The Greek government announced on Thursday new measures ahead of Christmas and New Year’s to prevent Covid infections and indicated that more restrictions are in the pipeline in the new year when the Omicron variant is expected to start spreading more widely.
A search and rescue operation to locate a missing monk of the monastic community of Mount Athos in northern Greece continued for a second day on Thursday, with the participation of a coast guard vessel and police patrol cars.
Police has launched a manhunt to apprehend an armed robber who made off with 8,000 euros after holding up a bank in the southern Athenian district of Nea Smyrni on Thursday morning.
Acclaimed musician Ourania Gassiou reveals the beauty of the organ at the Athens Concert Hall, with a festive recital.
Elements of the Greek police identity card will be incorporated in the Covid free application to make it easier to verify the identify of the person who wants to enter a store.
The Greek government will be announcing new measures to help contain the pandemic on Thursday morning, due to the emergence of the Omicron variant.
Long queues were formed on Thessaloniki’s central Aristotelous Square on Thursday morning from dozens of people who wanted to get vaccinated against Covid-19 at one of the mobile units set up by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) to boost inoculation rates in the city.
Tolls around the country are about to rise by between 5 and 20 cents for private cars, with equivalent hikes for other types of vehicles too, as of January 1, highway operators have announced.
A passer-by found a submachine gun while walking at beachfront of the Peace and Friendship Stadium (SEF) in the southern suburb of Neo Faliro on Wednesday afternoon.
Almost 85% of Greeks are concerned about the coronavirus pandemic and seven out of 10 are afraid they will get sick from the coronavirus, a survey conducted on behalf of the Athens Medical Association has revealed.