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“Hezbollah or Allah?” – “God or his party?”– someone from Dilan Adamat’s group joked as a violent storm broke over a place where rain is rare. The thunder was so loud it could easily have been mistaken for a ballistic missile or drone strike – like the hundreds that have hit Erbil, the capital of …
Classic koulourakia from Smyrna Among the most fragrant and delicious koulourakia, these Easter cookies have a crumbly, buttery dough that melts in your mouth. The chef uses sheep and goat milk butter for its wonderfully rustic, distinctive aroma, and adds a portion of olive oil (a lovely evolution of tradition!) to make them even more …
Police in Piraeus have arrested a taxi driver with more than three kilograms of heroin in his vehicle, who is suspected of drug trafficking throughout the Greater Athens region. A police statement Tuesday said a search of the 34-year-old’s home turned up more heroin, bringing the total quantity of the drug seized in his possession …
File photo. A man wanted in Serbia for alleged participation in a string of gangland morders has been arrested in southern Athens, authorities said Tuesday. A police statement said the 40-year-old suspect was taken into custody in Voula on April 2, on the basis of an international arrest warrant from Serbia. He is alleged to …
Greece’s Supreme Court prosecutor is set to take over the most serious strands of an expanding illegal surveillance investigation, following a ruling by a single-judge misdemeanors court in Athens. The case stems from a 2022 wiretapping scandal involving the use of spyware, including Predator, to target politicians, journalists and other figures. After a revealing trial, …
New files from an investigation by European prosecutors into a major farm subsidy scandal were forwarded to Parliament Tuesday, with the question of stripping two sitting lawmakers with the governing New Democracy party of their immunity from prosecution. The probe focuses on alleged payments to cronies, sometimes based on fraudulent claims, by the now-defunct OPEKEPE …
At least two attackers were killed and one was seriously injured in an extended gun battle between police and assailants directly outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, according to media reports and Reuters video. Source link
The possibility of acquiring a home in Greater Athens through bank borrowing remains largely inaccessible, even among households that are considered to meet the financing criteria, like excluding low-income citizens or those with other debts (credit cards, consumer loans, tax debts), according to a Bank of Greece report published on Monday. For the first time, …
[Intime News] The 15-member parliamentary Ethics Committee will convene on April 20 to discuss a request by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office to lift the immunity of two more sitting lawmakers from the governing New Democracy party, a parliamentary source said Tuesday. The case file on the two MPs involves alleged incitement in breach of …
The Athens Festival will mark the closure of the ancient Herod Atticus Theater for restoration with a June program spanning classical to avant-garde. Highlights include a centenary tribute to Manos Hadjidakis, featuring the State Orchestra of Athens conducting his American film work, and a concert honoring composer Arvo Part, performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber …