Patra

A 56-year-old woman was in critical condition in a Patra hospital on Friday after being shot at five times by her 22-year-old son following an argument at their home in Lixouri on the Ionian island of Cephalonia.

The woman was initially hospitalized on Cephalonia before being transferred by helicopter to Patra after her condition worsened.

Hooded assailants conducted a coordinated attack on seven supermarkets belonging to the Market In chain in different parts of Attica in the early hours of Thursday.

The attacks happened on outlets in Galatsi, Nikaia, Vyronas, Zografou, Kaisariani, Aghious Anargyrous and Halandri within a half hour of each other, and resulted in extensive damage to the stores' facades.

State sell-off fund TAIPED will on Tuesday present the Shipping Ministry with the prospects of the concession of the infrastructure of 10 regional ports with international interest to private investors.

A large delegation from Patra is expected in Athens on Monday to voice its opposition to plans for a new rail line to run through the western port city.

The delegation is hoping to meet with Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis to convince him to expand the operation of the existing local train rather than proceed with plans for a new rail line.

The impressive thumping of Aris by Kymi and the first win in the season by Panionios stood out among the results of the ninth round of games of the Basket League. Yet in the most important match of the weekend PAOK thrashed AEK to confirm it is on its way up.

Waves pound Faliro Bay in southern Athens on Friday. Powerful southerly winds of up to 8 and 9 Beaufort disrupted shipping schedules. The Aegean-bound Dionysis Solomos passenger ferry remained docked in Piraeus port yesterday, as were hydrofoils serving the Saronic Gulf.

PAME, a vocal union associated with the Greek Communist Party (KKE), has organized a string of anti-austerity protests on Thursday evening that are expected to cause traffic problems in Athens, Thessaloniki and other cities.

Japanese conglomerate Mitsui intends to create an extensive network of seaplane services in western Greece in cooperation with Hellenic Water Airports, starting in the spring, following test flights in the last few days off between Corfu and nearby Ionian islands.

Panathinaikos is alone on top of the Basket League after defeating hitherto unbeaten Promitheas Patras 96-64 on Monday, while the Basketball Champions League obligations appear to take their tool on Greece's participants, who suffered in the local championship.

As dozens of migrants continue to land daily on the shores of eastern Aegean islands, and tensions rise in reception centers, local communities are becoming increasingly divided over growing migrant populations, Ekathimerini writes.