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09.05.2024 / 10:30

Marina Satti ready to ‘rock the stage’ at Eurovision

PANDELIS TSOMPANIS

It was just a few days after “Zari” was unveiled as the song that would represent Greece at the Eurovision song contest in Malmo, Sweden, on April 11, and we were at a house party in Thessaloniki, northern Greece.

09.05.2024 / 10:09

Former US ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber, 63, dies

NEWSROOM

The US ambassador to Cyprus between 2019 and 2022, Judith Garber, passed away on May 4 at the age of 63, it has been announced.

09.05.2024 / 09:54

Probe finds slew of police errors in Griva murder

YIANNIS SOULIOTIS

The internal investigation by the Hellenic Police (ELAS) into the murder of Kyriaki Griva outside a police precinct by her ex-partner on April 1 has reportedly revealed a litany of errors by officers on duty on the fateful evening.

09.05.2024 / 09:48

State Department makes statement over conversion of Chora church

NEWSROOM

The US Department of State is aware of Turkey’s conversion of another historical Byzantine church into a mosque, and urges the government to “respect” the “diverse histories” of heritage sites that have hosted different religious communities.

09.05.2024 / 09:09

Rain and dust coming to cloud sunny skies

NEWSROOM

Residents planning to put a sparkle on their cars ahead of the weekend may as well put away the bucket and sponge, as a combination of rain and dust from the Sahara will be casting a muddy pall over Greece’s sunny skies starting on Thursday afternoon.

09.05.2024 / 08:28

Concern over rise of nationalists in Skopje

NEWSROOM

The confirmation of the rising trend of the nationalist forces represented by VMRO-DPMNE, through the election of the new president of North Macedonia, Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova, has not taken Athens by surprise.

09.05.2024 / 08:18

Athens mayor meets with counterpart in Istanbul

NEWSROOM

Athens Mayor Haris Doukas met with his Istanbul counterpart Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, during the second day of a visit to the Turkish city, with the two officials vowing closer cooperation.

09.05.2024 / 07:53

PM: Channels with Turkey must stay open

NEWSROOM

Responding to calls that his scheduled visit to Ankara on Monday should be postponed due to the conversion of the Chora monastery in Istanbul into a mosque, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stressed on Wednesday that this would not be the correct course of action as “open channels must be maintained.”

09.05.2024 / 07:30

Attica Bank share capital increase is approaching

EVGENIA TZORTZI

The time is approaching for the share capital increase of Attica Bank.

09.05.2024 / 06:52

North Macedonia elects first woman president as center-left incumbents suffer historic losses

NEWSROOM

North Macedonia elected its first woman president Wednesday as the governing Social Democrats suffered historic losses in twin presidential and parliamentary elections.

09.05.2024 / 06:49

Interest rate spread has widened further

NEWSROOM

The interest rate spread between new deposits and loans widened to 5.71 percentage points in March, according to Bank of Greece data.

09.05.2024 / 06:13

SAES looking forward to Posidonia

NEWSROOM

In the bustling landscape of maritime innovation, SAES – Safety Engineering Services will be taking center stage at Posidonia 2024, on June 3-7, with a legacy of technical excellence in the realm of safety inspections, ensuring that vessels meet the highest standards.

09.05.2024 / 04:00

Financial literacy gap in Cyprus

NEWSROOM

A recent study by the Economics Research Center at the University of Cyprus has brought to light issues regarding financial literacy.

09.05.2024 / 03:00

A toothless watchdog, by design

JOHN MAZIS

Elections for the European Parliament are around the corner and all Greek political parties have published their lists of candidates.

09.05.2024 / 02:01

Archons strongly condemn Turkey’s decision to convert Chora Church

NEWSROOM

The Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate note with dismay and strongly condemn Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s decision to proceed with plans to convert the Monastery of Chora to a mosque.