Greek health authorities announced 44,775 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 for the week between September 19 and September 25 on Tuesday. The National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also announced 97 virus-related deaths over the same period. Additionally, at the end of the week there were 79 intubated patients being treated in Intensive Care Units.
Responding to criticism about the long waiting lists for surgeries at the Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital in Athens, Health Minister Thanos Plevris said the problem was due to a shortage of anaesthetists, stressing that they will be transferred there from other hospitals for two months while efforts to recruit permanent staff will begin.
The Radisson Hotel Group is considering the expansion of its hotel portfolio in Greece from five to seven units, adding two in the center of Athens.
The third Empress Theophano Prize has been awarded to celebrated pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim, renowned both for his musical work and his efforts to promote peace and understanding between people.
Low voter turnout in recent years is fueling concerns over a crisis in representative democracy. Relevant figures seen by Kathimerini are indicative of the situation as they highlight an increasing number of citizens since 2004 choosing not to cast a ballot in all elections.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the stakes again on Tuesday, accusing Greece of carrying out a “covert occupation” of the islands of the eastern Aegean.
Today we’re looking back at a hectic week in New York where world leaders gathered for the 77th UN General Assembly. Petros Kasfikis, who covered the UNGA from New York, joins Thanos Davelis to look at everything from Turkish President Erdogan’s failure to get a meeting with President Biden to Prime Minister Mitsotakis’ response to…
A 35-year-old police officer and a 30-year-old suspect were injured on Tuesday in an armed altercation during a drug raid at the Zografou campus of the National Technical University of Athens.
As Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went back on the offensive on Tuesday, accusing Greece of harboring terrorists and “polluting” the Aegean with “human blood, tears and hostility,” Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pointed to Turkey’s growing isolation and urged it to return to the path of “essential dialogue.”
Police in Athens have arrested two men on suspicion of distributing hundreds of private photographs and videos of at least 141 women over the internet without their knowledge or consent.