PM welcomes visiting Saudi crown prince
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday evening, as the Saudi official begun his two-day visit to Athens.
Blaze in Mandra prompts evacuation order
A fire that started in the area of Mandra, western Attica, on Tuesday afternoon prompted civil protection authorities to issue a precautionary evacuation order for two settlements in the path of the flames.
Greek, Bulgarian tax authorities sign collaboration protocol
Greece and Bulgaria’s Public Revenue Authorities signed a collaboration protocol on Monday to exchange direct information on sensitive tax revenue issues.
Premier meets with US rock legend, activist
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis (l) met with legendary American songwriter and music producer Desmond Child (r) on Monday at the Maximos Mansion and thanked him for his efforts aimed at the repatriation of the Parthenon Sculptures to Athens.
Saudi crown prince heads to Greece, France on Tuesday
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman left Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for Greece and France, state news agency SPA reported, his first visits to a member state of the European Union since the 2018 killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Large wildfire breaks out in western Attica
A wildfire broke out on Tuesday afternoon in a forested area in Haidari, a suburb in western Attica.
Weekly EODY report announces 136,077 new Covid infections
Greek health authorities announced 136,077 new cases of Covid-19 and 271 virus-related deaths during the week of July 18-24. Of these, 19% were identified as reinfections.
Bomb at court complex linked to anarchist groups
Investigators are linking the discovery of an explosive device at the Evelpidon Street court complex in downtown Athens at around 2 a.m. on Monday morning with a bombing attack at the tax office in Maroussi, northern Athens, in early July.
Bribery still rife in health services, EU survey finds
At least one out of eight people who visited a health service in Greece recently had to make an under-the-table payment, known as a “fakelaki,” or “small envelope,” according to recent data.
Theodorikakos says infection to blame for earlier indisposition
Civil Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said on Tuesday his indisposition earlier in the day which forced him to interrupt his speech in Parliament was due to a virus he caught recently and is now feeling better.