Transparency International released this week found that the Republic of Cyprus again failed to improve in terms of perceived levels of corruption in the public sector, according to figures Transparency International released this week.
The Movement Against Racism and the Fascist Threat (KEERFA) has condemned an explosion that occurred early Sunday morning outside a makeshift mosque in Patissia in central Athens, saying it targeted the imam.
Greek tourism has secured an upgrade toward higher price and quality levels in its service and infrastructure amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a major survey by the Hellenic Chamber of Hotels on last year’s performance in the hospitality sector.
Authorities have retrieved the body of a woman from a car that plunged into the water at the Cephalonia harbor of Poros on Monday night. Police are investigating the causes of the tragedy.
An Athens-based priest arrested last week on suspicion of raping a girl who attended his Sunday school was remanded in prison following his appearance before an investigating magistrate on Tuesday.
Greek health authorities announced 17,409 new coronavirus cases and 98 deaths on Tuesday. The daily briefing by the National Organization for Public Health (EODY) also stated that there are currently 653 intubated patients in Greece’s Intensive Care Units.
A homeless man was found dead in Aristetolous Square in central Thessaloniki at approximately 2 p.m. on Tuesday.
All nurseries, kindergartens and schools across Attica and regions affected by the severe snowstorm that has swept through parts of Greece will remain closed for a second day on Wednesday, as the region struggles to cope with its aftermath, the Education Ministry said Tuesday.
Turkish fighter jets conducted a barrage of overflights above Aegean islands including Kastellorizo on Monday as the fifth session of the Greek-Turkish Joint Economic Committee (JEC) was being conducted in Athens under Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Frangogiannis and Turkish Deputy Minister of Trade Mustafa Tuzcu.
Rescue crews in Athens and Istanbul on Tuesday cleared roads that had come to a standstill after a massive cold front and snowstorms hit much of Turkey and Greece, leaving countless people and vehicles in both cities stranded overnight in freezing conditions.