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1. How the art of weaving in Naxos lights the future through the past

   The old-timers who knew about weaving had a beautiful expression: “Threads unite.” Not only because a thread develops a “kinship” with another to make the weave, but also because they bring people together.

2. CYTA eyes entry into power market

   CYTA is preparing an ambitious move into Cyprus' electricity market.

3. Power transmission operator to hold €1 bln share capital increase

   Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) has decided to go ahead with a €1 billion share capital increase, its parent company ADMIE (IPTO) Holding said Friday.

4. Reds keep up with Fenerbahce, that saw off Panathinaikos in the very end

   Olympiakos is pushing to climb to the top of the Euroleague table, after beating Red Star Belgrade on Thursday.

5. The high cost of routine failures

   It is often the case that effective state care does not require major spending or long-term planning. It simply takes basic, minimally systematic scheduling. Maintaining road markings is one such task – a project of negligible cost.

6. Scanning the truth: A new tool for food safety

   A pocket-size “digital food detective,” developed by Giorgos-Ioannis Nychas of the Agricultural University of Athens, promises rapid, non-destructive checks of food quality and safety.

7. Cartoon (13/02/2026)

8. Winter stays: Four of the best guesthouses in the Pilio region

   Crackling fireplaces, homemade breakfasts and courtyards crowned with plane trees, all set within Mt Pilio’s magical winter landscape.

9. ATHEX: Friday the 13th hits the stock market

   Friday’s steep decline at the Greek bourse had some observers looking twice at the calendar.

10. Faded lines, rising road safety risks

    A recent fatal accident on Kymis Avenue in Nea Ionia, where a man was struck while crossing at a pedestrian crosswalk, has revived a persistent question: How safe are roads when even basic markings have been left to fade?