburb of Athens, police have reported.
Defendants testify in urban planning corruption scandal
Two days of hearings in a corruption scandal involving urban planning officials across Halkidiki in northern Greece concluded late Saturday night with 20 of 21 arrested suspects testifying before an investigative judge.
Heavy rain impacts western Greece, 5 people rescued in Agrinio
Fire brigade crews rescued and relocated five persons whose lives were endangered by heavy rainfall in the wider Agrinio region, western Greece, on Saturday.
Cyprus gets upgrade from S&P
Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings raised on Friday its long-term sovereign credit ratings on Cyprus to A- from BBB+.