On May 28, 1952, after many decades of fierce struggle, Greek women finally won the right to stand for election to Parliament. Yet, it took more than two decades for the principle of gender equality to be explicitly codified...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took sharp aim at the sweeping reorganization of the Greek Left, mockingly critiquing the name of Alexis Tsipras’ newly launched party, the Greek Left Alliance (ELAS).
Mitsotakis opened his remarks with a sarcastic jab at the...
Former Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras presented his new political party in Athens on Tuesday, unveiling a platform built around what he described as the “democracy of everyday life.”
Speaking at an event in Thiseio, Tsipras announced that the new...
An official prosecutor’s investigation has been launched in Greece following a highly publicized physical and verbal altercation between billionaire shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis and powerful political figure Grigoris Dimitriadis.
The confrontation occurred on Sunday at the Telekom Center Athens, shortly...
The political landscape of Cyprus is facing a major shakeup following Sunday’s legislative elections. Results show significant gains for the far-right, a strong showing by anti-corruption newcomers, and a victory for a prominent social media influencer.
Just over 500,000 voters...
Direct Democracy Cyprus secured entry into the new House of Representatives on Sunday, with party President Fidias Panayiotou hailing the result as the “birth” of a new political era in Cyprus.
In his first statement after the results were announced,...
Cyprus is heading into its parliamentary elections on May 24, 2026, framed by a climate of political fluidity and geopolitical challenges. While the island nation's traditionally dominant parties are locked in a fierce battle for first place, a wave...
Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that she is resigning as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, ending a tenure marked by growing scrutiny and reported policy disagreements...
Opposition parties launched a fierce assault on the Greek government, accusing it of orchestrating a sweeping cover-up in the wiretapping scandal. The fiery debate followed a motion tabled by PASOK–Movement for Change to establish a parliamentary investigative committee to...
Maria Karystianou, who lost her 19-year-old daughter Marthi in the 2023 Tempi train disaster and later became the symbol of a nationwide movement demanding justice and accountability, has formally entered Greek politics with the launch of her new political...
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis officially quelled rumors of snap elections in the fall during his closing address at the 16th New Democracy (ND) party congress on Sunday. Affirming that the government will serve its full term, Mitsotakis set...
Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias warned Turkey against challenging Greece’s sovereignty and maritime rights in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean during a visit on Thursday to the small eastern Aegean island of Agathonisi.
His remarks came amid reports that...
Next Thursday, the founding declaration of a new political party led by Maria Karystianou, a mother who tragically lost her 20-year-old daughter in the Tempi railway disaster, is set to be unveiled at the "Olympion" cinema, a quintessential landmark...
Former European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker reflected on the darkest days of the Greek financial crisis and revealed that a European minister proposed that Greece sell the Acropolis to settle its debts.
In a candid interview for the SKAI documentary...
"Geography is destiny," the 14th-century Islamic scholar Ibn Khaldun is believed to have said. This aphorism certainly rings true for Cyprus, which, owing to its location, has been a geopolitical hot zone for centuries.
Cyprus's strategically important position in the...
