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Greece Announces 169 New Coronavirus Cases, One Death Amid Scattered Outbreaks

Greek health officials announced 169 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, and one new death. Of the new cases, just 15 were discovered through testing of visitors at Greece's points of entry. Currently, 42 patients are intubated and receiving treatment in Greek hospitals. One...

Refugee Camp in Malakasa Quarantined After Afghan Migrant Tests Positive for Coronavirus

A refugee and migrant camp in Malakasa, Attica was quarantined on Sunday morning according to Greek authorities. The decision was taken after a 53-year old Afghan national, tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The patient was transferred to a hospital in...

Greece Transfers 450 Migrants From Lesvos to Camp North of Athens

Greece transferred approximately 450 migrants who were held on a navy ship at the port of Lesvos to a facility at Malakasa, north of Athens, on Sunday. Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said in a television interview on Saturday that some of...

At Least One Dead in Bloody Clashes at Greek Migrant Camp

At least one person was killed and several were injured during clashes at the Malakasa migrant camp, north of Athens, on Saturday. According to the Athens News Agency, the man pronounced dead was a 31 year-old migrant from Syria. There are...

Greek Soldier Killed in Military Vehicle Crash

A Greek soldier was killed on Tuesday morning as the military vehicle he was driving crashed into the protective barrier in the median of the Athens-Lamia National Highway. The driver was killed instantly and a passenger was injured in the...

Refugees Leave Camp Near Athens Due to Snowy Weather

Dozens of refugee families left the Malakasa camp on Thursday due to bad weather, searching for better living conditions. Despite the fact that the tents were replaced recently with closed structures, the recent heavy snowfall and lack of heat has...

Migrants in Greece Threaten to Burn Camp Tents to Keep Warm

There was tension at the Malakasa migrant camp on Thursday morning as many people got out of their tents and threatened that they will burn them to keep warm. There have been several complaints about the living conditions of the...

Manu Chao's Message to the Greek People

Spanish singer Manu Chao performed in Greece at the Terra Vibe stage in Malakasa on July 21, in front of thousands of people who attended the concert, despite the difficulties that the country is facing at the moment. The famous...

Fires in Greece Raise Arson Suspicion – One Man Found Dead in Ymittos

The 79 fires that broke out on Friday in Greece have left one person dead, threatened various residential areas and raised suspicions about the causes of the outbreaks. Firefighters and police officers found a completely carbonised body of man in the Kareas area of Ymittos on...

Robbie Williams in Athens: Hold Tight Greece! [video]

"Hold tight, Greece!" was the political message British singer Robbie Williams sent to 30,000 Greek fans in his first ever appearance in the country. The multi-platinum entertainer's show in Greece took place at the Terra Vibe open air site in...