Two men, arrested in the past 24 hours during police raids on football fan clubs in Thessaloniki, have been released pending trial after appearing before a criminal court in Thessaloniki.
Health authorities announced 18,640 new coronavirus infections for the 24-hour period ending 3 p.m. Friday, an increase on Thursday’s figure of 17,662.
Police arrested one man and are searching for one more suspect in connection with an armed robbery at a post office in the city of Patras, western Greece, last month.
A 38-year-old man from the Dodecanese island of Kalymnos is being referred to trial for raping his partner’s 13-year-old daughter during a period of three years. The mother is facing charges of complicity in these acts.
In keeping with Olympic tradition, the parade was led into the stadium by Greece with the rest ordered by stroke number in the first character of their Chinese name, which meant Turkey was second, followed by Malta, with host China set to go last.
Greece is scrapping the requirement for vaccinated incoming travellers to present a Covid-19 test on arrival as of Monday (Feb. 7), Health Minister Thanos Plevris announced Friday.
The Hellenic Police raided several soccer fan clubs in Athens on Friday, following similar operations in Thessaloniki on Thursday.
The drivers who were trapped for hours on the main ringroad around Athens during a recent snowstorm will be able to submit their application for compensation from private operator Attiki Odos as of Friday noon, the company said.
While the latest polls in Greece show the ruling New Democracy party maintaining a double-digit lead over opposition party SYRIZA, they also point to an impressive increase in support for the center-left Movement for Change (KINAL).
The Winter Olympics usually escape my attention. But I do want to see the Olympics in Beijing.