An “immersive” biography of Alexander the Great won the prestigious Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction Wednesday, in the latest sign of booming interest in the world of ancient Greece. Source link
Two Aegean Airlines flights bound for Milan and Vienna were targeted by bomb threats on Thursday, November 5, triggering security protocols and checks by authorities. The flights, one travelling from Thessaloniki to Milan and the other from Athens to Vienna, both landed safely at their destinations. The first threat concerned Aegean flight A3552 from Thessaloniki …
The damage wrought by the ascension of Donald Trump to the American presidency was multidimensional and global in scope. It was not merely economic or political. Source link
An Italian chef who refused to prepare ham and pineapple pizzas because he considered the topping an insult to his culture has been dismissed from a Brisbane restaurant, reigniting one of the world’s most enduring food debates. But there is an ironic twist to the controversy: the Hawaiian pizza that sparked the dispute was invented …
A shopping complex in the northern Athens suburb of Maroussi was evacuated Thursday following a bomb threat against a loan servicing company situated in the building. Source link
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attended the opening of internationally acclaimed photographer Platon’s People Power exhibition on Wednesday at the Benaki Museum on Pireos Street in Athens. Platon and Benaki Museum Scientific Director George Manginis guided the prime minister through the exhibition. Mitsotakis subsequently joined Platon for a discussion covering art, photography and the preservation …
Greece’s loan servicers have warned that new mandatory bilateral debt restructuring procedures could delay property auctions scheduled for 2027 and potentially affect the business plans of securitizations under the state-backed Hercules program. Source link
Panathinaikos supporters’ group Gate 13 has sparked widespread condemnation after publishing a statement containing anti-Semitic language directed at Aris Thessaloniki and its supporters, prompting the club to consider legal action. The controversy erupted following Aris’ victory over Panathinaikos in a basketball match at the packed Alexandreio Melathron in Thessaloniki. In the aftermath of the defeat, …
About 3 million households on Greece’s green electricity tariffs are entering winter’s high-consumption months, facing average November charges of 28 euro cents per kilowatt-hour. That is 87% above the 15 cents per kilowatt-hour the government deemed an “acceptable” burden. Source link
The Greek island of Delos will inspire an international arts programme in Oxford from November 6 to 13, 2026, bringing together internationally acclaimed artists to explore the island’s ancient mythology, cultural heritage and ecological significance. Organised by the World Human Forum’s ALPHA MISSION – DELOS initiative, the programme will highlight the lessons Delos, the mythical …