Indonesia

Strengthening bilateral relations and the goals set out in the Long-Term National Development Plan of Indonesia for 2005-2025 and 2025-2045 - and specifically for strengthening women's engagement in society and public life - were the key topics addressed at a special event at the Indonesian Embassy in Athens. 

An elusive echidna feared extinct after disappearing for six decades has been rediscovered in a remote part of Indonesia, on an expedition that also found a new kind of tree-dwelling shrimp.

The Zaglossus attenboroughi, a kind of long-beaked echidna named for famed British naturalist David Attenborough, had last been seen in 1961.

Cappadocia, the popular destination in the central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, broke a new visitor record.

The Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Athens, is hosting on Thursday at noon the 3rd Greek-Indonesian Business Forum.

It will feature speakers from both Greece and Indonesia, and the presentation of startups, all in the direction of developing the bilateral trade relations between the two countries.

The Islamist movement Hamas has granted permission for foreigners from Bulgaria, as well as seven other countries, to depart the Gaza Strip. This information was made public through an official document, complete with names and passport numbers, which was shared on the Facebook page of the Border Traffic Service.

An agreement was reached to allow foreign nationals and some seriously injured civilians in the Gaza Strip to leave the area, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed source.
The agency adds that there is no time frame for how long the Rafah crossing, on the border with Egypt, will be open.

MANILA - The Serbia men's national basketball team won the silver medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup after an 83-77 (23-26, 24-21, 22-10, 14-20) defeat to Germany in the competition's final in Manila on Sunday.

Aleksa Avramovic led the scoring for Serbia with 21 points and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 17.

"India being the fastest-growing large economy is no accident. Our simple, scalable and sustainable solutions have empowered the vulnerable and the marginalized to lead our development story", reads PM Modi's blog ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi this weekend.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, Chinese premier Li Qiang and Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov attended an East Asia summit in Indonesia on Thursday, offering an opportunity for direct, high-level diplomacy between the rivals.

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has been granted Indonesia's first golden visa, officials said, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy looks to attract wealthy foreign investors.