Group of 28 migrants found on Psara islet

Group of 28 migrants found on Psara islet

A group of 28 migrants who crossed illegally by sea from Turkey has been found on the islet of Psara off Chios in the eastern Aegean Sea, authorities said Sunday. A Coast Guard statement said the 14 men, 6 women and 8 children have been taken to a migrant camp on Chios. It said they …

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PM pledges Easter flame will be flown in from Jerusalem despite war

PM pledges Easter flame will be flown in from Jerusalem despite war

[Intime News] Athens will ensure the flame ceremoniously lit every Easter in Jerusalem and flown to Greece for Christian Orthodox Holy Saturday celebrations arrives this year despite the war in the Persian Gulf, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Sunday. In a social media post, Mitsotakis conceded that the war “makes [the flame’s] transportation a much …

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Authorities monitor Rhodes beaches after 43 kilos of hashish wash ashore

Authorities monitor Rhodes beaches after 43 kilos of hashish wash ashore

[Handout/Hellenic Coast Guard] More than 40 kilograms of hashish with a street value of €320,000 have been found washed ashore on a beach on the southeastern island of Rhodes, authorities said. The discovery was made Friday at Plymmiri near Lindos, a Coast Guard statement said. It said the drugs were packaged inside a closed straw …

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Mapping Kifissia’s threatened architectural heritage

Mapping Kifissia’s threatened architectural heritage

[Monumenta] Kifissia’s villas face mounting pressure from overdevelopment, as demolitions rise and preservation efforts intensify, according to a recent documentation initiative by Monumenta. The organization has recorded more than 1,100 buildings constructed between 1895 and 1975, aiming to safeguard the suburb’s architectural memory amid accelerating change. Long prized for its waters and greenery, Kifissia evolved …

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Shops open Sunday under Easter hours

Shops open Sunday under Easter hours

Shops will be open all over Greece Sunday, and longer trading hours will be in place during Easter week with the exception of Good Friday. According to recommendations from the Athens trade association, shops will be open Sunday from 11a.m.-4p.m. Throughout Easter week recommended opening hours Monday to Thursday will be 9a.m.-9p.m. on Good Friday …

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Minister discusses housing demand rise

Minister discusses housing demand rise

[Shutterstock] Social Cohesion and Family Minister Domna Michailidou attributed the rise in demand for housing to factors such as an increase in single-parent households, the fact that Greece was increasingly attractive to foreign investors, digital nomads and tourists, the growth of the short-stay lease market and Golden Visa programs. The crucial issue, she claimed, speaking …

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Karamanlis expected to say he will not run in next elections

Karamanlis expected to say he will not run in next elections

New Democracy lawmaker and former transport minister Kostas A. Karamanlis is expected to announce Saturday that he will not be a candidate in the next general elections, Kathimerini understands.  The MP from Serres is among the 11 lawmakers of the ruling party named in an investigation by European prosecutors into a massive farm subsidies scandal …

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Market clashes with the government

Market clashes with the government

[InTime News] The government’s relations with the market are being pushed to the extreme once again due to recent measures against price hikes and, above all, the reinstatement of the ceiling on the gross profit margin in 61 food categories and other basic grocery items. Tension between the two sides is also being fueled by …

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Influencer held for data breach

Influencer held for data breach

Influencer Ioanna Touni was arrested in Thessaloniki on Saturday after a lawsuit was filed against her for breaching personal data when she revealed the name and face of a man she won a case against earlier this week on social media. Based on information, Touni was at a venue when she saw one of the …

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Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?

Is the future of Christians in the Middle East in doubt?

Vicky Hartzler, Nadine Maenza, Vassilis Nedos, and Alexia Kalaitzi join Thanos Davelis as we look into USCIRF’s 2026 report and Turkey’s problematic record on religious freedom, the plight of Christians in Syria in the wake of another attack on this vulnerable community, and how Greece is working to ensure that the protection of Christian populations …

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