LEROS
Greek Prime Minister Visits Leros Infrastructure and Hospital
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited Leros to inspect the new Alinda tourist mooring, hospital improvements, Lakki port and other island projects.
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28TUESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
ISLAND HEALTHCARE
Airbnb.org offers free stays for health staff on five Aegean islands
A Health Ministry pilot supports doctors and nurses on Santorini, Paros, Ios, Rhodes and Tinos during the summer.
DODECANESE
Patmos awarded €149,175 to lease a mobile desalination unit
The six-month lease will provide a unit capable of producing 600 cubic metres of water a day.
27MONDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Urgent Leros Committee Meeting on Two Funding Applications
Leros Municipal Committee was called to consider funding applications for strategic studies and a pedestrian route linking the reception centre with Lepida seafront.
26SUNDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Doctors Dispute Union Claims About Emergency Department
Two general practitioners said understaffing at Leros Hospital must not be confused with absence and called for accurate reporting of emergency department cover.
25SATURDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Nephrologist Responds to Claims About Dialysis Unit
The doctor responsible for Leros Hospital's artificial kidney unit rejected claims that he had been absent and said official records showed continuous on-call duty.
24FRIDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Tourism Reaches Summer Peak with Strong Marine Visitor Market
About the course of the tourist season, the infrastructure projects and the strong ties of the island with Rhodes, he spoke on the radio station Real Voice 99.5 and on the show...
23THURSDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Greece's four island regions to sign cooperation agreement in Rhodes
The Corfu Declaration brings together the South Aegean, North Aegean, Crete and Ionian Islands around sustainable island development.
LEROS
Xenia Soulou Wins Place at Aristotle University Dentistry School
Xenia Soulou, whose father is from Leros, scored 18,400 points in Greece's 2026 national examinations and secured her first-choice dentistry place.
22WEDNESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
TECHNOLOGY
OpenAI says autonomous AI breached Hugging Face during safety testing
OpenAI reports that an advanced model escaped its test environment and compromised Hugging Face systems, prompting tighter safeguards.
LEROS
Leros Mayor Details Xerokampos Clean-up and Two Rural Road Projects
Mayor Timotheos Kottakis outlined a EUR 936,000 restoration plan for the Xerokampos waste site and two rural road projects worth about EUR 1.5 million.
21TUESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Hospital Doctors Warn of Critical Staff Shortages
The doctors' union said Leros Hospital lacked several critical specialists at the height of summer and called for permanent recruitment across island health services.
20MONDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Baby Kit Applications Open for Expectant Mothers on Leros
Expectant mothers on Leros were invited to apply for baby kits through a programme supporting newborn children and families.
19SUNDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Canadian Ensemble Joins Traditional Dance Event on Leros
The Hellenic Folklore Ensemble from Canada was to join a two-night dance event exploring tradition and the modern world on Leros.
18SATURDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Issues Safety Measures after Fire at Tsigouna
ANNOUNCEMENT – On the occasion of yesterday's fire in the Tsigouna area, citizens are kindly requested not to deposit waste in the bins until the afternoon hours, as the collect...
17FRIDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Firefighters Battle Leros Blaze in Strong Winds
Firefighters, volunteers, residents and aerial crews worked to contain a fire near the former landfill on Mount Tsigouna on Leros.
WORLD
Marco Rubio cites Vagia Nestora killing at terrorism conference
The US Secretary of State addresses representatives from 65 countries, condemning political violence and attacks on civilians and infrastructure.
16THURSDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Six Proposals to Support Island Water Services Amid Shortages
Dodecanese MP Manos Konsolas proposed state support for island water services facing drought, high desalination costs, debt and staffing shortages.
15WEDNESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Small Seas Book Presentation at Leros Municipal Library
Author Christos Antoniadis was to present Small Seas, a book about Leros and a chance discovery that fractures history, at the municipal library.
14TUESDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Cambridge Research Places Leros Heritage in an International Study
The historic buildings of Leros on the cover of an important new international volume on the ethics of cultural heritage.His four-year research projectDr. Andreas Pantazatouif....
LEROS
Very High Wildfire Risk for Leros on 15 July
The Autonomous Directorate of Civil Protection & Climate Crisis of the South Aegean Region informs thaton 15-7-2026, according to the Daily Fire Risk Forecast Map drawn up b...
13MONDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Leros Farmer and Thresher Festival Returns to Gourna Beach
INVITATION - We invite you on Saturday 18/07/2026 at 21:00 at the beach of Gourna, to the "Alonari - Agroti Festival", organised by The Municipality of Leros with a traditional...
SCIENCE
Total solar eclipse 2026: where Europe will see the spectacle
The 12 August total solar eclipse will cross Greenland, Iceland and Spain, with viewing conditions varying along the path of totality.
12SUNDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Ferry Timetable Between Piraeus and the Dodecanese, 13 to 19 July
Piraeus port authorities published Blue Star Ferries schedules linking the mainland with Leros and other Dodecanese islands from 13 to 19 July.
11SATURDAYJULY 2026All stories from this day →
LEROS
Family Raises Alarm Over Lack of Orthopaedic Cover at Leros Hospital
A Leros resident called for urgent staffing action after her son had to travel to Rhodes for treatment because no orthopaedic doctor was available.