A 34-year-old owner of an accommodation in Halkidiki is accused of installing hidden cameras, who allegedly illegally recorded the private moments of vacationers staying there. Investigation by Greek Police was initiated after a complaint by a young couple, at the end of September 2022, they found a camera in a …
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Gas station owner gunned down in mafia-style execution in NE Athens
The owner of a gas station in Gerakas, North-East Athens, was gunned down in a mafia-style execution with Kalashnikov weapons early Saturday morning. The 38-year-old victim arrived with a bulletproof BMW at his gas station on Marathonas avenue around 8 o’clock in the morning. When he got out of the …
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Brutal dog abuser of Chania turns himself to police, after arrest deadline expires
A man who brutally abused his dog in Chania beginning of the week and triggered an unprecedented outrage appeared at the local police station on Thursday afternoon certain that the 48-hour deadline to be arrested had passed. He was accompanied by his lawyer. From what is reportedly known so far …
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Appalling torture of dog by his owner in Chania triggers society outrage
The appalling torture of a dog in a village in Chania has mobilized hundreds of animal lovers not only in Crete. A local two-legged beast hanged his dog on a tree and cut his testicles. The neighbors did not react to the dog screaming in endless pain. It was a German …
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Burglar breaks into Rhodes restaurant, calls police to arrest him
An incredible and unusual case with a burglar on the island of Rhodes. A 48-year-old man broke into a restaurant to steal something to eat and then called the police to come and arrest him. The incident took place in the early morning hours of last Friday in the center …
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Owner of cram school arrested for violating coronavirus measures
Greek police arrested the owner of a cram school (frontistirio) in Ioannina, north-western Greece, for opening the school despite government orders to suspend operation of all schools including those offering tutorial classes. The 53-year-old school owner was arrested on Thursday afternoon reportedly following a tip off. Police arrested him, while …
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Dog “on the rock” in Athens wildfires reunites with owner (picts)
Dirty and obviously exhausted, a dog is sitting on a rock in the sea. The animal has sought refugee from the inferno of the wildfires in east Athens. Together with hundreds of people, also this dog run to the beaches of Mati fleeing the hot breath of a huge fire …
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Video with muleteer beating donkey on Santorini triggers new outrage
A video showing the brutal abuse of a donkey on the otherwise beautiful and picturesque island of Santorini has triggered a new outrage in Greece and abroad. The footage shows the muleteer brutally beating the poor animal on the head and the face with a long cane. The animal ducks the …
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No sign of dog abused by soldiers, hunter claims to be owner
Hours after the the brutal dog abuse by Greek soldiers became public last Sunday morning, several “witnesses” and “sources” claimed towards media and on social media that “the dog was in good health” and was taken care by a “local shelter,” “other soldiers in a nearby village,” or “an elderly.” …
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Massive blow to Panathinaikos FC after owner Alafouzos announces his departure
Panathinaikos owner Yiannis Alafouzos announced on Thursday he is leaving the club and is asking for any wealthy members of the Greens’ fan base to take over in this difficult moment for the biggest soccer club in Greece’s capital. The 60-year-old shipping and media magnate, the club’s major shareholder, has …
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The Hachiko of Greece: Loyal female dog seeks forever home
Α dog grieving on the owner’s tomb who passed away two months ago. Another dog has been waiting for his owner outside a supermarket for whole seven years. These are the “Hachiko” of Greece desperately waiting for the loved ones to come back. Unable to cope with the new situation. …
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Chief of private TV channel faces charges of Tax Evasion
The prosecutor of the First Instance Court in Athens issued criminal counts and charges on tax evasion and money laundering against Dimitris Kontominas, the owner of private television channel Alpha TV. According to Athens News Agency, “the charge concerns a sum of roughly 48 million euros that arose as a …
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Chalkidiki: how easy is it to claim a beach as “private area”?
Some people cannot wait for the seashore legislation to pass at the Parliament and deliberately moved to call beaches their own. An owner of a land plot in Chalkidiki claimed a part of the beach Kanapitsa in Paliouri village at Kassandra peninsula. He planted cactus and prickly pears on the …
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Deputy mayor of Chaidari arrested for extortion of local canteen owner
In cooperation with a victim of blackmail, Greek police arrested one of the deputy mayors of Chaidari suburb in Western Athens. Marios Liakopoulos,45, is to face charges on blackmail and bribes. According to Greek media, Liakopoulos was in charge of ‘operating licences’ for canteens, shops and other businesses and that …
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Athens: Man-Dog Happy Reunion after 7 months
A man and his dog enjoyed a happy reunion after the female four-legged had been missing for seven months. It has not been revealed how the dog went missing as she is 17 years old, with vision problem and pancreatitis. However she was located by members of animal welfare society of Agia Paraskevi in …
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