Irene Agapidaki

As firefighters battle the blaze at the Varnavas, smoke and ashes from the flames have covered the sky of Attica, creating a dystopian landscape, “drowned” in black.

Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis requested from the country's hospital administrators to strictly adhere to the budgets for 2024 and improve citizens' experience of the country's health services by reducing their waiting time in emergency rooms and for surgeries

The first successful liver transplant from a living donor, specifically from a father to his daughter, took place on Tuesday at the capital's Laiko Hospital, as announced by Deputy Health Minister Irene Agapidaki in a social media post on Wednesday. 

Surgeon Professor Georgios Sotiropoulos led the procedure with the contribution of German Professor Dieter Broering. 

A group of 50 refugees - including 16 unaccompanied minors and 34 adults being reunited with their families - were to resettle in the UK on Monday.