Greek rescuers in operation to free girl from rubble in Turkish city of Iskenderun
Greek rescuers are assisting in an operation to free a 7-year-old girl from the rubble of her home in the Turkish city of Iskenderun, in Hatay province.
New bill aims to speed up courts
A draft bill aims to speed up decision-making in the country’s administrative courts over the next four years by bringing them in line with those in the European Union and eliminate pending cases.
National Theatre plays cancelled on Wednesday due to actors’ strike
All the plays put on by the National Theatre that are scheduled for Wednesday, 8 February, are cancelled due to a strike declared by the Greek Actors Association.
Greek rescuers find girl dead under rubble, pull out younger sister alive
A 7-year-old girl trapped under the rubble of her home in the Turkish city of Iskenderun, in Hatay province, was found dead by Greek rescuers on Tuesday, but her younger sister was pulled out alive, state-run broadcaster ERT reported.
Subsidy for photovoltaics requires installation of batteries
The subsidies for the new “Photovoltaics on Roofs” program will be directed exclusively to photovoltaic systems that incorporate a battery, with the latter being 100% subsidized.
Child migrants die from cold after boat sinks
The deaths of four children collected on Sunday morning from the sea off the southeastern Aegean island of Leros have been attributed to hypothermia, coast guard sources said on Monday.
Athens: Couple robbed at knifepoint in their own home
Police in Athens have launched an investigation after four robbers broke into a home in the Nea Smyrni district and robbed at couple at knifepoint.
Residents in Central Greece urged to limit movements due to snowfall
Residents in the Central Greece regional units of Viotia, Fthiotida, Magnesia and Evia have been urged to “drastically limit movements and follow the instructions of the authorities” due to heavy snowfall in their area.
48-hour shipping strike from Wednesday
Ships will remain docked on Wednesday and Thursday in all the ports of the country, due to a 48-hour nationwide strike announced by the Panhellenic Maritime Federation (PNO).
Greece ready to assist Turkey immediately
In a phone call on Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated Greece’s readiness to immediately assist Turkey in every way as it struggles with the dire consequences of two devastating earthquakes and many aftershocks in the southeastern part of the country and neighboring Syria.