As part of its ongoing exhibition on the importance of horses in ancient Greece, the American School of Classical Studies at Athens (ASCSA) has invited Judith M. Barringer, professor of Greek art and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh, to deliver a lecture.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias responded on Wednesday to recent statements made by Turkish officials, including President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, on the status of the Greek islands that have escalated tensions in the Aegean.
Greek health authorities announced 19,509 new coronavirus cases and 82 virus-related deaths on Wednesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 485 patients being treated in Intensive Care Units across Greece.
The “Posidonia” international maritime trade fair will be held this summer in Athens from June 6 to June 10.
A 33-year-old man was arrested by police officers in Thessaloniki on Wednesday on suspicion of breaking into a supermarket in December 2021.
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias who is visiting Oslo on Wednesday, discussed the promotion of the relations between Greece and Norway in areas of common interest including investments, shipping and green energy in a meeting with Norwegian counterpart Anniken Huitfeldt.
Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou posted a message on social media on Wednesday expressing her regret over the death of “Lesvos granny” Efstratia Mavrapidi.
The Ambassador of the French Republic to Greece Patrick Maisonnave hailed on Wednesday the ratification of Greece’s defense procurement legislation, which includes the French-manufactured Rafale fighter jets and Belharra frigates, stating that the Greek-French strategic partnership strengthens the collective security of Greece, France, Europe, and NATO.
Six priests have been placed on forced administrative leave on the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos for refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19.