US First Lady Melania Trump has announced a localised ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, with the agreement set to begin on 29 October to allow humanitarian aid deliveries and preparations for civilian evacuations. The White House said both countries had agreed to temporarily halt …
Picture the scene: The Parthenon Sculptures are taken down from their display at the British Museum, packed into crates and loaded onto moving trucks to spend the summers in the cradle of democracy and the winters in rainy London. Source link
Jordan has carried out airstrikes in southern Syria in retaliation for last Friday’s attack on St George’s Greek Orthodox Church in Karak, which killed nine people. Amman says the strikes killed Islamic State militants. Damascus says the dead were civilians, among them three children. The Royal Jordanian Air Force hit targets on Monday evening, 26 …
In planning and executing its response to the “ratification” of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, Greece is taking a number of steps, utilizing different methods of influence. Source link
Pizza Fan founder and owner Konstantinos Antaras has been remanded in custody pending trial, as talks emerge over a possible buyer for the troubled pizza chain and its roughly 2,500 workers. Antaras, whom authorities allege led a criminal organisation behind a €25 million tax-evasion scheme, was ordered detained on Tuesday, 27 October, after testifying for …
Former conservative prime minister Kostas Karamanlis was more unambiguous than he’s ever been, at the War Museum in Athens on Sunday, laying out his political platform without his usual vague expressions of concern. Source link
On October 28, the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates the Feast Day of the Protection of the Theotokos. She is the Mother of God and Ever-Virgin Mary. In Greece, Agia Skepi on Oxi Day is a double celebration. On that day, the Church honours the Holy Protection of the Theotokos. At the same time, the nation …
The cases that have been coming to light recently thanks to the investigations of the police’s organized crime unit, often referred to as the “Greek FBI,” and the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE), are not only interesting from a law and order standpoint. Source link
Turkish opposition leader Özgür Özel has accused President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government of letting Greece gain the upper hand over Turkey in the Aegean, the Eastern Mediterranean and the skies. Speaking to his party’s provincial chairs in Ankara on Tuesday, Özel argued that foreign policy mistakes had left Turkey isolated. He pointed to Greece’s maritime …
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