European Court Rules Against Greece Over Shariah Law (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—Europe’s top human-rights court ruled on Wednesday that Greece failed to protect a Muslim woman from discrimination, and deprived her of property rights, when it made her follow religious rather […]
Muslim widow caught between Sharia law, Greek courts in legal drama (The Washington Times)
ATHENS — Hatice Molla Sali will discover Wednesday whether she faces a life of poverty in her twilight years. That is when the European Court of Human Rights is expected […]
Angry protests on anniversary of Greek teen’s police shooting (Al Jazeera)
Athens, Greece – Athens police have battled hundreds of protesters late into the night after demonstrations marking the 10th anniversary of the killing of a teenager by police, which has […]
Anger Over Old Terrorists Upsets New Friendship Between Greece, U.S. (The Wall Street Journal)
ATHENS—The potential release from prison of a notorious Greek terrorist is drawing protests from the U.S., testing the Greek government’s newly close relations with Washington. Read more:
Greek official blows the whistle on refugee costs (Al Jazeera)
A senior Greek official has described the way the government buys migration-related services as “chaos,” after Greece’s top court ordered an inquiry into the handling of European Union funds paid […]
Pipeline Dreams (The Weekly Standard)
On January 30, the deepwater drillship Saipem 12000 sent its drill bit into a cavern beneath one-and-a-quarter miles of water and a mile of rock in the eastern Mediterranean. The […]
Low Voter Turnout Puts Macedonian Name Change in Doubt (The Wall Street Journal)
Low turnout cast doubt over the results of a referendum in which Macedonian voters overwhelmingly backed a deal to change the country’s name to North Macedonia and clear a path […]
U.S. Takes on Russia’s Favorite Money Haven: Cyprus (The Wall Street Journal)
NICOSIA, Cyprus—On Good Friday, top managers of this island’s largest bank were at Greek Orthodox churches when their phones began to buzz. Their largest shareholder, Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg, had […]
Proposal for rapid screenings of refugees at sea draws fire (Al Jazeera)
Europe’s increasingly hardline refugee policy is raising concerns about the transparency of search and rescue in the Mediterranean, now that all vessels operated by aid organisations have been put out […]
Greece’s Left-Wing Leader Builds Alliance With U.S., Europe in the Balkans (The Wall Street Journal)
NEW YORK—Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras vowed to ratify a landmark pact with neighboring Macedonia regardless of domestic political risks, as part of a strategy to stabilize the Balkan region […]
