I am paralyzed. I am not able to recover from the shock: Giulia Philippoy-Corleone is not among us anymore. Giu – as her friends called her – was killed in a traffic accident on September 12th 2012 in Keratea, in the west of Athens. Her family and friends are now desperately seeking …
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“Grieving Dog” JACK: Leading Role in Film about Greek Pets & the Crisis (video)
Remember Jack? The elderly dog from Elefsina, who was grieving the brutal murder of his owners by criminal culprits? Exactly this Jack plays the leading role in a wonderful short film about the effects of the economic crisis on Greek pets! fter having recovered from the murder trauma in the arms of an experienced …
Read More »(Upd) Grieving Dog of murdered owners in safe hands and good care (picture)
The dog grieving at the door step of his brutally murdered owners is in safe hands and good care. The traumatized dog is currently in the hands of a specialized dog trainer who tries to comfort him and make him overcome his grief and the bad memories. He is still …
Read More »Greece: Owners murdered – Dog grieves at door step (video)
The dog lies flat at the door step. He barely moves. In fact he has hardly moved at all during the last 24 hours, when the police took him out from the house, the scene of a heinous crime. His owners were murdered in their home. Burglars had broken in, tied …
Read More »Greece imposes tough lockdown in West Attica as of Dec 18
The Greek government announced additional lockdown measures are three municipalities in western Attica on Thursday evening due to the increased epidemiological load. Among the measures is also the extension of night curfew that will start already a 6:00 p.m. In an extraordinary live on TV, the head of Civil Protection …
Read More »“Stolen Cerberus VII”: C-130 fly in formation over Athens in joint Greek-US exercise
Two Greek and two American Air Force C-130 flew in formation over Athens on Friday afternoon, inaugurating a joint annual exercise under the name “Stolen Cerberus VIΙ.” The American Air Force aircraft belong to the 37th Airlift Squadron, the Hellenic Air Force said. The planes flew out of Elefsina Air …
Read More »Greece sends C-130 with EMAK Rescue Team for SAR operations to Beirut
A C-130 military aircraft with a special rescue team (EMAK), one dog, two vehicles and equipment on board took off from the Elefsina airport for Beirut, on Wednesday morning. This was Greece’s immediate relief response to the explosion disaster in Beirut that has cost so far the lives of over …
Read More »Greece sends 40-member EMAK rescuers to help in Albania earthquake
Greece immediately responded to the earthquake situation in Albania and is deploying a 40-member team of EMAK, the Special Units for Disasters of the Fire Service. A C-130 is scheduled to take off from Elefsina military airport in West Attica with 25 rescuers on board at noon. One more EMAK …
Read More »Zakynthos shipwreck: Landslide overturns boats, injures tourists
A landslide in the area of the famous Zakynthos shipwreck has overturned boats and injured tourists who were visiting the iconic site. So far, reports about injuries and possible missing tourists are conflicting with media to speak of one to three injured tourists. +++According to latest information (01:30 pm): A …
Read More »Shipowner and football clubs owner Marinakis charged with drug trafficking
Greek shipowner, football club and media owner Vangelis Marinakis has been prosecuted with felony charges for drug trafficking, smuggling and financing a criminal organization, Greek and international media reported on Friday. 50-year-old tycoon Marinakis is among others owner of Greek football giant Olympiacos Piraeus FC and the co-owner of UK’s …
Read More »The “invisible” victims of flash floods: Help for surviving animals!
Check below for updates, bank and paypal accounts and contact information. It was heartbreaking to watch the dogs of a missing man, probably buried under tons of mud and rubble in the basement of a house Mandra, the area most affected by the deadly flash floods in West Attica. Fire …
Read More »upd FOUND! Amber Alert Greece: 3.5-year-old girl went missing on Easter Sunday, May 1/2016
Maria-Eirini Printezi, 3.5, went missing on Easter Sunday, May 1st 2016, from Skaramargas area in western Attika. The girl is 100cm tall and weights 22 kg. She has brown eyes and hair. During her disappearance Sunday noon, she was wearing a pink blouse, pink pants and pink sports shoes. According …
Read More »Greek Coast Guard discovers one more ton of heroin
It wasn’t just one ton of heroin that was smuggled in Greece, it was almost too. The second ton was discovered by the Greek coast guard on Sunday. 986 kilos and 600 grams of heroin, wrapped in 138 plastic packages were hidden in Togo-flagged tanker Noor-1 moored near the port …
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