Holiday shopping: Stores open on Sunday
Retail stores are operating on an extended schedule for the holiday season and will be open on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., while chain stores and malls will stay open until 8:00 p.m.
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December 21, 2024 Former royal family regains Greek citizenship 50 years after monarchy abolished
Members of Greece’s former royal family have regained Greek citizenship and formally acknowledged the country’s republican system of government, in a landmark move 50 years after the monarchy was abolished.
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December 15, 2024 Major projects and initiatives scheduled for Crete
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras presented the projects and initiatives of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in the Region of Crete at an event held in Rethymno on Thursday.
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December 13, 2024 4.6 earthquake shakes Mount Athos
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the Mount Athos monastic community in northeastern Greece on Friday morning.
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December 12, 2024 Incoming US ambassador to Athens was critical of Greeks during crisis
US president-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the American ambassador to Athens was critical of Greeks for challenging a third bailout deal from the country’s creditors during the crippling financial crisis of 2009-2018.
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December 9, 2024 Greece hails downfall of Assad regime, calls for democratic transition, refugees’ return home
Greece has hailed the downfall of the Assad regime and hopes it will open the door to the return of the millions of Syrian refugees home, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.
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December 1, 2024 Here it is!’ Thessaloniki gets its metro
Thessaloniki residents braved the bluster of Storm Bora to welcome the much-anticipated metro to their city on its inaugural run on Saturday afternoon, touring the stations, admiring the exhibitions of antiquities found during its excavations and riding the trains.
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November 30, 2024 A new metro held hostage
On the sidelines of the happy event of the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Metro, a merry-go-round of tensions and reactions has emerged. It is easy to focus on the occasional and ignore the timeless. Current events, besides being a mirror of society, are also a mechanism for reducing pressures. What the media was preoccupied with […]
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November 28, 2024 Two Greek researchers to embark on Antarctic expedition
Two Greek scientists from the Technical University of Crete will participate in a research mission to Antarctica for the first time, state broadcaster ERT reports.
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November 22, 2024 NATO Secretary General in Athens on Tuesday
NATO’s newly appointed Secretary General, Mark Rutte, will visit Athens next Tuesday for a meeting with the Greek Prime Minister and government officials.
