Greece Second in the World in Number of Blue Flag Beaches
Greece Second in the World in Number of Blue Flag Beaches 581 Greek beaches were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag Award for 2022. Credit: Greek Reporter A total of 581 beaches in Greece were awarded the prestigious Blue Flag award for 2022, putting the country in second place among 49 countries, according to data released on Monday […]
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Corinth gang unraveled
Corinth gang unraveled Eight people, aged between 18 and 58, were charged on Saturday as suspected members of a criminal gang linked to 256 cases of fraud in the southern city of Corinth between March 2020 and May 2021. Three of those charged are already serving prison sentences for similar offenses. Police said the gang […]
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Three arrests in scuffles at Aristotle University
Three arrests in scuffles at Aristotle University Three people were arrested on Tuesday afternoon during skirmishes with police at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. A group of people hurled stones and other projectiles at construction workers on the site where work is being carried out to create a library on the ground floor that was occupied […]
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A plan and a new social contract
A plan and a new social contract There is nothing transitory about the challenges we’re facing – if anything, they’re mounting – and the fixated advocates of market self-regulation led their governments to take delayed and unproductive decisions in response. Greece is no exception, of course. Eurozone inflation will persist at the current high levels […]
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Cypriot police probe car arson, fan attack after soccer game
Cypriot police probe car arson, fan attack after soccer game Six cars were deliberately set ablaze a short distance from the soccer stadium where league leader Apollon Limassol played second-place APOEL Nicosia, Cypriot police said Monday. Police said the arson attack occurred 30 minutes before the end of Sunday’s match. Apollon won 3-2, giving the […]
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Skeleton of Ancient Woman Lying on Her Bronze Bed Found in Greece
Skeleton of Ancient Woman Lying on Her Bronze Bed Found in Greece The female remains were found in Eordea, Greece. Credit: AMNA The skeleton of a woman who lived in the 1st century BC lying on her bed was uncovered by Greek archaeologists recently near the city of Kozani, northern Greece. The discovery was made […]
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Coast Guard locates over 100 refugees on Kos
Coast Guard locates over 100 refugees on Kos 106 refugees, among them 20 minors, were located by the Greek coast guard at a rocky area on the island of Kos on Sunday. They were later were transferred to the refugee identification center on the island. There was a semi-sunken sailing boat found nearby. The coast […]
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Gothic Warrior and His Weapons Found Buried in Greece’s Thessaloniki
Gothic Warrior and His Weapons Found Buried in Greece’s Thessaloniki The arched tombs were found in the Christian basilica of Syntrivani in Thessaloniki. Credit: Erricos Maniotis, as seen in Archaeology news network. A Gothic warrior, who was buried with his weaponry, was found recently in an early Christian basilica in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. The […]
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IOBE: Greek-German economic ties strengthened in 2020-2021
IOBE: Greek-German economic ties strengthened in 2020-2021 Greek-German economic ties were strengthened during the last two years despite the challenges and the turmoil caused by the pandemic in 2020, with economic relations increasing in in 2021 and gradually returning to normal, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE) said on Wednesday. In a report, […]
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Work in “Greece 2.0”
Work in “Greece 2.0” The May Day of 1886, thanks to which fundamental labor rights were secured during the 20th century for Greece and for the world, has unfortunately degenerated for several years into a ritualistic “strike”. With hollow announcements and protest marches that concern less and less the current workers and the problems of […]
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Two found guilty in Kostopoulos killing trial
Two found guilty in Kostopoulos killing trial Two men were found guilty on Tuesday of causing fatal bodily harm in the killing of Zak Kostopoulos, a gay rights activist, during an altercation in a jewelry shop in downtown Athens on September 21, 2018. Four police officers facing charges for their involvement in the case were […]
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Three arrested for firearm offenses
Three arrested for firearm offenses Three men were arrested in Zefyri in West Attica on Monday for illegal possession of a firearm. The police officers were responding to complaints of disturbing a peace when they heard the weapon going off. The officers arrested three people present at the party and seized a starting pistol and […]
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Three injured in house break-in in Crete
Three injured in house break-in in Crete Three people were injured during a break-in at a house in the area of Tavronitis, western Crete, shortly after midnight on Wednesday. According to the ongoing police investigation two people who had covered their faces entered the house and tied up a 62-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman, […]
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Astypalea: Electric cars are on the rise
Astypalea: Electric cars are on the rise The first electric cars ID.3 Pure and ID.4 were handed over to their new owners in Chora of Astypalea by Kosmocar. As a result, the fleet of electric vehicles in Astypalea is growing further, as local authorities have been using electric cars since last year. The program “Astypalea: […]
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4.5-magntitude earthquake strikes south of Kasos
4.5-magntitude earthquake strikes south of Kasos Residents of Kasos and Karpathos were shaken on Sunday morning by a 4.5 magnitude earthquake, however there are no reports of any injuries or damage done to buildings. The Athens-based Institute of Geodynamics stated that the earthquake had a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale and struck at […]
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Police searching for missing 15-year-old girl
Police searching for missing 15-year-old girl Police on Thursday were searching for a 15-year-old girl who disappeared from the district of Peristeri on Wednesday, after a child welfare charity said it believed she has been trapped by human traffickers. Costas Giannopoulos, president of the Hamogelo tou Paidiou (Child’s Smile) charity told kathimerini.gr that he fears […]
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A congress devoid of fresh ideas
A congress devoid of fresh ideas What were the takeaways from the recent SYRIZA congress? First, that the leader of the main opposition party, Alexis Tsipras, is not going anywhere, after some seven in 10 participants voted in favor of all his proposals and considered no one else for the role. And second, that there […]
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Officer injured, two detained in clashes outside Thessaloniki university
Officer injured, two detained in clashes outside Thessaloniki university Two people were detained and an officer was lightly injured in the head during clashes with anarchists inside the campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUT) in the northern port city on Tuesday. Student groups and anarchists have been trying since Monday to prevent the […]
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Police arrest fraudsters posing as electricians
Police arrest fraudsters posing as electricians Police arrested three people were arrested in the port city of Piraeus who they believe are members of a criminal gang that posed as electricians to rip off unsuspected customers. The three, two men aged 36 and 42 and a 42-year-old woman, have so far been linked to thirteen […]
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Lockdown’s impact on children assessed in study
Lockdown’s impact on children assessed in study Most children in Greece were emotionally impacted by the lockdown last year, according to a study titled “The effects of Covid-19 Restrictive Measures on the Rights of the Child” by Dr Antonios Kouroutakis, assistant professor at the IE University in Madrid. The study was conducted under the auspices […]
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German research shows Samos antiquities were looted before WWI
German research shows Samos antiquities were looted before WWI New German research reveals that numerous antiquities from German-supervised excavations at the eastern Aegean island of Samos in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ended up in German museums through dubious agreements, according to a report in Deutsche Welle (DW). The revelations were made in […]
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Three men remanded over sports-related violence
Three men remanded over sports-related violence Three men, aged 26, 35 and 41, who were arrested for an assault on a 26-year-old male which took place early on Sunday in Stavroupoli, Thessaloniki, were indicted by a prosecutor on Monday on charges of robbery, grievous bodily harm and possession of objects that could cause bodily harm. […]
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Promotion of Paros and Elafonisos in the US market
Promotion of Paros and Elafonisos in the US market A series of actions were held during the “Travel and Adventure Show” for the promotion of Paros and Elafonisos. The popular travel fair was held from March 18 to March 20, 2022 in the US aiming at boosting travel traffic from the US. to Greece. ειδησεισ […]
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Crews scramble to contain blaze in Halkidiki
Crews scramble to contain blaze in Halkidiki Emergency crews were on Monday trying to contain a wildfire which broke out in Kassandra, the westernmost peninsula of Halkidiki in northeast Greece. The fire department said 150 firefighters, six ground teams, 40 vehicles, and four water-dropping plans were tackling the fire. Efforts were made more difficult by […]
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Couple arrested over child neglect
Couple arrested over child neglect The mother of three children, aged 3 to 9, who were living in impoverished and unsanitary conditions in the area of Agios Panteleimon in central Athens, and her partner have been arrested, the Smile of the Child NGO announced on Thursday. “The children, aged 3 to 9, were found living […]
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Ancient Greek Masterpieces Were Painted in Dazzling Colors
Ancient Greek Masterpieces Were Painted in Dazzling Colors Reconstruction of the pediment sculpture at the Temple of Aphaia on Aegina. Credit: Public Domain It is nearly impossible to imagine the sparkling white sculptures of ancient Greece painted in a variety of bright colors. Marveling at the ancient Greek masterpieces today, there is a notion ingrained […]
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One person dead after Thessaloniki hospital fire
One person dead after Thessaloniki hospital fire At least one person has died and two were seriously injured after a hospital fire in Thessaloniki in northern Greece. The blaze broke out shortly after 9 a.m. on Wednesday in the Covid ward on the second floor of the port city’s Papanikolaou hospital, where an estimated 20 […]
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One dead after being hit by train
One dead after being hit by train A man was killed, and two others were injured after a train hit them on Tuesday in the northern city of Kilkis. According to information from the scene, the three men were on foot when they were struck by the cargo train at approximately 11.10 a.m. Emergency services, […]
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Big fire breaks out on island of Rhodes
Big fire breaks out on island of Rhodes A school and an unspecified number of homes were evacuated on the southeastern Aegean island of Rhodes on Tuesday as a large wildfire approached the seaside village of Soroni. According to an announcement from the Fire Service, the blaze started in woodland on the outskirts of the […]
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Four arrested for possession of 10 kilos of cocaine and two firearms
Four arrested for possession of 10 kilos of cocaine and two firearms Four men were arrested by police officers on several narcotic and weapon charges according to information released on Monday. Specifically, the four men, aged 36, 45, 46, and 48, were found in possession of approximately 10 kilos of cocaine, two firearms, and 1 […]
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