Greece is completing its purchase of two Italian FREMM Bergamini-class frigates, with Defense Minister Nikos Dendias traveling to Rome to sign the agreement alongside counterpart Guido Crosetto Tuesday. Source link
The Olympic Flame for the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games will be lit and handed over at a ceremony at Athens’ iconic Panathenaic Stadium on Thursday, September 10, at 11:30 a.m., in the presence of International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry. Admission to the public will be free, with spectators required to arrive by 11:20 …
Greece’s gross domestic product rose by 1.9% in the second quarter of this year compared with the corresponding quarter of 2025. Source link
France’s new ambassador to Greece, Nicolas Kassianidis, arrived in Athens on Monday, September 7, 2026. A career diplomat, Kassianidis has focused throughout his career on issues concerning North Africa and the Middle East, the Eastern Mediterranean and the United Nations, as well as the promotion of culture and cultural heritage. Born in Montpellier to a …
Police arrested a 33-year-old man in Ilioupoli, Athens, accused of trafficking two 16-year-old girls for sexual exploitation, authorities said Monday. Source link
Greek exports of peaches, nectarines, cherries and apricots have recorded major increases this season, with favourable weather helping growers produce and market significantly larger volumes. Data from the Greek Directorate for Quality and Food Safety, covering May 1 to September 4, 2026, show substantially stronger export performance than during the same period last year. Cherries …
The future of a Greek Patriot air defense battery deployed in Saudi Arabia is expected to be a key issue during an upcoming meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The battery protects the port and oil facilities of Yanbu on the Red Sea. Source link
Russia has ordered the closure of Germany’s Consulate-General in Saint Petersburg, escalating a diplomatic dispute between Moscow and Berlin. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the German consulate must cease operations by September 18. Moscow described the move as retaliation for Germany’s decision to close Russia’s consulate in Bonn and a Russian cultural centre in Berlin. …
Cyprus will not be bypassed by the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), the Cypriot energy minister, Michalis Damianos, insisted on Sunday. Source link
The Serbian Orthodox Church-Parish and School Community of “St Archdeacon Stephen” invites the public to celebrate the 32nd Annual Greek-Serbian Orthodox & Cultural Friendship Day on Sunday, 20 September 2026. The event takes place at the Parish Hall of St Archdeacon Stephen, located at 259 Hyatts Road (corner of Woodstock Avenue) in Plumpton (Rooty Hill). …