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1. Geopolitical footprint

   Greece had made it clear that it did not, and does not, want this war. This did not prevent it, however, from having quick reflexes and rapidly deploying its defense capabilities from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Balkans.

2. Cartoon (09/03/2026)

3. The middle power moment?

   Washington is no longer viewed by its allies as a champion of collective security, free trade, and rule of law.

4. It is time to permanently waive the Cyprus arms embargo

   In June 2024, then-Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah publicly warned that Cyprus could become “part of the war” if Israel were allowed to use Cypriot territory or infrastructure in a future conflict with Lebanon.

5. War in the Middle East and the Greek economy

   What could the war in the Middle East spell for the Greek economy? The correct answer is “it depends.”

6. Over 1,400 fined nationwide for not wearing crash helmets

   More than 1,400 people have been fined nationwide for not wearing crash helmets on motorcycles in the first week of March as a months-long crackdown on traffic violations continues, authorities said Monday.

7. ‘I see my ship in the Persian Gulf. Is it there?’

   Thousands of dots appear on the computer screen on a maritime map – the red ones are tankers and the green ones are dry cargo ships.

8. The Dubai generation

   Models, personal trainers, party planners, influencers, entrepreneurs of various kinds: The range of Greek expats in Dubai is of course broader, including other professions, but the flashy qualities are the ones that set the tone.

9. ATHEX: Stock drop mitigated by closing

   The amassed worries of international markets throughout the weekend exploded in a dramatic decline for all bourses at the start of Monday’s trading.

10. Government mulls reaction to feared new price hikes

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis late Monday chaired a government meeting on how to soften the blow of potential wide-reaching consumer price hikes amid the Middle East crisis and its effect on energy markets.