US Embassy closed on Monday
The US Embassy in Athens and its consular section, the US Consulate General in Thessaloniki, and all US government offices in Greece will be closed Monday.
Print in the Greek Revolution | Athens | To February 27
The National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) present an exhibition titled “The Printing Houses during the Greek Revolution.” The exhibition seeks to highlight the instrumental role of the printing press in the crucial years of the Greek War of Independence.
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (15/01/2022)
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Positivity index drops but deaths, intubations still high
There was a further decline in the positivity index of SARS-CoV-2 laboratory tests and the number of confirmed cases on Friday, but daily deaths and intubations still remain high.
Protesters detained in Thessaloniki during rally in support of squat
An unspecified number of self-styled anarchists were detained by police during a march in central Thessaloniki to protest the clearing of a squat in a basement area of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, last month, after 34 years.
Turkish drone flies over Greek islet
A Turkish unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) entered the Athens FIR on Saturday afternoon and flew twice over the islet of Kandelioussa, west of Nisyros, in the southeastern Aegean.
Greece received 5,700 treatments of molnupiravir for Covid-19
Greece has received 5,700 treatments of molnupiravir for Covid-19, while another 25,000 are on their way, Alternate Health Minister Mina Gaga told state-run news agency AMNA on Saturday.
PM reiterates plea for unvaccinated elderly to get the jab
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged again on Saturday people over 60 years of age who remain unvaccinated to get the jab as soon as possible.
Belharras underscore Greek-French aim for East Med stability
The Defense Ministry released photos on Friday of the visit on Thursday by Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotpoulos and and his French counterpart Florence Parly to the shipyards of Naval Group in Lorient, France, where the FDI HN Belh@rra frigates will be built to supply the Hellenic Navy.
French presidential candidate says strong EU borders needed in visit to Greece
French presidential candidate Valerie Pecresse stressed the need for strong European borders Friday, during a visit to Greece that will also see her visit a camp for asylum seekers on an Aegean island used by migrants to enter Europe from neighboring Turkey.