A frame of the torch route is displayed on a screen during a news conference to present the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics torch route, in Verona, Italy, Tuesday. [Luca Bruno/AP Photo] The Olympic flame for the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics will pass through all 110 provinces in Italy on a 63-day journey before the …
[Shutterstock] A long-serving police officer with extensive experience in the force’s narcotics department has been arrested for involvement in drug-related cases following an investigation by the Internal Affairs Service. The uniformed officer, 42, had been reassigned to a less active background role in recent months as a result of facing a series of allegations. They …
Athenian heavy rockers Planet of Zeus return for another performance at Floyd (117 Pireos) on December 7. The band will showcase the best tracks from their new album “Afterlife,” released in October, alongside their classic hits. Tickets cost 18 euros at more.com. Source link
Renowned jazz pianist George Cables is coming to Athens for four performances at the Half Note Jazz Club (17 Trivonianou) from November 29 to December 2. With a career spanning over 60 years, the New York-born artist has solidified his place as a jazz legend, having collaborated with pioneers such as Dexter Gordon, Art Pepper …
[Irini Karayannopoulou] The group exhibition “Intersections II” at a.antonopoulou.art (20 Aristofanous) brings together nine artists exploring diverse artistic styles and perspectives. Inspired by French novelist Andre Malraux’s notion that style reshapes the world through personal values, the exhibit creates a dynamic dialogue of concepts and forms. By blending unique artistic visions, it crafts a collective …
Clio Hall at Princeton University [Shutterstock] The Seeger Center for Hellenic Studies and the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) have introduced the Paul Sarbanes Graduate Fellowship, designed for midcareer Greek professionals in public service to pursue a Master in Public Policy (MPP) degree. Funded by the Paul Sarbanes ’54 Fund for Hellenism …
In 1958 celebrated French author Albert Camus extended an invitation to his close friend, the Greek-French painter Mario Prassinos, and his daughter, Catherine, to accompany him on a trip to Greece. Prassinos, though firmly embedded in the French artistic elite, would find in Greece a transformative encounter with light, color and atmosphere, which would profoundly …
Cyprus could apply to become a member of NATO once its armed forces receive the necessary training and equipment with US help to bring them up to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance, the president of the Mediterranean island nation said Thursday. President Nikos Christodoulides put Cyprus on a trajectory for possible NATO …
The government on Thursday unveiled a new plan to install advanced traffic cameras nationwide to improve road safety and enforce traffic laws more effectively. The initiative seeks to reduce the number of accidents, particularly in urban areas where traffic fatalities have risen despite improvements in highway safety. The cameras will be deployed across the Attica …
[ERT] The Municipality of Dodoni in northwestern Greece is appealing to the state authorities to remove a burnt truck packed with potentially hazardous chemicals that has been abandoned in the village of Tyria, nearly 10 days after it was destroyed by fire on the Egnatia Highway. According to state broadcaster ERT, the local authority is …