Leftist SYRIZA has reversed its decision to support former Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ newly launched Greek Left Alliance (ELAS), following an extraordinary party meeting on Saturday amid internal divisions and a leadership crisis. Source link
Haven’t cracked “The Odyssey” since high school? Don’t worry, you don’t need a classics degree to understand Christopher Nolan’s adaptation. One of his primary goals was to make it accessible and relatable to a modern audience. Source link
A rescue operation was underway Saturday on Mount Olympus after a 64-year-old hiker lost consciousness while trekking in the area, authorities said. Source link
Greek Olympic champion Miltos Tentoglou delivered another statement performance on Friday night, producing a sensational world-leading jump of 8.61 metres to win the Monaco Diamond League in dramatic fashion. Tentoglou saved his best for last, unleashing the winning leap on his sixth and final attempt to cap off a superb evening against one of the …
The last eight residents of Athens’ only shelter for homeless drug users moved out this week as the facility shut down, leaving a gap in care for people with serious health issues. Source link
Greek authorities launched a safety operation after a naval mine was discovered in the waters off Koutalas Beach near Chania, Crete. The mine was found approximately 10 metres from the shoreline at a depth of between 12 and 15 metres near the popular cave beach at Koutalas in Kokkino Chorio, Apokoronas. The discovery prompted an …
Three people arrested in connection with a July 1 arson attack on the Thessaloniki home of Afroditi Nestora – a New Democracy official and former parliamentary candidate – appeared before a public prosecutor on Saturday to face possible charges. Source link
Greek Australian entrepreneurs Georgia Contos and Kayla Itsines have been named among Australia’s top 100 female founders and executives in News Corp’s latest list celebrating the country’s most influential women in business. The annual ranking recognises a diverse group of entrepreneurs and corporate leaders who have helped shape Australia’s business landscape. Among those featured are …
Police have dismantled a criminal organization allegedly involved in cultivating a large cannabis plantation in a forested area of central Greece, seizing more than 4,600 cannabis plants, authorities said. Source link
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has drawn attention to what analysts describe as a longstanding contradiction in Ankara’s maritime policy after acknowledging Iran’s right to 12 nautical miles of territorial waters in the Strait of Hormuz while Turkey continues to reject the same right for Greece in the Aegean Sea. Speaking about maritime security and …