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Greece Confirms 15 New Coronavirus Cases, One Death on Thursday
The Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman, infectious disease professor Sotiris Tsiodras on Thursday evening announced 15 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece in the last 24 hours, and one new...
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Central Athens the Second Most Densely-Populated Area in Europe
Kifissias Avenue, Athens, Greece. Photo source: Wikimedia Commons Central Athens is the second most densely-populated area of Europe, according to data published on Thursday by the European statistical...
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Turkish Soldiers Fire and Take Aim at German, Greek Officers at Evros Border
Turkish soldiers fired at least one warning shot and then aimed at German and Greek guards patrolling the border with Greece on April 28, according to an exclusive report by German magazine Der...
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Greek Trade Unions Defy Coronavirus Scare to Mark Labor Day
Greek trade unionists marked their annual Labor Day with a rally in central Athens on Friday but were careful to keep a safe distance from each other, according to the guidelines instituted to fight...
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Greek Hotels Ready and Waiting — But Will the Guests Arrive?
Greek hoteliers say they are ready, eager and willing to welcome back their guests as the country finally begins to relax its strict coronavirus lockdown measures. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos...
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Trigger-Happy Turkish Border Guards Fire Shots at Greek Border Again
A new incident involving trigger-happy Turkish border guards at Evros was confirmed by Greek defense sources on Friday. According to the sources, Turkish guards aboard boats sailing in the Evros River...
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Greece Records Zero Coronavirus Deaths on Friday
Greece’s Health Ministry on Friday that the death toll from coronavirus remained unchanged at 140. The average age of the dead is 74 years. It also announced 21 new coronavirus cases in the past 24...
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Dying Old, Dying Young: Greek Myths and Coronavirus
Dying Achilles (Achilleas thniskon) in the gardens of the Achilleion, Corfu. Source: Wikipedia By: Chris Mackie* The loss of life from the spread of coronavirus has been on an enormous scale. In the...
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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes South of Crete
An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale hit the sea area south of Crete on Saturday afternoon. According to the Geodynamic Institute of Athens, the tremor occurred at 4 p.m. local time and the...
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World War Two Mine Retrieved From Seabed in Greece
A German naval mine was retrieved from the seabed by a fishing boat off the coast of northern Greece Friday. The captain of the boat took the mine to the port of Nea Michaniona and notified the local...
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Greece Banks on Tourists Arriving Overland to Save Tourism Season
Greece hopes that travelers arriving overland will soften the blow to tourism this season as traditional markets remain closed due to coronavirus restrictions. Tourism Minister Haris Theocharis said on...
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US Calls on Cyprus to Halt Visits of Russian Navy Vessels
The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer called earlier in the week on Cyprus to halt regular navy port calls by Russia. Palmer was responding to a...
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Rare 1919 Photo of Greeks in Smyrna Ready to Welcome Hellenic Fleet
On May 14, 1919, thousands of Greeks of Smyrna wore their best clothes and rushed to the city’s seafront to get a glimpse of the Hellenic navy. On that day what was for centuries, the Greek metropolis...
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Greece Opens Up Ending Pandemic Lockdown
Greece will lift its mandatory stay at home lockdown for all citizens on Monday as it makes a transition from the “stay home” containment policy to the “stay safe” campaign. Authorities warn, however,...
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Greece Opens Borders to Albanians Due to Seasonal Workers Shortage
Greece and Albania signed an agreement on Friday paving the way for thousands of Albanian citizens to work in Greece’s agriculture sector, despite the coronavirus restrictions. The two countries had...
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Bloody Vendetta Feared in Crete Following Double Murder
Crete is in turmoil after two people were killed and one was injured in a violent clash at the municipality of Anogeia in the Rethymno region on Saturday evening. A 67-year old man was shot and killed...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Launches COVID-19 Global Relief Initiative
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) launched a $100 million global relief initiative this week to help world communities hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak. Grants made as part of the initiative...
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Turkish Jets Harass Helicopter Carrying Greek Defense Minister
File photo Two Turkish fighter planes engaged with and harassed the helicopter carrying Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos and the Chief of the National Defense General Staff, General...
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Plexiglas Sunbeds Appear at Santorini Beach Setting a Greek Summer Trend
A beach bar in Santorini has become the first in Greece to install plexiglas around their sunbeds in order to protect beachgoers from coronavirus infection. “Demilmar,” located at the famous black...
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Face-Masked Greeks Take First Steps After Coronavirus Quarantine
Greece partially opened up on Monday with the opening of small retail stores and hairdressers and the free movement of people within the prefecture of their permanent residence. Greeks took the first...
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