Greece
Greece
Chinese Patient at Greek Hospital Cleared of Coronavirus Infection
A Chinese citizen who recently traveled from China to Greece and had developed symptoms related to the coronavirus was cleared of carrying the disease on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old man was transferred to the Attikon Hospital on Tuesday evening, designated by...
Ancient Greece
Greeks Celebrate Arrival of Spring with Ancient Tradition of Martis
Spring is (almost) in the air in Greece, and Greeks will soon begin preparations to welcome the new season by celebrating an ancient annual custom. The tradition of "Martis" entails that everyone, regardless of age, adorns themselves with red...
Environment
Athens' Unique Mulberry Trees on the Brink of Extinction Due to Insect Damage
Approximately three hundred and fifty mulberry trees in Athens have been decimated by a wood-boring insect called ''Xylotrechus Chinensis,'' and another 1,000 have been infested, Athens municipal arborists said on Tuesday.
These beautiful and now characteristically-Athenian trees line some of the...
Archaeology
Temporary Removal of Ancient Mass Grave in Athens Approved
Greece's Ministry of Culture recently gave the green light for the temporary removal of skeletons in the ancient mass grave discovered in 2016 near the Esplanáda in Faliro, Attica.
A total of 79 skeletons were found during the construction of the...
Greece
State-of-the-Art Water Pipeline Linking Aegina With Athens Vandalized
A new incident of vandalism in Greece, this time on water pipeline infrastructure, was made public on Tuesday.
This time, the victims of what has become a curse in modern Greece were pipes belonging to a proposed drinking water pipeline,...
Cyprus
Italian Navy Frigate Conducts Military Exercises With Cyprus off Larnaca
The Italian Navy's Frigate ''Virginio Fasan,'' which had been docked at the port of Larnaca from February 8 until February 10, has carried out a joint military exercise with the Cypriot Navy, it was made public on Tuesday.
According to...
Greece
New Power Index Rankings Rate Military Strength of Nations
According to the 2020 Military Strength Ranking created by the website Global Firepower (GFP) the top five nations in the world in military strength are the United States, Russia, China, India and Japan.
The GFP's Power Index score is the...
Greece
Turkish Jets Violate Greek Airspace Five Times on Tuesday
Turkey continued provoking Greece on Tuesday as its fighter jets conducted a total of five unauthorized flights over the eastern Aegean.
According to Greek authorities, the first violation of Greek airspace came at 9:47 AM and involved a pair of...
Cyprus
Chinese National Suspected of Coronavirus Hospitalized in Nicosia, Cyprus
A woman who is a Chinese national and resides permanently in Cyprus is being tested for Coronavirus by the Cypriot authorities in Nicosia, it was made public on Monday.
The woman visited China in the past couple of weeks, Cypriot...
Greece
MEGA, Greece's First Private TV Channel, Set to Return to Air
The MEGA Channel, Greece's first private television broadcaster, is set to return to the country's television airwaves in just a few days.
On Monday, the channel released its first video on the internet, announcing its official return -- but without...