Patronymic surnames

Sofia is once again hosting a celebration of literature at the National Palace of Culture, where the Book Fair has kicked off, running through Sunday. The event has become a part of the festive spirit as it coincides with the Sofia International Literary Festival, attracting authors from across Europe. These writers are in the city to present their latest works to the public.

The scheduled free afternoon surgeries at Papageorgiou Hospital will not take place today, as originally planned by Health Minister Adonis Georgiades, following the tragic accident in Xanthi.

This year, students from the Greek Community of Melbourne (GCM) Schools once again achieved significant recognition at the Modern Greek Teachers Association of Victoria (MGTAV) Greek Public Speaking Festival.

Award-winning Greek playwright Dimitris Dimitriadis, hailed as one of the country's top contemporary dramatists, returns with "Aiautos," a study on the death of the hero based on the ancient Greek myth of Ajax.

The renowned Serbian basketball player, who has been playing in the NBA since 2015, previously played in Europe for teams such as Red Star Belgrade, CSKA Moscow, Zalgiris, and Nizhny Novgorod. His manager revealed that Marjanović has returned to the EuroLeague, signing with Fenerbahçe.

Cyprus' political leadership is poised to make pivotal energy decisions in a meeting at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday. The gathering is expected to address and resolve several critical issues regarding Cyprus' electrical interconnection with European grids via Greece.

If there is one thing Anastasis Ioannou remembers from his childhood, it's his father stuck among his easels of oils and watercolors, wielding a paintbrush or pencil. And there, in the creative chaos of Stavros Ioannis (1945-2009), a renowned expressionist and student of Yannis Moralis, young Anastasis would sit at his own small easel, mimicking his father.

The Great Sea Interconnector, a 1.9 billion-euro subsea cable linking the electricity grids of Cyprus and Greece, promises significant savings for Cypriot households.

The commencement of the plenary session saw Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Chairman of the National Assembly, offering warm greetings in honor of International Women's Day.

The first trial flight of a Hellenic Seaplanes aircraft took place at Lavrio in southeast Attica last Saturday, with four ministers on board: Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, Deputy Minister of Transport Christina Alexopoulou, Deputy Citizen Protection Minister Andreas Nikolakopoulos and Deputy Minister for Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Ioannis Pappas.