Six injured in Tyrnavos shootout
Six people were injured in a shooting incident in a Roma settlement in Tyrnavos in central Greece on Sunday, according to state broadcaster ERT.
Platform for new Covid vaccine opens Monday
The platform for appointments to get the updated Covid-19 vaccine is set to open on Monday, when Deputy Health Minister Eirini Agapidaki and National Immunization Committee President Maria Theodoridou will also speak about which population groups are advised to get the shot and what it covers. The vaccine has been updated to target the XBB…
Thessaly a ‘wound,’ says newly elected governor
The newly elected regional governor of Thessaly on Sunday said that he cannot celebrate his victory while Greece’s flood-wrecked breadbasket is still a “wound.”
Erdogan slams Israel and US, vows escalation against Syrian Kurds
Amberin Zaman, the chief correspondent of Al Monitor, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss Turkish President Erdogan’s latest escalation of rhetoric against Israel and the US.
From Litochoro to the music festival and the massacre by Hamas
Eden Ben Rubi and Stav Nurieli were 13 years old when they first arrived at the Jewish camp in the small town of Litochoro, northern Greece. The two girls immediately became friends. “We were always together. We lived in the same city in Israel, our houses were very close. She was […]
Bakoyannis concedes defeat in Athens mayoral race
Incumbent Athens mayor Kostas Bakoyannis accepted defeat in Sunday’s runoff municipal election, after a majority of the votes counted showed his PASOK-backed opponent, Haris Doukas, achieved a comfortable win.
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Greek, Turkish deputy foreign ministers meeting next week
Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Kostas Fragogiannis and Turkish counterpart, Ambassador Burak Akcapar, will meet in Athens on Monday, to discuss trade, economy, energy, transport, health, and the environment, the ministry announced Sunday.
Athens, Thessaloniki changing mayors in local government runoff
Athens and Thessaloniki voted to change mayors during Sunday’s runoff local government elections in Greece, with candidates backed by the ruling Conservatives losing to independents or candidates supported by opposition parties.
‘Time to get to work for the people of our city,’ says newly elected Thessaloniki mayor
The newly elected mayor of Thessaloniki, Stelios Angeloudis, expressed his thanks to the voters of the northern port city on Sunday night after beating the incumbent, government-backed Konstantinos Zervas, with 67% of the vote in the runoff.