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Greece on Wednesday successfully auctioned a 26-week treasury bills issue, raising 600 million euros from the market at a lower interest rate: This time the rate of the issue was set at 2.10%, down from 2.19% on February 19. Bids submitted totaled €1.018 billion, 2.04 times more than the asked sum. Source link
In a poignant gesture of unity, the Greek Embassy in Israel selected Kibbutz Be’eri—one of the areas most devastated by the October 7 Hamas attacks—as the setting for Greece’s National Day celebration. Held on the 204th anniversary of Greece’s uprising against Ottoman rule, the event was steeped in symbolic meaning. Greek representatives highlighted how their …
Larnaca airport [file photo] After years of planning and preparation, the expansion of Larnaca and Paphos airports is officially under way. Hermes Airports announced last Friday it has completed the financing for the second phase of the airport upgrades, marking a significant step forward for the project. With financing now secured, the company has signed …
A recent archaeometric study has traced the origins of marble artifacts unearthed from the early Byzantine villages of Porphyreon and Chhim, located in modern-day Lebanon. The research examined 66 items, ranging from liturgical furnishings and architectural components to everyday household objects. According to the study, “the marbles predominantly originated from the Prokonnesos and Dokimeion quarries …
The corruption scandal surrounding urban planning authorities on the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes must be thoroughly investigated. Source link
Selinunte, Sicily—A team of archaeologists has excavated portions of the long-lost walls and north gate of Selinunte, an influential Greek city in southwestern Sicily. The excavations offer fresh insights into the city’s strategic and cultural importance in the Mediterranean. Unveiled on March 25 at Baglio Florio in Selinunte, these finds underscore the city’s storied past. …
In a city where past and present intertwine, students from 31 schools from Greece, Cyprus and all the way to Johannesburg and New York gathered for the 9th International Student Literature Conference in Istanbul, dedicated to influential Greek poet Kiki Dimoula. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew set the tone, declaring, “Poetry is the place where there is …
President Trump has just announced a 25% tariff on all cars not made in the United States—Washington, auto imports. The White House touts this policy as a catalyst for domestic manufacturing growth, though it may strain automakers reliant on global supply chains. “This will continue to spur growth,” Trump told reporters, emphasizing the permanence of …
Lorenzo Brown scored 14 points for Panathinaikos against Maccabi [InTime Sports]. The start of Euroleague’s final double week this season saw Olympiakos lose to Villeurbanne in a below-par performance, while Panathinaikos came back from 15 points down to beat Maccabi Tel Aviv in Belgrade. Olympiakos remains at the top of the table, but only marginally, …
For centuries, the location of the Ark of the Covenant, believed by some to contain the Ten Commandments, has been shrouded in mystery. New revelations from declassified CIA files allege that the long-lost artifact has been found. Biblical texts describe the Ark of the Covenant as a sacred chest built by the Israelites shortly after …