An ominous trend over the past week in terms of single-day confirmed Covid-19 instances peaked on Tuesday, with the figure exceeded the 1,500-range for the first time in many weeks…
The Hellenic Navy frigate “Hydra” departed on Sunday in order to participate at the IDEX & Navdex 2021 defense exhibition in Abu Dhabi later this month.
The presence of…
The director of Greece’s national theater was the latest “casualty” in an ongoing cascade of “MeToo” accusations that erupted with last month’s shocking allegation by an Olympic gold medalist that…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ high-profile visit to the eastern Aegean island of Ikaria on Saturday generated a firestorm of reaction, especially on social media, after images emerged of the…
Total Covid-19 vaccinations with the Pfizer-BionTech vaccine neared 400,000 over the weekend, with 17,721 reported on Saturday.
Exactly 318,097 people in the country have received at least the first of…
Greek coast guard authorities on Friday announced the arrests of 31 illegal migrants and two alleged people smugglers near the small southeast Attica prefecture port of Lavrion, after reportedly intercepting…
New confirmed Covid-19 infections were reported on Sunday, although a small spike in the number of intubated patients being treated in hospital ICUs for acute coronavirus symptoms was also recorded.…
The Greek government, via Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis himself, announced four emergency measures to shore up the country’s now pandemic-devastated food-&-beverage sector, as the current lockdown appears lasting into the…
New confirmed single-day Covid-19 infections again exceeded 1,000 on Friday, continuing a trend begun over the previous days, which also led to stricter measures imposed against non-essential movement outdoors in…
The greater Athens area (Attica prefecture), greater Thessaloniki in northern Greece and the adjacent prefecture of Halkidiki have been designated as “red zones” in terms of Covid-19 concentrations, with the…
A German media report this week reported that a previous program, whereby German police officers were stationed in Greek airports, has been deemed as successful, and will thus be expanded.…
Rescue units on Thursday recovered the body of a 32-year-old Iraqi pilot missing, along with a single-engine light trainer plane he was piloting, since Sunday, in a mountainous region just…
Confirmed single-day Covid-19 infections again exceeded the 1000-mark for a third straight day on Thursday, nearly half of which were in the greater Athens area.
Specifically, 1,070 new infections were…
Multinational sports apparel and footwear maker Nike this week clarified that it will service consumers in Greece through its website (Nike.com) and various apps, along with specific Nike shops and…
Greece has accepted 812.5 million euros – out of 1.071 billion euros in bids – for 13-week treasury bills to refinance a maturing issue, the Public Debt Management Agency announced…
Α 97-year-old shipowner and philanthropist this week announced that he will donate practically all of his fortune to Greece’s armed forces, saying he wants to exit life in the manner…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will arrive on the Republic of Cyprus on Monday for a working visit and a meeting with the island republic’s president, Nicos Anastasiades.
He will…
Single-day confirmed Covid-19 infections in Greece again exceeded the 1,000-mark on Wednesday, the second straight day in which the figure reached into the four digit range. The development fueled more…
Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras this week warned that provisions made by Euro-area banks to cover credit losses from an new wave of NPLs could be insufficient, in…
A makeshift explosive device comprised of camping gas canisters was placed and detonated on Tuesday evening under a vehicle belonging to ruling New Democracy (ND) party deputy Konstantinos Bogdanos.
The…
New single-day confirmed instances of Covid-19 again exceeded the 1,000-level on Tuesday, mostly probably due to increased testing, but also fueling worries over a “third wave” of the pandemic, especially…
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen took to her official Twitter account on Tuesday evening to announce the disbursement of 728 million euros to Greece, via the Union’s SURE…
More seismic activity continued on Monday evening in the central part of the eastern Aegean, with the strongest quake, at 4.5R, coming at 10:46 p.m. (22.46 GMT), with its epicenter…
Greece’s privatization agency (HRADF) on Monday announced that six investment schemes have submitted an expression of interest for the long-term lease of ferrous maker Larco, in south-central Greece, as well…
The target by Greek public health authorities is to vaccinate all people in the 70 to 75-year-old range and those in at-risk groups against the Covid-19 virus by the end…
New single-day confirmed Covid-19 infections continued to hover in the 500 range on Monday, with the specific number announced, 543, higher by 59 from the previous day, Sunday.
The…
A quake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale was recorded at 7:46 a.m. (05.46 GMT) southwest of the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos, according to revised estimates.
The tremor was…
Greece’s public health and civil protection authorities were on high alert over the weekend after the first detection of a so-called “South Africa” variant of the Covid-19 virus in the…
“Cool” relations between Athens and Moscow will apparently not be warmed by an upcoming visit to Greece by Russian President Vladimir Putin, with a Kremlin spokesman on Friday saying the…
Secondary schools will reopen around Greece on Monday, but with one major exclusion, namely, the greater Athens area, where a surge in the concentration levels of the Covid-19 virus have…
