Glafki
President hails cross-cultural Thrace as ‘bridge of friendship’
On a visit on Thursday to a school in the town of Glafki in Xanthi, in the northern region of Thrace, President Katerina Sakellaropoulou was given a bouquet of flowers by a student in traditional dress.
Muslim clerics convicted after funeral row
A court in Thessaloniki on Monday handed suspended seven-month prison sentences to two Muslim clerics after they took over prayers at a funeral service from a state-appointed preacher.
The two men were found guilty of disturbing a religious ceremony and usurping authority but their terms were suspended and they were released.
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