Maria Menounos, the acclaimed Greek-American actress and television presenter who serves as Ambassador of the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC) for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games, met with HOC President Isidoros Kouvelos to plan upcoming joint initiatives in support of Team Hellas. During the meeting, the two discussed a series of actions to be undertaken …
Attica waste authority, EDSNA, will not renew its contract with TEXAN, the company that has run the region’s recycling hubs since a deal informally extended past its 2023 expiration. Source link
Greek-Australian singer John Tikis (Τζων Τίκης) has died. His daughters Angela and Anita announced the sad news on Facebook, confirming that their beloved father passed away. In an emotional tribute, the sisters wrote: “I did it my way….Our beloved father, this is how he lived his life and this is exactly how he left this …
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has again ruled out early elections, saying his government remains committed to completing its four-year term while accusing opposition parties of making promises they cannot afford to deliver. Source link
KPMG Australia has appointed John Sams as chief executive, replacing partner Stan Stavros, who spent nearly eight weeks as interim CEO overseeing the firm’s initial response to a damaging scandal involving the misuse of confidential client information and its treatment of a whistleblower. Sams took office immediately on 21 July, one day after KPMG disclosed …
The Attica regional government has completed the installation of 388 cameras designed to detect red-light violations at selected intersections across the Athens metropolitan area, a project funded through the Recovery and Resilience Facility under a road-safety program. Source link
Four Seasons has opened its first hotel on Mykonos, welcoming guests for its debut summer season on an island better known for its beach clubs and all night parties than for understated luxury. The resort, set above Kalo Livadi Bay on the island’s southeastern coast, marks the Canadian hospitality group’s second property in Greece, following …
The mayor of an Australian municipality has called for government funding to be suspended for Preston Lions FC, a Melbourne club associated with the North Macedonian community, until investigations are completed into offensive anti-Greek and misogynistic banners displayed by a group of supporters during a National Premier Leagues Victoria match. Source link
By A/Prof Tim Papadopoulos, Specialist Plastic Surgeon Greek City Times is launching School of Beauty, a new weekly series by A/Prof Tim Papadopoulos examining beauty, aesthetics, identity, and self-perception through the lenses of philosophy, medicine, and culture. There is a word in ancient Greek that has no satisfying English equivalent. Megalopsychia. Aristotle introduced it in …
The government has approved 11 defense procurement programs worth a combined €4.2 billion, with the largest investment focused on an Israeli technology-based air defense shield known as Achilles’ Shield. Source link