Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis has delivered a strong message outlining Greece’s support for Syria’s ongoing political and humanitarian transformation at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council.

There is something poetic – metaphysical, even – in the symmetry of Pope Leo XIV (born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago) being called on to wave the banner of Christian love and human solidarity against the divisive rhetoric and bigoted acts of his compatriot Donald Trump.

The government is considering installing a second, larger elevator at the Acropolis to improve accessibility for visitors, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has announced.

The tax administration will send online notifications to taxpayers who have inherited assets.

The 32-year-old mother accused of abusing her two children, aged 5 and 6, in Larissa was remanded in custody following her testimony on Wednesday.

The deadline for citizens to complete the official evaluation questionnaire on public administration services has been extended until May 31, authorities have announced.

The properties purchased to date through the second cycle of the “My Home” program are over 40 years old, and average 157,000 euros.

The European Commission has advanced a proposal to expand the definition of a “safe third country,” which will facilitate the transfer of asylum seekers to certain third countries, with the main aim of further reducing migration to the EU.

The United States will appoint President Donald Trump’s longtime friend and current US ambassador to Turkey, Thomas Barrack, as a special envoy for Syria, a person with direct knowledge of the matter and a diplomat in Turkey said.

A public prosecutor on Wednesday filed criminal charges against Christos Mavrikis for the felony of attempting to bribe a Supreme Court judge with €1 million to influence a civil case involving disputed land plots.

Melbourne chef Andreas Papadakis has been named a finalist for a prestigious James Beard Foundation Award for his debut cookbook, “Tipo 00: The Pasta Cookbook – For People Who Love Pasta.”

Michael Rubin, the director of policy analysis at the Middle East Forum and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins Thanos Davelis as we look into the Turkey angle to the Pakistan-India conflict, and dig into what developments on the ground tell us about Ankara’s arms industry and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ambitions to position Turkey as a military export power.

US oil producer Continental Resources estimates there is a shale oil reserve of 6.1 billion barrels in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir Basin, the Turkish energy minister said.

Investors from countries in Western Europe have increased their purchases by up to 103%.

Turkey is in talks with Canada’s Candu Energy and other companies regarding plans to build its second and third nuclear power plants, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said.

US Senator Jeanne Shaheen, a ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has criticized Secretary of State Marco Rubio over reported plans by the Trump administration to shut down nearly 30 US embassies and consulates abroad, including the consulate in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

Despite objections from Athens – and Nicosia – Turkey’s participation in new European defense programs is expected to move forward, as final decisions will be made by qualified majority voting within the European Union rather than by unanimity.

A newborn baby was found alive in a rubbish bin in the Nea Alikarnassos area of Iraklio, Crete, authorities said on Wednesday.

On a quiet slope of northern Samos, one man has turned a forgotten family home into a living archive of rural life.

Police have arrested a 17-year-old in connection with the violent assault of a 48-year-old man in the suburb of Glyka Nera, east of Athens, on Monday night.