The Parthenon Marbles at the British Museum in London, on November 28, 2023. [ANDY RAIN/EPA] A deal to return the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens is “still some distance” away, the head of the British Museum, which houses most of them, has said. George Osborne confirmed that his institution is looking at an agreement that would …
Cyprus’ new air defense system was launched Tuesday, designed to protect the country from aerial threats, similar to Israel’s Iron Dome. According to reports, Cyprus’ National Guard received the Israeli-made Barak MX system just days ago. The first battery was activated on Tuesday. Greece will follow suit. With the completion of the order, Cyprus will …
A three-way consortium comprising Fraport AG, Pileas SA (Constantakopoulos Group) and Delta Airport Investments SA (Kopelouzos Group) has been named as the preferred investor for Kalamata airport by the Superfund. The 40-year concession foresees the management, development, and operation of the airport through a comprehensive investment plan that aims at the further upgrade and improvement …
A 19-year-old man on Rhodes is facing charges of bodily harm, as well as illegal possession and use of a weapon, after he fired an air gun at a 17-year-old man, injuring him in the head. The 17 year old told police that last month, when he was in a city park, the 19 year …
We wonder, sometimes, why people don’t care about what’s going on in the world around them or why they’re happy to get their information by running their finger down their phone’s screen every once in a while; why they mistake scrolling for actually being informed. The media cannot deny that it is partly to blame. …
Nevzat Yesilbagdan, holding a book in Kurdish, an anthology of children’s stories, and his seven-year-old son Muhammed Mesrur are pictured during an interview with Reuters at their home in Istanbul, September 4. [Dilara Senkaya/Reuters] A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at …
File photo. Greece has dismantled a criminal group that trafficked Colombian women to Greece and forced them to perform sex work at apartments and strip clubs, police said. Police this week arrested the alleged leader and eight members of the sex trafficking ring which has been operating since at least 2019, police said in a …
Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s former left-wing prime minister, has sought to defend his political legacy, including the controversial decision to hold a referendum on the bailout terms proposed by international creditors during the critical summer of 2015. “SYRIZA, despite its challenges, succeeded in leading Greece out of the bailout programs – something far from certain in …
[AMNA] The transfer of approximately 150,000 tons of crude oil from the Greek-flagged Suezmax tanker Sounion to Delta Blue at the Suez anchorage has been successfully completed. Maritime sources report that the operation was executed with the support of the Greek tugboat Aigaion Pelagos. The Sounion had been attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red …
Efforts to restore the railway network in the Tempe tunnel in central Greece were continuing at a fast pace on Tuesday, with plans to open a single track for commercial trains by midnight. The restoration, following severe weather conditions brought by Storm Bora, aims to resume Athens-Thessaloniki services by Wednesday. OSE, the Greek railway operator, …