Mediterranean

A woman walks past an artwork installation during a snowfall in the northern city of Thessaloniki, on Sunday. 'Medea,' a new weather system has hit the northern parts of the country with very strong winds and heavy snowfalls. [AP]

The meeting will take place on Thursday to promote a common understanding of security issues in the Mediterranean

Takeaway service from restaurants and cafes will not be permitted in Athens, Thessaloniki and the regional unit of Halkidiki Sunday and throughout next weekend, it was announced Saturday.

Delivery services will operate as usual, the Ministry of Development said.

A 15-year-old student was hospitalised with serious injuries on Friday after falling from the third floor of his private school in the northern port city of Thessaloniki.

The circumstances of his fall remain unknown, but the police have opened an investigation into the incident.

The British Council in Greece is organizing its FameLab 2021 competition to find the young scientist who stands out for his or her passion and communication skills and will represent Greece in the grand international final.

The Greek government has no immediate plan to further tighten restrictions related to the pandemic in Thessaloniki, Deputy Civil Protection Minister Nikos Hardalias said on Thursday, during a meeting with local officials in the city.

Greece's second biggest city has seen a rise in infections in recent days.

Greek restorer Venizelos Gavrilakis uses microscopes, cotton swabs and a delicate touch to bring artefacts back to life in churches in Istanbul, where concerns have grown about the preservation of its Byzantine history.

Thousands of students and teachers held peaceful demonstrations in Greece's two biggest cities - Athens and Thessaloniki - on Thursday against proposed education reforms, even defying a weeklong ban on protests imposed as part of measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.

Under the slogan "police out of schools," rallies were held in Athens and Thessaloniki Thursday by students protesting a government bill proposing a campus police force, a minimum university entry grade and limits to the number of years needed to complete degrees. Minor scuffles broke out at the rally in Thessaloniki, with police making limited use of tear gas. Three people were detained.

A controlled blast at the construction site of Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Turkey's southern province of Mersin has created a political stir and unrest in the country as many residential areas around the site were affected by the blast.