Alexandra Hospital in Athens

Composer Markopoulos’ funeral service to take place on Thursday

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 06/13/2023 - 10:26

The funeral of one of Greece's most influential composers of the 20th century, Yannis Markopoulos, will take place in Athens on Thursday, his family announced on Monday.

Markopoulos died at the age of 84 on Saturday evening after being hospitalized at the Alexandra Hospital in Athens, where he was admitted on June 5.

Young mother admits to crime

Published by Kathimerini on Wed, 04/25/2018 - 19:20

A 22-year-old woman who has confessed to throwing her infant child down a light shaft in the building where she lives has been given until Friday to prepare her defense by an investigative magistrate who visited her at Alexandra Hospital in Athens, where she is receiving treatment for shock.