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Turkey blocked Israeli president’s flight to COP29 amid tensions

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 13:17
Turkey reportedly denied permission for Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s plane to fly through its airspace en route to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, for the COP29 climate summit. Herzog did not attend the event.

In the mind of Marco Rubio

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 12:57
Marco Rubio looked carefully at the map of the Eastern Mediterranean spread across his desk. He focused his gaze on Greece and Cyprus circled in thick black marker and nodded condescendingly.

Toward a new windfall tax?

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 12:25
The government appears determined to reimpose a windfall tax on what it considers excessive profits in the wholesale electricity market.

Engineers discover a 132-year-old message in a bottle in a Scottish lighthouse

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 09:04
After two centuries of faithfully guiding sailors around a blustery headland in southwest Scotland, the lighthouse needed some attention.

Cyprus posts big recovery on bad loans

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 09:00
Cyprus is starting to see some positive shifts in its financial sector, particularly when it comes to tackling nonperforming loans.

Greek Club: A quick trip to Athens in Cairo

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 03:38
In a historic building in downtown Cairo, among the Greek-style buildings built by the Greeks long ago, with their blue and white painted windows, lies the Greek Club of Cairo, which serves as a social and entertainment club and restaurant.

Greek-Turkish radical changes in the last 50 years

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 02:51
“The more things change, the more they stay the same,” a song by Greek singer Nikos Papazoglou goes. This feeling is prominent when it comes to Greek-Turkish relations.

Greece downs Finland in Helsinki and waits for its March playoffs

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 02:44
Greece beat Finland 2-0 away on Sunday, only to miss out on winning its UEFA Nations League group to England due to its inferior head-to-head record.

ND Ethics Committee to discuss Samaras expulsion Tuesday

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 01:46
New Democracy’s Ethics Committee will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to take up the issue of Antonis Samaras’ expulsion from the ruling party’s parliamentary group.

Greece-Cyprus power link is key for the island, says US’ Pyatt

Mon, 11/18/2024 - 00:07
The electrical interconnection of Cyprus with Greece is a major opportunity for the island, both in terms of energy and politically, US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources Geoffrey Pyatt said at a roundtable discussion organized by the Delphi Economic Forum.

Thessaloniki’s creative forces showcased at Open House

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 23:43
A typesetter explains how his small printing shop works during the first part of the Open House initiative in Thessaloniki on Saturday.

Noble pen shells on the verge of extinction in Greek waters

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 23:11
Living populations of the endangered noble pen shell (Pinna nobilis) are now found in only two locations in Greece: the Gulf of Kalloni on Lesvos and the Amvrakikos Gulf.

Explainer: Everything you need to know about Greek figs

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 21:57
What are the main Greek varieties? Which ones can we find on the market? Is the fig really one of the least chemical-laden fruits? How was production this year?

New tool for climate crisis

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 21:04
The Environment Ministry has commissioned the Athens Academy and other institutions to create a national climate database that will allow Greek authorities to better predict extreme weather events.

PM vows to shield consumers from excessive electricity price hikes

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 20:31
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in his weekly address on Sunday, pledged to shield consumers from excessive electricity price increases, announcing that a European Commission delegation will visit Athens to address profiteering in the energy sector.

Rents rising much faster than incomes

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 19:52
Despite significant hikes in wages, especially the minimum wage, the majority of Greeks are having trouble making ends meet.

Athens marks Polytechnic Uprising anniversary with security measures and protests

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 19:15
The gates of Athens’ Polytechnic University closed Sunday, as the city marked the 51st anniversary of the 1973 pro-democracy student uprising, culminating in the traditional march to the US Embassy.

Farmers’ market reforms to connect producers and consumers

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 18:30
Greece is planning changes to its farmers’ markets to increase producer participation and promote direct-to-consumer sales, aiming to lower costs and boost competition, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos said.  

Erik Klinga & Shakeeb Abu Hamdan | Athens | November 22

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 17:49
Swedish composer Erik Klinga, known for his work with bands like Simian Ghost and Horse Show, merges melody, harmony and repetition in his genre-spanning electronic music.

Plan for e-scooter crackdown in the works

Sun, 11/17/2024 - 17:11
Following the death of a 12-year-old boy after he was hit by a car while riding an electric scooter earlier this month, the government is planning stricter laws regulating the use of such vehicles on the country’s roads.

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