Tag Archives: rhodes

An unidentified number of Greeks seem to suffer from heavy deficiency of “collective consciousness“.  They absolutely refuse to share common beliefs and moral attitudes which usually operate as a unifying force within a society, especially in times of a crisis, and it is often expressed in form of solidarity. I …

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It was a strong picture: a well-built half-naked man carrying ashore the body of a woman in panic. He had just saved her life from certain drowning in the sea just a couple of meters away from Zefyros Beach on the island of Rhodes. The boat carrying migrants trying to …

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An incredible tragedy with unbelievable scenes is currently taking place off the island of Rhodes in south-eastern Greece, with dozens of migrants jumping into the sea in front of the eyes of stunned locals and tourists. Just 50 meter away from the Zefiry beach, a sailing boat packed with dozens …

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A horror boat trip for several dozens passengers crying for help amid rough sea and high waves. Local boat Dodekanisos Express set sail on Saturday morning, November 9th 2014,  for a trip from Panormitis on the island of Symi to Rhodes. Strong south winds had previously prohibited sailing in the …

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A desperate jobless father entered the tax office in Rhodes holding in his arms his 1.5-year-old baby. “Take it,” he told the stunned tax officers “I cannot feed it anymore.” A day earlier, the divorced father had found out that the tax office had confiscated 300 euro from his bank …

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A woman found a lonesome tiny bat baby on her balcony. The animal lover did not how to take care of the newborn orphan and called “Anima”, the animal welfare society for wold birds in Athens. She has been feeding the little black cutie with the bottle and milk for …

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Everything was set for the traditional blessing the waters ceremony. Local officials had lined at the waterfront of Rhodes port and so had done the young divers in swimming suits – eager to jump into the cold sea and catch the cross. However, the moment the priest threw the cross …

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A mystery cargo ship, allegedly loaded with weapons, was intercepted by Greek coastguard Greek coastguard in the Aegean Sea on Friday. Cargo ship “Nour-M” with Sierra Leone flag carrying large quantities of weapons and ammunition. the vessel was intercepted in the south-eastern Aegean Sea near the islet of Imia by …

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A trainer with special skills in using and handling with bats, in methods of self-defense. Nothing wrong with it if the trainer was not a police officer and his students were members of extreme-right Golden Dawn, a parliament party known among others for organizing operations in form of a paramilitary formation. pictures and …

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A man is being found unconscious in front of the closed doors of health centre in the remote island of Symi, near the borders with Turkey. The man, a shop-owner,  had reportedly underwent a control by the financial crimes units (SDOE).  After the control. he fell uneasy and went to …

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Olympic Air stops flights between Athens and Thessaloniki and Iraklio (Crete) as 13. October 2013. OA also cuts flights between Athens and Rhodes as of 30. September 2013. In a letter to travel agents and associates, Olympic Air said that: “Passengers with reservations for any flights to or from these …

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Independence Day parade on the islands of Rhodes turned bloody. A woman stabbed a member of the city council, while a protester punched the local police director right in the face. According to local news portal rodiaki.gr, the incidents started with a group of protesters verbally attacking local and regional …

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Turkish oceanographic research vessel “Bilim 2” set sail and started research in the waters between the islands of Rhodes and Kastelorizo, in South Eastern Greece. Reason enough for Athens to protest, even though Greece has failed so far to declare its own Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Even though the relevant maritime …

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The tolerance towards the incredible racism expressed by members of extreme-right party Golden Dawn was of very short duration. Hours after the video started to flood Greek media and internet sites, police intervened and sent the excerpts from the documentary broadcast on UK Channel 4 News to the prosecutor. The Department against …

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National Film and Television student Konstantinos Georgousis spent a month in summer 2012 filming members of extreme-right party Golden Dawn – wandering through the streets of Athens, harassing migrants. The result is shocking. So shocking that I refuse to display the video footage here. Speaking to UK Channel 4 News about …

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Greek Public Power Company DEH warns of 40-minute power cuts on the islands of Crete and Rhodes due to the strike of the company workers’ union GENOP-DEH. The power cuts are expected to take place after 9 p.m. tonight, November 6th 2012, and will last approximately 40 minutes. GENOP-DEH started …

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Low-cost carrier Ryanair has scheduled to cancel to Kos and to Rhodes due to a dispute with the local authorities apparently over a promotion agreement. Ryanair’s flight cancellation is due before the end of the tourism season which ends in November for these two islands of the Dodecanese. Ryanair decided to halt 82 flights per week …

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 A cry of agony, an appeal for urgent help comes from the island of Rhodes. A chronic-ill pensioner with damaged lungs has been deprived from life-supporting oxygen by the supplier. Emmanuil Taktikopoulos, 92, pensioner from Farmer’s Fund OGA  impeached that the supplier took away the oxygen delivering machine because of OGA-debts to …

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An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale occurred at 04:55 p.m. on Monday afternoon. The epicentre was in the sea area, 120 km south-east of the island of Rhodes in a depth of 10 km in the breach of the Greek arrow. The earthquake was particularly felt on the …

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The atmosphere was tense even before the start of the traditional parade to celebrate the historic unification of the Dodecanese islands to Rhodes and Greece. A group of angry citizens had taken place opposite of the VIP platform. The protesters chanted insults and swears against the local politicians, including one …

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