Greek mythology

The arrest of one of Greece’s most wanted men in central Athens on Wednesday was not a chance event according to Public Order Minister Vassilis Kikilias.

By Nikos Roussanoglou

The container handling activity of Chinese company Cosco’s local subsidiary in Piraeus posted an impressive 26.7 percent increase in the first half of the year compared with the same period of 2013, the firm announced on Tuesday.

The Weary Heracles statue, the top half of a 1,800-year-old Roman sculpture of the mythological hero Heracles that was repatriated to Turkey from the Boston Museum in the United States after 30 years abroad, has now been on display at the Antalya Museum for nearly 1,000 days.
 
The statue has received more than 400,000 visitors during this period.

Attica’s governor-in-waiting, Rena Dourou, announced Thursday that her first task when she takes up the job later this year will be a radical restructuring of the regional authority’s waste management plan.

The European Commission is expected in the next few days to green-light the sealing of the agreement for the friendly arrangement between Cosco and Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) regarding the extension of the western section of Terminal III.

The Greek bourse sustained quite a plunge on Tuesday, hit hard by the bearish mood that dominated most European markets, as local banks nose-dived 6.20 percent.

The Athens Exchange (ATHEX) general index closed at 1,193.30 points, dropping 3.98 percent from Monday’s 1,242.82 points. The blue chip FTSE/ATHEX 25 contracted 4.27 percent, closing at 384.86 points.

A Greek statue was unearthed during an illegal excavation in the western province of Kütahya’s Simav district last April. The statue, which is 610 kg in weight and 2.8 meters in height, is thought to be in the image of the goddess Demeter, from Greek mythology.

 Martha Graham Dance Company’s summer tour to conclude at the Herod Atticus

The Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates the long and dynamic relationship between the pioneering modern dance choreographer and Greece this summer as the American troupe embarks on a mini summer tour across the country with a performance program that promises a few surprises.

Greek Festival director Giorgos Loukos was surrounded by fresh faces at a recent press conference in Athens where he took the opportunity to introduce two new, albeit long-awaited, initiatives.

Golden Dawn MP Artemis Matthaiopoulos was remanded in custody on Monday after providing a written deposition to judges.

The judges investigating the far right party, in agreement with the prosecutor, felt that the lawmaker was liable to engage in criminal activity if he was not detained.