Central Greece governor tests positive for Covid
The Regional Governor for Central Greece, Fanis Spanos, announced Friday that he had tested positive for Covid-19.
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios tests positive for Covid-19
Ecumenical Patriarch Vartholomaios has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing only mild symptoms of the disease, the patriarchate’s press office in Istanbul has announced.
Sinking of sailboat carrying migrants kills 11
Coast guard divers searched the hull of a submerged sailboat for passengers possibly trapped inside Friday after the vessel hit rocks and sank off the coast of southern Greece, leading to the deaths of at least 11 people.
Turkey’s Akar accuses Greece of ‘showing off’ with new defense deals
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar on Friday accused Athens of grandstanding over its recent military agreements with France and the United States, while also referring to the Greek island of Kastellorizo as being within swimming distance of Turkey.
New armaments require a new doctrine
The approaching arrival of Rafale fighter jets, the recent purchase of new warships, the acquisition of Israeli defense systems, and the upgrade of the Greek special forces have shifted the balance of power in favor of Greece.
Death toll from Antikythera shipwreck climbs to 11
Search teams have recovered four more bodies from the sea off the coast of Antikythera, southeast of the Peloponnese, taking the toll from a migrant boat wreck to 11, the coast guard said on Friday afternoon.
At least seven migrants drown, 30 still missing in shipwrecks
Seven people were confirmed dead, and dozens were still missing on Friday morning from two of three migrant shipwrecks that occurred in the Aegean Sea in just two days.
New year to bring curbs on nightlife and sports, minister indicates
As new Covid safety measures requiring masks outdoors and a double or FFP2 mask at public indoor venues like supermarkets and stores went into effect, Health Minister Thanos Plevris indicated that more restrictions will be imposed right after the holidays.
‘Migrant smuggler’ arrest points to bigger racket
Greek intelligence and counterterror authorities had been keeping a close eye on a 39-year-old Iraqi suspected of large-scale migrant smuggling before the official launch of the operation against him earlier this month, Kathimerini has learned.
Weather warming up for Christmas, but clouds bringing showers
Skies will be clear for most of the day in most of Greece on Friday, with a few scattered showers forecast for the islands of the Ionian and the western mainland, the National Weather Service (EMY) has reported.