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Athens: Taking responsibility for arson attacks ——————— In the context of the war that we experience every day, as a sign of our practical solidarity with unrepentant revolutionary Dimitris Koufontinas as well as to all oppressed persons, we chose to attack. We cannot leave the comrade’s torture and possible massacre unanswered. From the insurgent violence of the oppressed to the guerrilla practices of the rebels, the streets belong to us, the targets are many, let us strike the...

Record Low Temperatures Remain in Greece as Power in Athens Restored The Acropolis blanketed in snow. Credit: Odysseas Karadis/Greek Reporter Record low temperatures were experienced in Greece on Wednesday during the second phase of the storm “Medea.” According to the National Observatory of Athens weather service, meteo.gr, the lowest temperature, recorded at Neos Kafkasos in Florina, was -24.8C (-13 F). The town of Ptolemaida followed with -20.4C, which is a new record since a meteo stati...

Lockdown extends to 1 February Youths stand in a queue as they wait to enter a clothes shop on Ermou Street, Athens’ main shopping area. Photo: AAP via AP/Thanassis Stavrakis 24 January 2021 1:44pm Greek health authorities have recorded 605 new coronavirus cases in a day, and 24 deaths, until midday Saturday while 292 patients are on ventilators in ICUs. In total, Greece has had 151,646 confirmed infections and 5,622 fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic. The last week ...

23 January 2021 9:06am COVID-19 restrictions have been extended by another week to 1 February. On Friday, Greece confirmed 585 new coronavirus cases with seven of these identified at the country’s entry points. The National Public Health Organization (EODY) also confirmed 28 new deaths, with the total number of COVID-19 fatalities in Greece at 5,598. Greece’s Civil Protection and Crisis Management Minister Nikos Hardalias said that there would be a continuation of the overnight curfew (21:...

35shares Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases at Athens University Vana Papaevaggelou, Greek Education Minister Niki Kerameos and Greek Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias. Photo source: @nkerameus Greece’s authorities have announced the opening of high schools in the country and the loosening of a few lockdown measures, but said that the night curfew and movement restrictions would stay in place. Speaking during the Covid-19 Friday media briefing, Greek Deputy Civil Pr...

Greek churches open on Epiphany despite coronavirus lockdown Helena Smith in Athens © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP It was not the sight that public health officials welcomed but one by one they came. By 6.30am, when the service celebrating the feast of the Epiphany had started, the inner sanctum of the Panagia Grigorousa church, was Covid-capacity full. By 9am worshippers were lining up to kiss the cross that Father Giorgos, the chapel priest, w...

Last modified on Fri 8 Jan 2021 07.10 EST It was not the sight that public health officials welcomed, but one by one they came. By 6.30am, when the service celebrating the feast of the Epiphany had started, the inner sanctum of the Panagia Grigorousa church was full to Covid capacity. By 9am worshippers were lining up to kiss the cross that Father Giorgos, the chapel priest, was holding in his left hand as his right blessed parishioners with a basil branch doused in holy water. “At other time...

Greece extends Covid-19 lockdown restrictions for Aspropyrgos and Elefsina Search for: *Eurokinissi The extension concerns the municipalities of Aspropyrgos and Elefsina. At the same time, authorities decided to lift the additional restrictions on the municipality of Mandra-Idilia, also in West Attica. Furthermore, additional lockdown measures on the northern Greece municipalities of Kozani, Eordea and Voio, have been extended until January 6. Hardalias also expressed his concern about the rap...

Aliartos – Thespies in the regional unit of Viotia in Central Greece, Hardalias said that the situation is currently under observation and that the strict restrictions will remain until further notice. Moreover, the deputy minister informed that strict restrictions will be imposed on the village of Gelli of the municipality of Amyntaio in Florina, northern Greece, as of December 30 and for 10 days, due to its sudden heavy epidemiological burden. Additional lockdown restrictions include a ...

Advertisement Perched on the outskirts of Athens, Mount Parnitha is a 1,000m climb into nature and mythology. Cyclist sets out on a Greek odyssey Photography David Wren Climbing into the foothills of Mount Parnitha, Myrto educates me about the local history. She relates the legend of the Greek god Pan, who frequented the forests here to play his flute and dance on his cloven hooves among the deer. I nod silently as she talks, seemingly absorbed in her tales, but the truth is I am incapable of...