A car passes by a giant billboard demanding the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, in Ramat Gan, Israel, on Wednesday. [Reuters] A bipartisan group of US lawmakers, including Greek-Americans Gus Bilirakis and Nicole Malliotakis, plan …
[InTime News] Leftist SYRIZA on Thursday saw its position as the main opposition slip away after two of its MPs defected, leaving the embattled party with 29 MPs and its spot taken over by third-placed center-left PASOK. Influential SYRIZA lawmaker Theodora Tzakri on Thursday morning told Mega TV that she was planning to leave the …
The Australian Academy of the Humanities has named Greek-Australian academic and cinema scholar Vrasidas Karalis as one of its 41 new fellows. Karalis, 64, is an associate professor of Modern Greek at the University of Sydney and co-editor of the Modern Greek Studies Journal. He is also the president of the Sydney Society of Literature …
On Monday the US warned Turkey against hosting Hamas leadership after reports emerged that some Hamas leaders had moved to Turkey from Qatar, with State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller saying Washington will make it clear to Ankara that there can be no more business as usual with Hamas. Sinan Ciddi, a non-resident senior fellow at …
The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and the Regional Authority of Central Macedonia are organizing the fourth Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues, titled “Urban Resilience for Future-Ready Cities,” under the auspices of the Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Friday. The event is to be held at The MET hotel in Thessaloniki. For more information, go to amcham.gr. …
Cyprus’ Harmonized Consumer Price Index (HCPI) rose by 1.6% in October 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, according to data from the Statistical Service of Cyprus. On a monthly basis, the index recorded a slight decline of 0.2% from September 2024. Source link
[Shutterstock] The Hellenic Ornithological Society on Wednesday announced the extinction of a migratory bird, the slender-billed curlew, that had found a safe haven in northern Greece’s wetlands on its treacherous annual journey from Europe to Africa. According to the society, the species’ presence in Greece was first reported on the island of Corfu in 1857 …
While addressing the “The Great Oceans Dialogue” in New Delhi, organized for the first time by the Indian Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and the Observer Research Foundation of India, Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides referred to Greek shipping’s leading role as a catalyst for the support of the global supply …
The government is working to stabilize its party base following the high-profile expulsion of former prime minister Antonis Samaras from ruling New Democracy. The decision, which Samaras claims was “preordained,” has sparked discussions among party members, though official statements stress a united front. Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis addressed concerns of division, emphasizing the party’s cohesiveness …
“My last call to colleagues: Be more united, take decisions quicker. Events won’t wait for you,” was the advice of the EU’s chief of foreign policy, Josep Borrell, at the last Foreign Affairs Council that he chaired. This distilled his experience over the past five years, which saw Europe struggling to cope with a world …