January 22, 2025
Archeology, Culture, FEATURED
An ancient Hellenistic-era statue was found in a black bag next to a garbage bin, the police announced on Wednesday.Authorities have launched an investigation to determine how the ancient statue came to be found on the street. The statue was found by a man in Thessaloniki on Saturday night who …
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December 9, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A 19-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning for vandalizing “Venizelos” station of the new metro in Thessaloniki, northern Greece. According to a police statement, officers apprehended the suspect, who had concealed his identity while spray-painting letters on the station’s walls and glass panels. Two spray paint cans were found …
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December 6, 2024
Arts, Culture, FEATURED
Greek authorities busted an art forgery ring in Thessaloniki, seized 123 fake paintings by famed Greek artists, set to fetch hundreds of thousands of euros in an online auction. Three people have been arrested. Greece’s Cultural Heritage and Antiquities Protection Department uncovered the art forgery ring following a tip-off by …
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December 5, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A second cancer patient who was operated at the Military hospital in Thessaloniki revealed that he was also informed about the biopsy results 8 months and thus after the sarcoma had returned and he took the histological samples to a private laboratory. The complaint came by a 65-yeat-old retired police …
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December 2, 2024
FEATURED, Social, Society
A 46-year-old man stabbed his 60-year-old wife to death and injured also the victim’s son in their family home Angelochori by Thessaloniki on Sunday morning. The murder followed an argument between husband and wife. It is the 14th case of femicide in Greece in 2024. The perpetrator, an Albanian national, …
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November 30, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
With kettledrums and trumpets, the Metro of Thessaloniki began running on the tracks, 40 years after the original idea was captured, decades of delays and cost overruns. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pressed the button for the start during a festive inauguration at “Venizelos” station early Saturday afternoon, on the “historical …
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November 28, 2024
FEATURED, Sports
Deputy Minister of Transport, Nikos Tachiaos, filed a lawsuit for sabotage threats in the Metro of Thessaloniki during its inauguration scheduled on Saturday, November 30. Fans of a local football team have expressed threatening mobilizations on the day of the Metro inauguration. Nikos Tachiaos filed the lawsuit on Thursday morning, …
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November 22, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
A police officer in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, filed a lawsuit at the Military Court on Friday, because he was informed that he was suffering from advanced cancer one whole year after his operation. Speaking to media on Friday, the non-commissioned officer described in the lawsuit how his nightmare began when …
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November 13, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The logo for the new Metro in Thessaloniki was unveiled on Wednesday by Transport Minister Christos Staikouras in a media presentation very close to a joke and awkward moments. Video: after after 1:20 Is there any, one, director who would direct the minister to hold a piece of white cardboard …
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November 6, 2024
Uncategorized
Five Air Force flight simulators and virtual reality VRs will be accessible to the public in Thessaloniki, at TIF Helexpo (Pavilion 1) on Wednesday and Thursday, November 6-7, 2024. The action aims to bring young people closer to the aviation concept and the cutting-edge technologies of the Air Force. Through …
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October 29, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
“Ustura”, which means “myth” in Arabic, is the name of the restaurant that Shaimaa Al Kinani is opening, and she is celebrating with an opening party on October 31st at 15:30, 29 Valaoritou Street, in the center of Thessaloniki. After four years in Greece, Shaimaa’s love for cooking and her …
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October 13, 2024
FEATURED, Society, Very Mix
The bodies of a British couple were found in the house they had been renting for the last nine years in Thessaloniki, northern Greece, at noon on Saturday, October 12, 2024. The bodies were found by the owner of the house who called the police. According to preliminary investigation, there …
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October 9, 2024
Uncategorized
One of the six elevators at the students dormitory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), northern Greece, collapsed on Monday night. It was a miracle that no student was inside and no injuries were reported. The company responsible TUV AUSTRIA said in a statement that the elevator at AUTH …
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September 25, 2024
FEATURED, Social, Society
Violent incidents among teenagers have gone out of control in recent days with Greece’s authorities apparently unable to find solutions to a social problem that is growing day by day. Whether inside or outside the school, incidents of brutal violence seem are getting more frequent, the severity of conflicts between …
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September 5, 2024
Economy
Infrastructure and Transport Minister Christos Staikouras confirmed that the main line of the Thessaloniki Metro will be delivered on November 30. “In just 87 days, Thessaloniki will have its Metro… 18 years after the signing of the project’s main contract on April 26, 2006,” he said during a press conference …
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September 3, 2024
FEATURED, Social
Police in Thessaloniki arrested a 60-year-old priest for domestic violence and threats against his 48-year-old wife. The priest was arrested after his wife filed a complaint with the police, alleging that her husband threatened her during a fight at home the previous night. The reason for the fight was the …
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August 27, 2024
Social, Society
A man and a woman have been arrested in northern Greece for assaulting a bus passenger because of her race. The two arrestees, a 37-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man, are facing hate crime charges. The incident took place in a public bus in the city of Thessaloniki on Monday …
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August 6, 2024
environment, FEATURED
Lakes in northern Greece are sending SOS as the water levels dangerously drop due to prolonged drought. The lakes Koronia and Doirani, the habitat of rare species, fish and birds and flora, see their waters “disappear” and the natural haven for fauna and flora turn into swamp. Dozens of dead …
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July 18, 2024
environment, FEATURED
A big wildfire in a forest in Trilofo by Thessaloniki, northern Greece, on Thursday damaged several houses and had residents ready to evacuate, while the blaze came dangerously close to a big hotel in the area. Authorities investigate the possibility of arson, as suspicious inflatable items were found nearby. It …
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June 11, 2024
environment, FEATURED
The sea surface along in the city of Thessaloniki, northern Greece, turned green on Tuesday, due to excessive concentration of phytoplankton in the area. The phenomenon is not rare in summer when high temperatures prevail together with southern winds. In addition to the green slime of phytoplankton, various garbage floats …
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