Spring Quartet in Athens
The Spring quartet will be playing in Athens, at the Central Stage of the Onassis Foundation, on 11-12 April.
New Democracy's far right wing
Evangelos Venizelos' reference to “far right pockets,” in New Democracy and his statements about how such phenomena should be inadmissible in the government was an obvious reference to close circles around the Prime Minister. The issue is problematic for PASOK and for many in New Democracy who do not like the idea that government cadres have a “hard right wing agenda.”
Golden Dawn's Pappas and Lagos to remain in jail
The appeals council has decided to extending the pre-trial detention of members of the Golden Dawn, Christos Pappas and Yannis Lagos for another six months.
Byzantine monastery located in Negev desert
The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced a few days ago that a 1,500 year-old Byzantine monastery with large floor mosaics has been discovered near a Bedouin village by the name of Hura, in the Negev Desert, near Horbat Hur, a Byzantine settlement.