Covid infections surge past 20,000 driven by subvariants
Greece’s health authorities reported 20,084 new infections on Tuesday, as the Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 continued to drive the sixth wave of the Covid pandemic in the country.
Three fires break out in northern Greece, Evia
Firefighters were battling three separate wildfires around the country on Tuesday afternoon, two in northern Greece and one the island of Evia.
Jewish memorial park sacrificed for parking lot?
“It’s tough, this square. It reminds us that the Holocaust in Thessaloniki was the heaviest link in a long chain of violence and tyranny.”
Greece to challenge EU agency green light of ‘Turkaegean’
Greece will be taking recourse against a decision by the European Union agency responsible for trademarks approving an application from Turkey to register the term “Turkaegean,” government spokesman Giannis Oikonomou said on Tuesday.
Erdogan will meet Biden in Madrid, says ‘door closed’ for talks with Mitsotakis
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will probably be meeting with US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Madrid, he told reporters on Tuesday morning, going on to rule out the possibility of holding any talks with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
Why it’s time for a conversation about Turkey’s place in NATO
Ambassador Alexandros Mallias, the former Greek ambassador to the United States and a frequent contributor to Kathimerini, joins Thanos Davelis today to explain why it’s time to have a real conversation about Turkey’s role in NATO.
‘Largest transfer of military equipment ever’ at northern Greek port
The American vehicle carrier ARC Endurance has sailed into Alexandroupoli for the “largest transfer of military equipment ever” handled by the northern Greek port, the chairman of the port authority said in a tweet on Tuesday.
Russia strikes back with expulsion of Greek diplomats
The Russian Federation declared eight Greek diplomats as “personae non gratae” on Monday and gave them eight days to leave the country in retaliation for the similar move taken by Athens on April 12.
Stakes run high as PM heads to NATO summit
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis headed to Madrid on Tuesday for a crucial NATO summit on the alliance’s expansion that will see the premier sitting at the same table with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the first time since Ankara started ratcheting up tension with Athens.
Two men arrested over beating death in Rafina
Two 24-year-olds were arrested on charges of beating 42-year-old Dimitris Koutras to death outside the Sante bar in the central square of Rafina, eastern Attica early Sunday. They turned themselves in on Monday morning to police.