A Memorandum of Understanding with OpenAI, the technological giant of Artificial Intelligence, was signed today at the Alexandria Innovation Zone in Thessaloniki by the Minister of Development Takis Theodorikakos, the head of the company’s startups for Europe, Laura Modiano, and the CEO of Endeavor Greece, Panagiotis Karampinis.
The surfer who tragically died on a beach in Dee Why in Sydney, Australia, after being attacked by a shark earlier today is a Greek Australian
The American Hellenic Institute has partnered with Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY), Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ), and Rep. Keith Self (R-TX) to initiate four pieces of legislation for the National Defense Authorization Act of 2026. These amendments would provide support for the “3+1” multilateral structure between the United States, Greece, the Republic of Cyprus, and Israel, and would hold Turkey accountable for actions taken against U.S. interests, including the occupation of the Republic of Cyprus.
In the past few days, there have been reports that a tourist development of the island, which has been declared a site of outstanding natural beauty and included in the Natura 2000 network, is just around the corner. The above is highlighted by the Ministry of Environment, which notes that Polyagos is protected as a designated Landscape of Special Natural Beauty, a Natura2000 area, and part of the South Aegean 1 – Southern Cyclades National Marine Park.