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SYRIZA’s Costas Zachariadis to run for Athens mayor
SYRIZA has endorsed Costas Zachariadis as its candidate for Athens mayor in the upcoming local government elections on October 8, the party's Political Secretariat said on Thursday.
The decision was between Zachariadis and Nikos Filis, the former minister of education, after the secretariat decided not to back former basketball player Nikos Pappas.
Vandals desecrate grave of renowned Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis on Crete
Unknown vandals have desecrated the grave of the renowned Greek writer Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957), breaking the wooden cross on the tomb located on the Martinengo Bastion, nestled within the walls of his hometown, Iraklio, on the island of Crete.
Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders in joint appeal for information on missing
Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and Ersin Tatar, the leader of the island's Turkish Cypriot community, have jointly appealed for information that could lead to the buried remains of people who vanished amid violence and war decades ago, a task with increasing urgency as eyewitnesses die.
Cyprus President Christodoulides congratulates Mitsotakis
Cyprus' president Nikos Christodoulides has congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis on winning Sunday's general election.
In a tweet, the director of the Cypriot presidency's press office, Victor Papadopoulos, said that Christodoulides called the New Democracy leader to congratulate him on his and his party's victory. [AMNA]
Nikos Galis, legendary Greek basketball player, awarded honorary doctorate in sports
Τhe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Tuesday presented legendary Greek basketball player Nikos Galis with an honorary doctorate in sports for his contributions to sports, culture, and society.
Galis is credited with raising interest in basketball among the Greek public and inspiring younger generations to take up the sport.
Piandaemonium | Thessaloniki | April 27-29
The Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) presents Piandaemonium, an orchestra comprising six pianos and 12 players, who will be performing a selection of compositions by Greek and foreign greats, ranging from Nikos Skalkottas and John Cage to Sergei Prokofiev.
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The latest temptation
Greek political life has registered several achievements which could even be considered world records.
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Ankara decision on train crash victim’s father a positive sign
Ankara's decision not only to allow the imprisoned father of an off-duty train driver who was killed in last week's deadly rail accident in central Greece to attend his son's funeral, but also to serve the rest of his sentence in a Greek prison was seen in Athens as another indication of the significant improvement in Greek-Turkish relations.
Blast from the Past | Athens | January 26 – March 11
Featuring works by Rania Bellou, Lynda Benglis, Vlassis Caniaris, Christo, Nikos Engonopoulos, Alekos Fassianos, Yannoulis Halepas, Christoph Keller, Karolina Krasouli, Maria Loizidou, Brice Marden, Nelly's, Dimitris Neveskiοtis, Edward Steichen and Eleni Vernadaki, the Kalfayan's (kalfayangalleries.com) new show explores how ancient Greek culture has served as an enduring source of inspiration
PM Mitsotakis attends celebration of Assumption of Virgin Mary in Tinos
The Minister of Defence Nikos Panagiotopoulos also attended