A senior New Democracy official has rejected claims that US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle threatened the Greek government during a dinner attended by Greek and American officials earlier this year. Konstantinos Kyranakis New Democracy general secretary Konstantinos Kyranakis told Kathimerini that he was present during the exchange and said there was “no threat to …
A senior official in the governing New Democracy party has said comments attributed to US Ambassador Kimberly Guilfoyle in a recent Wall Street Journal report involved “no threat to Greece.” Source link
After the death of Archimandrite Chrysostomos, longtime abbot of St. Gerasimos Monastery (Deir Hajla) in the Jordan Valley, rumors spread of an alleged bid to seize control of the historic site. St. Gerasimos Monastery The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has issued a statement rejecting those claims. Full statement: The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem …
New Democracy MP Christos Triantopoulos, who has been referred to a special court over alleged interference at the site of the 2023 Tempe rail disaster, has announced that he will not stand in the next general election. Source link
Greece’s National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens (EMST) has won the 2026 European Art Museum Award, while Angeliki Giannakidou, founder and president of the Ethnological Museum of Thrace, has received the European Museum Academy’s Longlife Achievement Award. The two Greek distinctions were announced at the European Museum Academy awards ceremony in Alicante, Spain, marking international …
Turkish officials have detained the head and six members of its main soccer referee board over accusations of interference in refereeing procedures, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said, calling it the latest move in a “fight for clean football.” Source link
Stefanos Tsitsipas has powered into the Tokyo Open main draw after dispatching Australia’s Rinky Hijikata in straight sets. The Greek world No. 44 defeated the world No. 82 6-4, 6-3 in just 66 minutes, completing a dominant run through qualifying. Tsitsipas remained composed throughout the opening set as both players held serve comfortably. The decisive …
Europe is in a transition in which we know what we are leaving behind but cannot imagine what may be coming. Source link
A key piece of potential evidence in the Tempe train crash trial will now undergo forensic examination after a Larissa court ruled that the confiscated mobile phone of the stationmaster on duty at the time of the disaster can be examined. The ruling allows police forensic experts to investigate the phone for calls, text messages, …
Harvard University has announced the death of distinguished Byzantinist and Modern Greek scholar Margaret Alexiou, professor emeritus of Modern Greek studies and comparative literature and holder of the George Seferis Chair. Source link