Abdulhamid I had a soft spot for calligraphy and a keen interest in history. His temper was remarkably mild, in a way that was incompatible with the environment. He emerged sober, holding no hard feelings, from the prolonged confinement imposed on him by his cousins and his beloved brother (in what was a customary habit…
A 67-year-old woman was found dead in her house on the Makrisias-Kalyvakia road in Ilia, southern Greece after being attacked by a swarm of wasps.
Three people have been arrested by authorities at the port of Rafina and on the island of Syros, after they were spotted grabbing items from luggage aboard ships.
Every Greek is happy that tourism will do so well this year and that foreigners – mainly – are constantly buying land and houses on the islands.
Confirmed cases of the West Nile virus has risen to 25 in Greece, according to this week’s report by the National Health Organization (EODY).
Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a party tent on the terrace of the 5th century Osios David church one recent Saturday, hoping it would shelter festivalgoers from the heat that already shrouded the view of Mount Olympus across the gulf.
A tough winter lies ahead, but the country is not without its defenses. The strong performance of the tourism industry leaves some room for measures designed to protect the more vulnerable members of society.
Lithuanian director Cezaris Grauzinis brings a strikingly contemporary adaptation of Sophocles’ tragic tale of defiance against oppression to the Athens Epidaurus Festival.
Citizens will be able to use their digital identity card and driving license in banks, and telecommunications companies as of October this year, according to a joint ministerial decision issued on Wednesday. Until then, people will have to present the paper versions, it said.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine carry a warning of two types of heart inflammation, based on a small number of reported cases, an added burden for a shot that has failed to win wide uptake.