Greece received on Friday the first three Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopters following an agreement with the United States signed earlier this year.

Accusing main opposition New Democracy of feeding false stories to the press about alleged government spying on the citizens, government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos on Sunday urged ND to immediate retract.

There was a 22.8 pct increase in the number of forest fires that broke out in 2016 compared with the previous year and they had a more devastating effect, with the area of burnt land rising by 124.5 pct. There was also a sharp rise in the number of confirmed cases of arson discovered by investigators, making intentional arson the top causal factor for wildfires in the year.

The streets of Athens were filled with more than 50,000 runners taking part in the 34th Athens Authentic Marathon this Sunday, which was dedicated to the memory of Grigoris Lambrakis. 
Spotted among them were many politicians and MPs attempting the shorter 5km run, including Potami Party leader Stavros Theodorakis, Democratic Alliance MP and former minister Andreas Loverdos and New Democracy MP and former minister Adonis Georgiadis.