Search for missing in ferry blaze hampered by extreme temperatures
Explosions have been heard from Euroferry Olympia, which is also tilting from the tons of water used to put out the fire on it, Skai TV reports.
Mitsotakis meets US Vice-President Harris, briefs her on East Med
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met US Vice President Kamala Harris met on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference Saturday evening
Cartoon by Ilias Makris (19/02/2022)
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Hooligans heading straight to jail
Perpetrators of sports-related violence will be taken straight to jail and their terms will not be suspended, even if they have been sentenced to just a few months, according to the new legal framework that the government is introducing and whose provisions Kathimerini has seen.
‘We saw death in front of us’: Passengers recount Greece-Italy ferry fire ordeal
Shocked and sleep-deprived, passengers rescued from a Greece-Italy ferry that caught fire off the island of Corfu said on Saturday they felt relieved to be alive, though some feared for their livelihoods after losing trucks and cargos.
Coronavirus: 77 more deaths, 463 patients on ventilators
Health authorities announced 15,305 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Saturday.
US Embassy, Consulate closed for Presidents’ Day
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 on Monday
Twelve people still missing as firefighters battle blaze
Twelve people are still missing after a blaze swept through a ferry sailing from Greece to Italy early on Friday, Greek authorities said on Saturday, as firefighters battled for a second day to control the fire.
64th round of exploratory talks on Feb 22
The 64th round of low-level exploratory talks between Greece and Turkey will be held on February 22 in Athens, the Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday.
Turkey drifting away from Europe, Dendias says
The conditions for resolving differences with Turkey are not currently in place, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has said, adding that the country is moving further away from Europe.