The Athens Medical Association in collaboration with health experts and port authorities carried out more than 300 Covid-19 test samples taken from passengers and crew who arrived at Piraeus and Rafina ports…
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Authorities are carrying out randomized tests for the novel coronavirus on travellers returning to Athens from holidays on Sunday at the ports of Piraeus and Rafina. Officials of the Region of Attica…
The reopening of travel to and from all Greek islands is taking place on Monday, as citizens had so far only been able to travel to Crete, due to the coronavirus travel…
Many parts of Greece were covered in snow in the early hours of the morning, including areas of the northern suburbs of Attica. Police have announced the road above the “Zygos” restaurant…
Ports across Athens were packed today as locals are leaving the capital city to head for their summer holiday on the islands, ahead of Greece’s much anticipated Orthodox holiday “The Dormition of…
Update- Firefighters have controlled the wildfire that broke out in Rafina, East of Athens early Tuesday afternoon. The wildfire erupted at a pine cluster on the junction of Marathonos Avenue and Rododafnis Street.…
A Greek graffiti artist who goes by the name of ‘Antonis Hambas’ has painted a face of a young child planting a branch that has 102 fruits in the shape of hearts,…
Currently one of the world’s leading basketball players, Giannis Antetokounmpo, otherwise known as the ‘Greek Freak’ has announced he is donating money to build an indoor basketball court for the youth of Rafina,…
Port authorities in Piraeus, Rafina, and Lavrio have extended the ban on sailing due to gale-force winds in the Aegean Sea reaching up to 9 and 10 Beaufort in places. In a…
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Mati on Tuesday, where he met local residents to discuss problems they are still facing. “I am here to bring the message that Mati will not…
On Monday, a 63-year-old man lost his life due to severe burns in the Intensive Care Unit of the KAT Attica General Hospital. Sadly, this has raised the death toll of the…
Following the tragic Attica fires, the Greek government announced legislative initiatives on Saturday that grant ministers the authority to demolition illegal constructions. According to government sources the Act of Legislative Content under…
The world’s leading professor of fires and climate change Johann Georg Goldammer said that the main cause of the deadly and devastating fire in Mati was “the alteration of the natural landscape…
The Australian Prime Minister, Mr. Malcolm Turnbull made an announcement that Australia will provide disaster assistance to Greece following the devastating fires that struck Attica on the 23rd of July. “This…
Chef Panagiotis Kokkinidis, along with his wife Anna, their two young children Giorgos and Dimitris and his mother Pippina will all be laid to rest today after tragically losing their lives to…
Loukoumakis, a white poodle-cross was miraculously found alive a week after the devastating wildfires in the village of Mati, by hiding in an outdoor brick oven. He was found traumatised and having difficulty…
Authorities in Greece have started accepting and processing applications for an emergency relief benefit from Attica fire victims. The one-off benefit is available to people and businesses that sustained damage in the…
Two bodies have been recovered off the southern coast of Athens on Tuesday, according to reports. The first body that bears burn marks was found floating by an amateur fisherman near Palaio…
The words of Flora Papaioannou, a burnt fire victim who is currently in Thriasio hospital, have again highlighted the tragic circumstances so many encountered in Mati last week. The lady described the…
Detailed maps showing the extent of the burnt areas in eastern Attica were released on Monday by the forest fires monitoring centre of the Institute for Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote…