Soprano Sonia Theodoridou is headlining a special Good Friday event in the Corinthian Gulf town of Nafpaktos, performing Stavros Kouyioumtzis’ “Hymns of Angels to Human Melodies,” a compilation of ecclesiastical hymns by celebrated Greek composers set to lyrics by the country’s top poets.
Pediatricians are often the ones to first detect signs of sexual abuse, one such doctor tells Kathimerini.
A woman walks through the Kapani Market in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Wednesday, as activity started picking up there and in other parts of the country ahead of Greek Orthodox Easter.
The Greek state finds itself owning all sorts of assets that come into its ownership for a variety of different reasons, but which end up languishing, untapped, in red tape.
Public transportation in Athens will operate on modified schedules from Good Friday through Easter Wednesday.
Greek officials met Thursday to discuss the support of the Armed Forces, particularly aerial units, during the upcoming wildfire season.
Greece’s doctors’ union has called on the Ministry of Health to remove administrative and managerial duties from doctors who continue to work in the country’s National Health System (ESY) after their retirement, noting that this regulation leads to the resignation of younger doctors who are prevented from rising through the ranks.
The last time Lydia spoke with her father was in November 2022. She had just returned to her dorm, cooked, and eaten when the phone rang. “Hey, Dad…” she said. “My little Lydia, we need to talk; please tell me what’s going on,” he replied.
Easter holiday travel intensified Thursday as thousands departed Athens and Thessaloniki ahead of the weekend.
Stocks slipped on Thursday just before the Easter break, with investors taking some more profits, albeit on very low turnover – the lowest of the last couple of months.