Greece’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday advised Greeks to avoid “non essential travel” to Israel, the Palestinian Territories and Lebanon, following the Israel-Hamas conflict that has been waging since last week in response to the latter’s terror attacks on October 7.
Traffic restrictions in central Athens, in an area known as the “daktylios” (ring), will resume on Monday, October 16, and will stay in effect until Friday, July 19, 2024, the transport ministry announced on Sunday.
The Thessaloniki International Film Festival (filmfestival.gr) returns for its 64th edition, focusing on independent cinema and emerging filmmakers from around the world.
The Toronto Economic Forum II will be held on October 23 with a focus on Greek-Canadian relations and the presence of officials from the governments of Greece and Canada.
On the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Lausanne, the American School of Classical Studies in Athens presents an exhibition on the US aid extended to Greece from 1918 to 1929.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s Microcosm music series presents Oded Tzur, whom All About Jazz describes as “a thrilling new saxophone colossus,” and his quartet at the SNFCC’s Lighthouse venue (364 Syngrou).
Thessaloniki’s mayoral candidate Konstantinos Zervas made statements on Sunday after voting in the local elections runoff. Zervas is only 1.5% ahead of his opponent Stelios Angelopoulos, making predictions for the final result impossible.
Lower turnout by at least 3% in the Greek local elections’ runoffs compared to the first round, as deduced from the figures obtained from the polling stations by 11.30 a.m. on Sunday.
Candidate for mayor of Athens Haris Doukas exercised his right to vote shortly after 10 a.m. on Sunday calling for the largest possible participation in the local election runoffs.
A woman died in a fire that broke out inside her home shortly after midnight on Saturday in the municipality of Ierapetra, southeastern Crete.