Philanthropy

Mary and Michael Jaharis are among the most prominent and influential couples in the Greek-American community, known for their immense contributions to the pharmaceutical industry, philanthropy, and cultural heritage. Their shared journey reflects a remarkable blend of business success, humanitarian efforts, and dedication to Orthodoxy and Greek culture.

Bulgaria is set to extend humanitarian assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina in the wake of severe flooding that occurred on October 4, 2024.

A court has sentenced a university professor to 17 months' imprisonment, suspended for three years, after finding him guilty of attempting to extort his students.

According to the indictment, the professor had demanded that researchers participating in university programs that he supervised hand over a part of their monthly research grants.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis stated, “We have full confidence in those managing the operational activities of aerial firefighting assets” during a special inter-ministerial meeting aimed at addressing the aftermath of the fires that broke out on Sunday in Attica, causing destruction in residential areas and resulting in one fatality.

Amazon Web Services' (AWS) generous donation of USD 1 million to Sofia University's Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Technology (INSAIT) has been hailed as a transformative contribution, as announced by the press center of the Education Ministry.

Charlize Theron has expressed the moment her role in philanthropy clicked into place to encourage people to find ways to help people in need. 

The Oscar-winning actress had been talking with community leaders in her homeland of South Africa about how they could tackle the AIDS epidemic there.

The role that Greece can play as a key hub for the transport of humanitarian aid by sea to the Middle East has been at the center of the government's recent contacts.

Over 350 firefighters, 50 vehicles, and 12 aircraft have been mobilized by the European Commission, "helping to battle the flames across Greece," European Commission spokesperson for Budget and Human Resources, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Balazs Ujvari said in a statement uploaded on social media on Monday.

The Bulgarian government decided at its meeting today that Bulgaria will provide new humanitarian aid to Ukraine in the amount of 293,376 leva due to Russia's ongoing aggression. The funds come from the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Academy of Athens will award three passengers who saved their fellow passengers from the wreckage of the Tempe railway disaster.