February 23, 2023
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez called the East Mediterranean as a “promising region” during the 1st East Macedonia & Thrace Forum in Alexandroupoli, examining the role of the region in upgrading Greece’s geopolitical footprint. In a video message, he highlighted the prospects of the region despite the …
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November 10, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The Greek government has cancelled the privatization of the port of Alexandroupolis in Northern Greece, a process that had started already in 2017. The conservative government has now announced that the port is too important to be entrusted to a private investor. On Thursday, the board of directors of the …
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September 23, 2022
Economy, FEATURED
The port of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece has grown in strategic importance as Washington strengthens military ties with the country. This has been to the detriment of America’s longtime ally, Turkey, as the authoritarian President Erdogan is increasingly distrusted by Western leaders. At the same time, the privatization of the …
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August 30, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“The USA and its NATO partners urgently need to capitalize on the opportunities offered by the port of Alexandroupolis and by Greece more generally,” says an analysis of the significant strategic role of Greece after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The analysis has been prepared by the Jewish Institute for National …
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May 20, 2022
FEATURED, Greece, Politics, Turkey-GR
An unprecedented violation of Greece’s national sovereignty by Turkish fighter jets on Friday: they reached 2.5 nautical miles off the port city of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece. Angry reaction by the Greek Foreign Ministry that issued a statement condemning “the very clear escalation of Turkish provocations.” Foreign Ministry statement “We …
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May 16, 2022
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
Unprecedentedly tragic accident:: An automatic dumpster crushed the body of a man in the center of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece at Monday noon. The man was looking inside the dumpster when the compactor mechanism was activated and closed automatically thus trapping and crushing his body. Fire service staff and paramedics …
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December 10, 2021
FEATURED, Social, Society
Femicide in Greece, the 16th in 2021: A man brutally beat his wife and took the severely injured woman to the hospital emergencies in Alexandroupolis, in the North-East of the country. There he claimed she had fallen down the stairs. Four days later, the 29-year-old victim and mother of three …
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February 1, 2021
weather
A fireman lost his life on duty on Monday, while he was participating in a mission to evacuate children from a kindergarten trapped by the floods in a village of Alexandroupolis in north-eastern Greece. The 46-year-old firefighter was drowned when the fire truck was swept away by rushing waters. Media …
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November 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
One nun died and another 24 have been diagnosed with Covid-19 in a monastery in Alexandorupolis, north-eastern Greece. The Monastery of the Dormition of the Virgin Monastery in Makri was placed under quarantine. One of the nuns reportedly experienced a rapid deterioration of her health condition on Friday and died …
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August 24, 2020
Economy
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his Bulgarian counterpart Boyko Borissov attended on Monday the signing ceremony for the participation of Bulgartransgaz to the liquefied gas terminal project in Alexandroupolis, northern Greece. The cooperation contract was signed by Bulgartransgaz EAD CEO Vladimir Malinov and Asimina-Eleni Kopeluzu, who is a major shareholder …
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August 5, 2020
Very Mix
Seven people were killed and five were injured early Wednesday morning when a vehicle crashed into the concrete base of a toll booth under construction on the Egnatia Odos highway, in Ardanio, northeastern Greece. The accident occurred on a road section near the town of Alexandroupolis. Police was informed about …
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January 31, 2020
Economy
The Hellenic Gaming Commission (EEEP) shut down the casinos in Rio and Alexandroupolis due to debts to Social Security Fund EFKA. The casinos will remain closed for two months. According to an EFKA report, the Rio casino had overdue contributions arrears of €25 million euros, while the Alexandroupoli casino owed …
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August 27, 2019
Refugees
Six migrants were killed and ten were injured when a smuggling jeep carrying them through northern Greece crashed into an irrigation ditch. The accident occurred on Monday evening outside the village of Loutra near the northeastern town of Alexandroupolis that is close to the Turkish border. According to local media, …
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May 29, 2019
Very Mix
Suspected members of far-right Golden Dawn have desecrated a Muslim cemetery in Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece, on Wednesday. they painted party symbols and left leaflets with nationalistic content. They painted symbols of the party and far-right organization ‘Stohos” on the graves. They also left flyers with Golden Dawn slogan reading “Greece …
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July 15, 2018
Turkey-GR
A crew of Turkish state TRT broadcaster was briefly detained in the city of Alexandroupolis, Northern Greece, late Saturday. A cameraman, a reporter and a transportation officer were detained and held in a police station for three hours before they were released. The group had some test shootings in the …
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July 3, 2018
Archeology, Culture
Two exact replicas of “Nike of Samothrace”, the ancient marble sculpture of Greek goddess Nike, will soon be placed on the island of Samothrace – where it was found – as well as in the town of Alexandroupolis in northern Greece. The original sculpture is considered as “the masterpiece of Hellenistic …
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October 21, 2017
World
Greek police arrested a 32-year-old Syrian refugee in the northeastern Greek city of Alexandroupolis over suspected links with terrorist group ISIS, police said Friday. The man was arrested a day earlier after his wife filed a complaint over domestic abuse. She also told authorities that her husband was an ISIS …
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April 3, 2017
Tourism, Travel
The Silk Road. Two words that always had a magic attraction on me. I am not sure when I first heard about it. Possible in the last years of the elementary school. Most likely I had also seen some pictures or rather paintings in encyclopedias and historical comic books we …
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February 23, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Two Turkish soldiers fled to Greece and sought asylum, amid increased tension between the two neighboring countries, after the Supreme Court rejected the extradition of 8 Turkish soldiers. However, this case seems quite different as the two are allegedly members of the special forces unit that attempted to assassinate Turkish …
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July 21, 2016
Politics, Turkey-GR
A Greek court sentenced each of the eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece after the failed coup attempt of July 15 to two months in prison on 3-year suspension, on charges of illegally entering the country. The court recognized “mitigating action under the threat of life.” H However, the …
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