News archive of July 2023

By the time Walid al-Hajjar stormed his bank armed with a jug of gasoline, four lighters and a willingness to set himself on fire, his wife's bone cancer was too far gone for him to save her.

Who should we believe? The prime minister, who made a commitment to pass legislation allowing same-sex marriage, or the high-ranking clerics who never miss an opportunity to vent their homophobic vitriol?

Beyond any inadequacies of the state in handling them, the intensity of the wildfires in Greece and the extent of the damage they caused, combined with the weather conditions, show that this is not a crisis that will simply pass.

"The Expo presents a great honor where we will invite the people. It lasts formally for three months, so from May 15, 2027, just at the end of my term so that I can open something that is the crowning success of everything. I have a personal goal, I will be fully committed to it, it will require so much work and effort.

July 31, 2023 marks 103 years since the assassination of Ion Dragoumis (according to the "old" Julian calendar, August 12 according to the "new" Gregorian one). Dragoumis is an important figure in modern Greek history with many books and essays exploring aspects of his life and thought.

The Greek Coast Guard rescued 53 migrants from an inflatable boat located off the coast of Lesvos in the eastern Aegean on Friday.

The Coast Guard said six of the people on the boat removed the engine and made holes in the dinghy when they saw the patrol vessel approaching.

Asked about the thesis circulating in some media, that British intelligence officers are setting the conditions for the alleged war in the north of Kosovo and Metohija, he said that he does not think that London has a reason for unrest.

The Athenian leg of the Athens Epidaurus Festival will come to a grand finale with "The Garden of Pleasures" at the Herod Atticus Theater (aefestival.gr). Directed by French artist Philippe Ken, the play is a captivating allegorical spectacle, blurring the lines between utopia and dystopia, inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's iconic Renaissance painting.

Narcotics investigators are looking into the connections of a 41-year-old man who was found to keep a large stash of drugs and cash in his home after being arrested in Athens last Tuesday.

It's now been a couple of weeks since the NATO summit in Vilnius. Once again, F-16 sales to Turkey were a top-of-the-agenda item ahead of Vilnius.