EL ALAMEIN, October 2026 — Greece honoured the 89 officers and soldiers of its 1st Brigade who fell in Egypt in 1942, as Deputy Defence Minister Thanasis Davakis attended the El Alamein anniversary ceremony on Saturday. Davakis represented the Greek government at the Greek Military Memorial of El Alamein, marking 84 years since the battle. …
Decades after the Levidi stream was enclosed into an underground conduit during a 1930s public health campaign, water continues to surge through the basements of older apartment buildings in the densely built Athens district of Kypseli. Source link
This chunky melitzanosalata mixes smoky grilled eggplant with feta, tomato and onion, and it scores 4.7 out of 5 from 17 ratings on Allrecipes. Melitzanosalata with feta, tomato and parsley. Photo: Allrecipes Melitzanosalata, the smoky taste of the meze table Melitzanosalata is one of the best-loved dips in Greece. In fact, Greek City Times listed …
We first met Malama Giannou, Maria Svynou and Marios Mantzaris three and a half years ago. All three had grown up on small Greek islands – Agios Efstratios, Nisyros, and Meganisi. Source link
ATHENS, October 2026 — Takaaki Nemoto, Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Japan in Greece, has farewelled the country in a moving message in Greek, quoting Constantine Cavafy in a video the embassy posted on Friday. Nemoto, who also holds the rank of Counsellor, said he was leaving after four years at the …
Every few years since 1972, computers, financial institutions, communications networks and other systems have had to reset their clocks by a single second. Source link
Dubai’s Greek dining scene is represented in the 2026 Michelin Guide, with two restaurants showcasing Hellenic cuisine in a city facing renewed scrutiny over its prestigious restaurant rankings. The latest edition of the guide has attracted controversy after several closed restaurants retained their Michelin stars, prompting questions about how the organisation evaluates establishments during a …
The state is taking a major step toward eliminating distortions in the agricultural products market, changing the way the market’s transactions are recorded, priced and controlled. Source link
Greek households and pensioners can expect fuel subsidies, a rent rebate and a bigger heating allowance before the new year under a winter support plan the government is preparing as energy prices climb. With oil trading near US$110 a barrel and natural gas at levels last seen in the energy crisis, the government’s economic team …
Police said Saturday they had retrieved 2-year-old twins, left alone by their mother in an apartment in the Athens neighborhood of Kypseli. Source link