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“Achilles’ Shield”: How Greece’s new air defence umbrella is taking shape
Giannis Charamidis & Marinos Aleiferis explain why the agreement with Israel is far more than a missile purchase - Israel’s SPYDER, BARAK MX and David’s Sling systems will be linked into a single operational picture
Politics
Mitsotakis signals ND self-sufficiency as only governing alternative: “jabs” at PASOK and new approach to Samaras
‘Only we have a government proposal capable of forming a government,’ Mr Mitsotakis told ERT, also bringing the credibility of his pledges into the equation
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What the polls show after TIF: the ‘ceiling’ for ND, ELAS & PASOK, the two “gaps” and…Michael Jordan
Marc puts New Democracy at 31%, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS at 16% and PASOK at 11.5% in its vote estimate - MRB puts ND at 29% after adjustment, ELAS at 17.4% and PASOK at 12.4%
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World
Juror who blocked Lindsay Clancy insanity acquittal over children’s murders speaks out for first time: “I believed there was enough evidence that she had planned it”
Michael P. Desronvil, rather than being praised for his courage, has faced organised online attacks and threats from the feminist movement
What goes on behind closed doors
DarkroomThe measures and the difficult winter, what K.M. said (and what he didn’t), the PASOK and PAOK transfers, a super deal in technology is coming, billions raining down on the Athens Stock Exchange today
Greek banking seeks a larger share of shipping finance while Beijing is hoarding the world’s gold
Economy
Turkey on alert after $18bn withdrawn from investment funds and market executives arrested
130 funds with exposure to 350,000 investors are being wound up, while authorities investigate large-scale capital movements — Istanbul Stock Exchange recovers after sell-off
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First post-Thessaloniki International Fair polls put New Democracy above 30%: Findings from the Pulse & Opinion Polls
New Democracy at 30.5% in Pulse, 31% in Opinion Poll...
What Turkey seeks by raising tensions with the “old formula” of island demilitarisation
Turkey’s encirclement syndrome has always been dominant in state policy,...
> This week's Highlights
>This week's Highlights
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Greek Americans in the U.S. Midterm Elections: From Chris Pappas to Kounalakis, and from Bilirakis to Nicole Malliotakis
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“Green Breaths for Attica”: €60.4 million program for 13 redevelopment projects in parks, squares and public spaces
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Greek Americans in the U.S. Midterm Elections: From Chris Pappas to Kounalakis, and from Bilirakis to Nicole Malliotakis
Theo James recounts grandfather’s wartime escape from Greece
As a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador, the actor revealed his grandfather Nicolas Taptiklis sailed from Athens...
Holy Cross: The 1,700-year-old mystery and new discoveries at the site where Jesus was crucified
Findings beneath the Church of the Holy Sepulchre and striking similarities with the Gospel accounts – The story of Saint...
Doctors remanded in custody over Mazonakis’s death: Gaka blames EKAB, Theodoropoulos says he was “dragged into it because of my wife but I adore her”
The proceedings concluded after 18 hours – Gaka reportedly said, “I’ve done so much good and this happened to me”...
Why is the sea salty? The chemistry of water that made earth habitable
Dorrik Stow’s Oceans: A Very Short Introduction offers a starting point for a scientific journey through the oceans — from...
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Europe on the brink of an Energy nightmare: Saudi Aramco cancels or delays Crude Oil deliveries to European refineries
Market sources say at least three European refineries have already been told that cargoes scheduled...
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The Taste of Naxos: 9 Stops Far From the Tourist Trail
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
The best Margherita pizza in the world is served in Vari: The Greek restaurant awarded in Milan
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
Time Out: The 20 Best Food Cities in the world – Where Athens ranked
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
A Greek restaurant in the 101 best steakhouses in the world
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