2010

Events

January 6: Unknown arsonists set fire to the Jewish synagogue of Chania, Crete.
January 11: Cypriot Media executive, Antis Hadjikostis, is murdered outside his house at Engomi.
January 16: Marcos Baghdatis defeats Richard Gasquet 6-4, 7-6 (7/2) to claim the Sydney International ATP.
January 18: Greek-owned super-tanker, Maran Centaurus, is released by Somali pirates after a ransom was paid. Its crew of nine Greeks and 19 foreigners were unharmed.
January 19: The British Court of Appeal judges in favour of Cypriot refugee Meletis Apostolides in the case of Apostolides v Orams. Apostolides had sued Mr and Mrs Orams for illegal use of his property in Lapithos in Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus.
January 19: Olympiakos FC sack coach Zico.
January 20: Values on the Athens Stock Market drop 3.39% to 2,030. The drop is blamed on the uncertain state of the Greek economy.
January 30: Aphrodite Skafida breaks the Greek women's indoor record in the pole vault with 4.41m.