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Restoring sacred power to the Parthenon

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 22:34
A 3D reconstruction by Oxford researcher Juan de Lara recaptures the divine choreography of a Parthenon shaped by ancient sunlight. To find out more, I talked to him about imagination, the architecture of awe, and the continued relevance of this ancient wonder.

EU presses North Macedonia to make ‘era-defining’ decisions for membership

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 22:13
The European Union's top foreign policy official on Friday urged North Macedonia to take "era-defining" decisions to advance its bid for EU membership.

Migrant smuggling ring busted

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 21:16
Authorities have dismantled a sophisticated criminal network involved in the illegal smuggling of migrants and the production of counterfeit travel documents.

Tourist injured in Chania by windswept balcony pot

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 20:01
A tourist was injured on Saturday afternoon in the port city of Chania, Crete, when a gust of wind pushed a clay pot off a balcony she was walking under, local news websites reported.

Fake investment schemes target Gulf; 104 arrested

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 19:01
Greek police arrested 104 individuals last week in a coordinated raid on two Athens-area call centers allegedly operating fraudulent investment schemes targeting victims in the Gulf region.

Here, you’re born a Karamanlis supporter

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 18:45
It was a quintessential spring afternoon in the village of Proti, Serres, in the Macedonia region of northern Greece. Some of the village’s roughly 600 residents were enjoying their afternoon coffee out in the narrow streets.

DEPA’s new venture with Volton, Clavenia

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 18:33
The implementation of the unit will begin with the final investment decision, which is expected in the two months of October and November.

Four arrested for kidnapping, extorting pawnshop owner

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 18:12
Four people were arrested in Athens on Friday night for abducting and extorting the owner of a jewelry store and pawnshop, police said on Saturday.

Former PASOK minister dies, aged 94

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 17:30
Christos Rokofyllos, a former PASOK minister and lawyer, has died at the age of 94, his son Konstantinos announced on social media on Saturday.

Check threats boost number of insured vehicles by 200,000

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 17:15
The number of insured cars in Greece increased by 200,000 during the first four months of 2025.

Navy’s first FDI frigate, Kimon, completes maiden sea trials

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 16:55
The Hellenic Navy’s first FDI-class frigate, Kimon (F-601), has completed its maiden sea trial off the coast of Lorient, France, marking a major milestone in Greece’s largest naval procurement in decades.

Country launches school dropout tracking system

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 16:40
Greece is launching a new mechanism to identify the causes of dropping out of school, focusing on pupils from vulnerable social groups, including Roma and migrant children.

Consumers resort to secondhand goods

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 16:26
Stagnation dominated Greek retail trade in the first quarter of 2025, with the cumulative effects of the inflationary crisis of previous years being strongly reflected in consumer behavior

Households pay for unlaid cable link

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 16:10
Greek electricity consumers will begin paying in July for the proposed undersea power interconnection between Crete and Cyprus – a project still lacking a definitive construction start date or confirmed implementation timeline.

Schoinoussa antiquities case ends with heirs convicted

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 15:58
Nearly two decades after a major antiquities seizure, an Athens court has sentenced Despina and Dimitris Papadimitriou, heirs of the prominent shipping family, to three years and six months in prison, suspended for three years, for misappropriating valuable ancient artifacts.

Greens and Reds let their fans down in Abu Dhabi

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 15:47
Panathinaikos and Olympiakos have been left out of the Euroleague final and will fight it out on Sunday for the third place.

Bargains in US-Greece air fares

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 15:24
“Now is the right time to travel from the US to Greece,” major foreign travel platforms are saying to attract the interest of Americans, promoting cheap airline tickets. 

Woman found dead in Nea Halkidona; strangulation suspected

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 14:34
A 48-year-old woman was found dead in her bed on Friday evening in the Athens suburb of Nea Halkidona, after being discovered by her 20-year-old son.

Constitutional reform debate sparks afresh

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 13:23
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reignited debate over constitutional reform, calling for changes to key articles including the removal of lifetime job security for civil servants – a politically charged proposal that would require a supermajority in Parliament.

Only 900 speakers of the Sanna language remain. Now Cyprus’ Maronites are mounting a comeback

Sat, 05/24/2025 - 12:53
Iosif Skordis, 97, is one of only 900 people in the world who speak Cypriot Maronite Arabic, or Sanna. Today, his village of Kormakitis is the last bastion of a language once spoken by tens of thousands of people across dozens of villages.

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