Greece
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Thessaloniki robbers snatch €100,000 worth jewellery, thieves blast open ATM in Athens
A group of three or four assailants dressed up to appear like doctors immobilised a security guard and blasted open an ATM at the Sismanoglio Hospital in the northern Athens …
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Tourist injured from jet blast at Skiathos Airport, again
A tourist has been seriously injured after being hit by the jet wash of a plane taking off on the island of Skiathos on Wednesday. The 61-year-old woman was standing …
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Dendias: digital platform for Diaspora to be ready in 18 months
Greece’s Foreign Affairs Minister Nikos Dendias said on Thursday that over the next 18 months his ministry would implement the digital tools that would enable members of the Greek Diaspora …
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Greece suffers over 370 fires in a week
Greece’s Fire Service recorded 378 forest fires in the last week to Wednesday (local time) alone, issuing a warning for high-risk temperatures and winds on Thursday in many areas of …
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Greece is in top ten countries for millionaire migrants
A total of 88,000 millionaires are expected to move to a new country by the end of 2022, according to the latest Henley Global Citizens Report which tracks private wealth …
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Overnight blazes in Greece lead to sudden resident evacuations in Ilia
Nearly 200 firefighters and dozens of municipal workers and volunteers spent the night battling a big blaze in the Peloponnese that started under “suspicious” circumstances on Sunday afternoon and was …
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27-year-old man accused for the alleged rape of Georgia Bika, exonerated
A council of judges acquitted a 27-year-old man who was accused of raping a 24-year-old woman in the early hours of the New Year, in a luxury hotel room in …
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Dimitris Daskopoulos donates 350 pieces of modern art from his personal connection
Tycoon and art collector Dimitris Daskopoulos is donating 350 works of art by 142 artists, of which 140 will be given to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST) in …
Turkaegean: Indifference or incompetence?
The already fragile relationship between Athens and Ankara has been strained once again over the European Union granting the trademark approval to the term “Turkaegean” for Turkish tourism campaigns. The …
Iranian refugee on Lesvos island excels in Panhellenic Exams
The Panhellenic Exams reported an ‘example of strength and determination’ from Lesvos, Greece. A young Iranian man, Kouros Durmohamadi Bagi, excelled his Model High School exams and hopes to secure …