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Groundbreaking Plasma Therapy for Coronavirus Carried Out for First Time in...
Greek doctors have carried out a new treatment called “plasma transfusion therapy” for the very first time in Greece to patient who are seriously ill with COVID-19, it was announced on Thursday. The...
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US Delivers 200,000 Coronavirus Antibody Tests to Greece
Greece took delivery of 200,000 antibody tests from US medical device developer Abbott Laboratories on Thursday. Abbott’s system, which has already been used in reference labs, hospitals and academic...
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Spectacular Fountain Display in Revamped Omonoia Square Dazzles Athenians
Athens’ redesigned Omonoia Square, with its signature fountain now restored, was handed over to the residents and visitors of the great city on Thursday evening. One of the largest water fountains in...
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Air France, Aegean Airlines Reintroduce Suspended Flights
Air France and Aegean Airlines announced on Thursday that they will re-introduce flights that were interrupted due to the coronavirus pandemic. The French carrier will relaunch its flights to Greece on...
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Greece: “A Rare Coronavirus Success Story”
Greece’s response to the coronavirus pandemic was lauded in a report in the UK’s Financial Times on Friday. The British paper says “Greece has so far been a rare coronavirus success story… With just...
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Greece’s Coronavirus Death Toll Rises to 160 as Roma Settlement Quarantined
Three patients succumbed to COVID-19 on Friday in Greece, bringing the total number of fatalities from the virus to 160. A 73-year-old woman died at Nimitz Hospital and a 57-year-old at Evangelismos...
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Acropolis Reopens, Along With 200 Other Greek Archaeological Sites
Photo: Apostolos Makris / Greek Reporter A lone tourist was among the first to enter the archaeological site on the Acropolis on Monday, as authorities opened up more than 200 archaeological sites in...
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EU Stokes Aegean Fires, Funding Turkish Military Harassing Greece
Turkish Coast Guard vessel. File photo A European Commissioner has recently revealed that the European Union has purchased equipment for the Turkish armed forces — which is now being used to make...
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Face Equality Day: Demanding Fair Treatment for Those Who Look Different
“Face Equality Day,” marked annually on May 19, highlights the stigma attached to millions of people around the world toward those born with facial differences and serves as a reminder that everyone...
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US Embassy Donates Protective Supplies to Greek Police
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt helps move boxes of donated PPE destined for the Hellenic Police. Source: AMNA The US embassy in Greece on Monday donated protective personal supplies to the...
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Catholic Church Changes Holy Communion Procedure
Thousands of Orthodox faithful flocked to churches on Sunday following their opening after two months of lockdown because of the coronavirus threat. Lines for Holy Communion, which is shared by the...
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Ferry Passengers in Greece Obliged to Fill Out Questionnaire
Passengers traveling on ferries must hand in a filled-out questionnaire when they board the ship more than half an hour away from embarkation time, the Greek government said on Monday. The same will be...
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Summer Unlikely To Curb Coronavirus Growth, Scientists Warn
Photo Credit: Ввласенко/Wikimedia commons Summer’s higher temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere are unlikely to significantly limit the growth of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Princeton...
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How the Battle of Crete Changed the Course of World War Two
The Battle of Crete will remain forever in military history as the scene of the largest German airborne operation of World War II. In Greek history, it also serves as another chapter showing the...
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Athens To Get Its First Drive-In Theater in Decades
The first drive-in cinema in the entire nation of Greece for several decades will open in Athens on June 1 as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted for cinemas and theaters. The move was announced on...
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The Handsome Brad Pitt Lookalike Who Fought Heroically in the Battle of Crete
This photograph of three Cretan resistance fighters posing with German rifles, hand-grenades and binoculars has been making the rounds of Greek social media for years. The photograph was made in the...
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Audacious Jewelry Heist in Greece Caught on Camera
At least seven robbers, using two vehicles, robbed a jewelry store in the town of Alexandria, northern Greece in the early hours of Wednesday. The audacious criminals seemed completely undeterred by...
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Greek PM Outlines 24 Billion Euro Plan to Kick-Start Tourism, Economy
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a plan on Wednesday to kick-start the Greek economy with a 24 billion euro program ($26.3 billion) to help businesses and employees recover after the...
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Greece Will Open to Tourists on July 1; No Prior Covid-19 Test Required
Photo Source: Wikimedia commons Greece will allow international flights to return to its tourist destinations beginning on July 1, the country’s prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a...
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Greeks Worldwide Celebrate Saints Constantine and Helen
For many Greeks May 21 is a festive day as the Greek Orthodox Church commemorates Saint Constantine, the founder of Constantinople, and his mother Helen. Constantine and Helen are among the most...
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