Cartoon by Ilias Makris (09/02/2022)
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Police on Crete arrested seven people on Wednesday in relation to the deaths of dozens of people in a private nursing home in Hania.
Greece on Wednesday lent Italy an ancient statue of the goddess Athena, to be displayed in a Sicilian museum for four years in return for Italy’s long-term loan to the Acropolis Museum of a fragment of the celebrated Parthenon Sculptures.
A planned march in Thessaloniki in memory of Alkis Kambanos, the young football fan stabbed to death by rival fans last week, has been postponed over fears that it could spark violent incidents between opposing fans.
Three people were arrested as suspected members of a human trafficking ring that exploited women from Latin America whom they brought to Greece under false pretences.
A pair of Turkish F-16 fighter jets on Wednesday entered Athens’ Flight Information Region (FIR) without submitting a flight plan and flew over the islet of Panagia in the eastern Aegean, the Hellenic National Defense General Staff (GEETHA) said.
The number of reported coronavirus-related deaths fell to 87 on Wednesday from 108 the previous day, health authorities said.
TUI Group, Europe’s leading tour operator, is already reporting very strong demand for this summer and expects its activity to revert to levels last seen in the pre-pandemic period.
The agreement for the purchase of 18 Rafale fighter aircraft and three Belharra frigates from France and 44 SeaHake Mod 4 submarine torpedoes from Germany were tabled in Parliament on Wednesday.
Turkish construction worker Esat Celik is struggling to meet the needs of his three infants and cover mortgage payments for his apartment in Istanbul.