Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has canceled his scheduled visit to Cyprus on Thursday, following the crash of a firefighting aircraft on Evia. The premier informed his Cyprus counterpart, Nikos Christodoulides, of his decision by phone.
The Ecumenical Patriarchate has announced that Turkish authorities have granted permission for a divine liturgy to be held at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela Monastery on August 15, feast day of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary.
Firefighters, police, civil protection units, as well as residents and volunteers, are battling a major wildfire in the northeastern part of Corfu, where evacuation orders have been issued in a number of villages.
Rescuers have recovered the body of a man who fell onto the tracks of an Athens metro station. Six firefighters attended the scene at Kallithea station, which is on green Line 1.
The prolonged heatwave has led to a big drop in shopping in Athens, even in the middle of a sales period.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warned of tough days ahead on Tuesday as ministers met to discuss a response to wildfires that have destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the island of Rhodes.
Authorities have called on people in Plimmiri and Lachania, two southern Rhodes villages, to evacuate in the direction of Apolakkia in a message sent via the emergency number 112.
A Canadair firefighting aircraft has crashed while operating in the wildfire that is raging in the southern part of the island of Evia. Initial reports say two people were on board the aircraft, which belonged to the 355th Tactical Transport Squadron of the Greek Air Force.
The mandatory use of protective masks at hospitals and other healthcare facilities was lifted on Monday, marking the end of measures aimed at stopping the spread of Covid, which has dropped sharply in recent months.
Classic rock melodies drift from a shaded courtyard in the seaside town of Ialysos on the northern coast of Rhodes as Jake gently strums his guitar. It’s his way of thanking Irini Papastamati for opening her home to him and his family.