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Turkish police arrest Istanbul mayor and Erdogan rival
Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor – a popular opposition leader and key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan – as part of investigations into alleged corruption and terrorism links. …
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Doxiadis resignation throws spanner in the works of government reshuffle
The Greek government’s ministerial reshuffle has been subsumed by chaos following the resignation of Aristos Doxiadis as Deputy Minister of Research and Innovation after just over one day into the …
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Ioannis Sachinidis elected new president of the Hellenic Writers and Poets Association of Australia
The Hellenic Writers and Poets Association of Australia has announced its new executive board following the resignations of Secretary Lia Argyropoulou and President Roma Siahou. In a statement the Association …
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Oakleigh Grammar celebrates Greek Independence Day at special assembly
Students, staff, parents, members of the School Executive and representatives of the School Board at Oakleigh Grammar all came together for another successful iteration of its annual Assembly recognising Greek …
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Australia gears up for massive events to honour Greek Independence Day
The Hellenic diaspora of Australia is preparing to gather in full force as they hold commemorative events across the country in honour of the 204th anniversary of Greek Independence Day. …
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UN chief hails progress in talks with rival Cyprus leaders
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the two rival Cypriot leaders had made the first meaningful progress in years towards healing the Mediterranean island’s divisions, following talks at the …
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Cyprus expects ‘no more survivors’ from migrant wreck: defence minster
The chances of finding more survivors from a capsized migrant boat off Cyprus were very slim, the country’s defence minister said Tuesday, although a major search operation was still underway …
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Greek woman given three life terms for killing her three daughters
A Greek woman sentenced to life last year for murdering her nine-year-old daughter received two additional life terms on Tuesday for killing her two other children. The case had gripped …
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Aussie youth pastor Daniel Menelaou arrested for alleged possession of child abuse material
An Australian youth pastor from an Adelaide church has been arrested and charged in the US for allegedly sharing sexually explicit material involving children. Daniel Menelaou was arrested last week …
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Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Association honours Greek Independence Day
The Australian Greek Ex-Servicemen’s Association contributed to the events honouring Greek Independence Day by hosting one of their own this past Sunday at the Holy Monastery of Axion Esti. A …