Isolated for a thousand years, Deep Mani’s Greeks are a genetic time capsule At the southern tip of the Peloponnese, past the point where the roads narrow and stone tower houses cling to the hillsides, lives a community that has spent more than a millennium apart from the rest of Greece. New research published in …
Turkey’s liquidation of investment funds worth $18.3 billion will not put pressure on Borsa Istanbul, as regulatory changes should prevent any contagion risk, Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said, adding authorities would monitor the market closely. Source link
Nicholas Brandram, the 44-year-old grandson of Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark, has been found dead at his home in London days after being released while under investigation in the high-profile “Putney Pusher” case. Brandram, a former private banker at HSBC, had been arrested in connection with a long-running investigation into a 2017 incident on …
Turkey has renewed its focus on the demilitarization of Greek islands, with the issue now being promoted not only by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan but also by the Turkish Defense Ministry. Source link
Memorial events and demonstrations are taking place in Piraeus and Keratsini on Friday, September 18, marking 13 years since the murder of anti fascist musician Pavlos Fyssas. A series of commemorative events have been organised in the area to mark the anniversary of his death. The Piraeus Student Coordinating Committee has called on students and …
European Union finance ministers will discuss on Friday whether to impose an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies benefiting from a surge in oil and gas prices following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with further talks expected in October. Source link
Four 1991 prints reach Pireos Street Halkidis shot the pictures in New York City in 1991. The series looks past the official runway. It records unguarded moments around fashion. The Athens selection moves through SoHo and Seventh Avenue. Additionally, it includes backstage at Giorgio di Sant’Angelo. Visitors will see street photographs of Linda Evangelista and …
Greece is installing new security screening systems at prisons across the country in an effort to prevent prohibited items and substances from being brought into correctional facilities, the Citizen Protection Ministry said. Source link
Margarita Papandreou passed away this morningat the age of 103. The mother of former Prime Minister George Papandreou passed away peacefully at home. In recent years, she had suffered from poor health. Details about her funeral and burial will be announced in the coming hours. Margaret Papandreou Chad was born in Oak Park, Illinois, USA, on …
The trial over a deadly bomb explosion outside a bank in Thessaloniki began Thursday before a three-judge felony appeals court. Source link