December 2013

A commission in Turkish parliament is considering an application by citizens to turn the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul into a mosque.

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras expressed the view that 2013 will be the last difficult year for Greek commerce, while receiving the annual report of Greek commerce for 2013 from a delegation of the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce (ESEE), headed by its president Vasilis Korkidis late on Monday.

Mikis Theodorakis will be welcomed by the Athens Academy as a new member emeritus during an open plenum on Tuesday at 19.00 pm.

Islamist guerrillas have taken 12 Orthodox nuns into custody after seizing the monastery of Saint Thekla in Maaloula , yesterday afternoon.

Architect Sir Norman Foster has been revealed as the man behind Lamda Development's plans to revamp the Hellinikon prime real estate site that the Greek government is seeking to privatize.

South Korean companies should take advantage of infrastructural and fiscal reforms in Greece and invest in business, trade through Greek ports, and send more tourists to Greece, President of the Republic Karolos Papoulias said from Seoul on Tuesday.

Greek shipowner Victor Restis has been conditionally released after spending four months in jail pending trial on money laundering and embezzlement charges.

EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström visited the Athens municipality's Citizen's Mutual Help Center and was briefed on its operation by the mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis.

Biting, sarcastic, and acerbic comments were leveled by government vice president Evangelos Venizelos against finance minister Yannis Stournaras, fueling the feud between them.

Τρία άτομα τραυματίστηκαν, το ένα εκ των οποίων σοβαρά, σε πυρκαγιά που σημειώθηκε χθες σε διαμέρισμα στο Upeer West Side, στο Μανχάτταν.