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Suspected migrant smuggler to appear before prosecutor
A man arrested on Sunday morning on suspicion of migrant smuggling in the northeastern Evros region is expected to be led before a prosecutor.
Family of American woman left brain dead after Crete ravine fall donates organs
The family of a pregnant 33-year-old American woman who was declared brain dead after falling down a ravine while hiking in the Rethymno region in Crete has donated her organs, in accordance with her wishes.
Looking to counter Ankara’s ambition
Turkey has plans for Syria now that the Bashar al-Assad regime has been toppled and a wary Greece and Cyprus are looking to Israel for support.
Homeowners show decline in Cyprus
Homeownership in Cyprus came to 68.8% last year, slightly below the European Union average of 69.2%.
Riders on strike: Delivery workers take to Athens streets
Delivery workers from a private company participated in a motorcade protest in central Athens on Friday, as part of a 24-hour strike declared by their union.
Climate change and infrastructure
The scientific data confirm that the year drawing to a close was marked by a new climate reality, by phenomena that can no longer be described as “extreme.”
Non-state universities part of plan to curb brain drain
Greece is poised for a transformative step in higher education with the launch of its non-state university initiative.
University of Western Macedonia promotes in China its economics course in English
The institution expects up to 50 Chinese students to register for the next academic year, according to director Nikolaos Tsounis.
Resilience amid ruin in wartime Athens
The luxurious Athanasiou Mansion at 10 Panepistimiou Street in photographed by Pavlos Mylonas in 1945.
Oxygen | Athens | To January 12
Acclaimed Greek director George Koutlis reimagines Ivan Vyrypaev’s “Oxygen” in a bold new adaptation for the postdramatic theater scene.
2024, normalizing madness
t was in 2024 that we realized that the world today is very different from the one we knew – say -10 years ago. We realize that the evils which we thought an exception are establishing themselves as our new normal.
Nikolaos Laskaris and the only Aphrodite of his life
“When your house is burning or when your ship is sinking and you only have one object to take with you, what you choose certainly means a lot to you. I don’t think the statuette of Aphrodite that Nikolaos Laskaris chose was a random choice,” Dr Kostas Paschalidis, curator in the Department of Prehistoric, Egyptian, Cypriot and Near Eastern Collections at the National Archaeological Museum of Athens (NAM), tells Kathimerini, as he explains the story behind a new object presented in the context of NAM’s “Unseen Museum” exhibition project.
It’s what’s inside that counts
The recent downpours in Athens, which caused the closure of a major thoroughfare, Poseidonos Avenue, and sent sewage spilling out into the streets of the affluent southern coastal suburbs, serve as a poignant metaphor.
Turkey’s jailed PKK leader is reported to suggest he might be ready to end insurgency
The jailed leader of Turkey’s outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Abdullah Ocalan, has been quoted as indicating he may be prepared to call for militants to lay down arms, after a key ally of President Tayyip Erdogan urged him to end the group’s decades-old insurgency.
Bitter Watermellon | Athens | To January 19
The 2510 Theater (52 Themistokleous) presents Andreas Zafeiris’ play “Bitter Watermellon,” running for 12 performances every Saturday and Sunday until January 19.
Coast guard rescues 30 migrants off coast of Samos
A coast guard patrol vessel spotted an inflatable boat carrying migrants northeast of Samos on Sunday morning.
Greece expresses condolences for deadly plane crash in South Korea
The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condolences on Sunday to the families of the victims of the airplane crash in South Korea through a post on X.
Stores open on Sunday for shopping ahead of New Year’s Eve
Retail shops, department stores, and supermarkets are open today, Sunday, to facilitate holiday shopping ahead of New Year’s Eve.
Mitsotakis reflects on 2024 and outlines priorities for new year
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis bid farewell to 2024 in his customary Sunday social media review of the government’s work, highlighting past achievements and outlining priorities for the year ahead.
Four quakes recorded off the coast of Crete in under 30 minutes
Four quakes in under 30 minutes were recorded shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday off the island of Crete, according to the Geodynamics Institute of the National Observatory of Athens.