Alexander the Great, otherwise referred to as the “King of Kings” was born on July 20 or 21, 356 B.C. in Pella, Macedonia. He was tutored by philosopher Aristotle until the age…
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Residents of Greece’s northern neighbour are not content with using the name “North Macedonia” and are trying to create a backdoor to force Greece to accept calling them “Macedonia.” Skopje’s unprecedented claim…
On this day in 1913 during the 2nd Balkan War, the Greek Army liberated and triumphantly entered the city of Drama in Macedonia, ending 529 years of Foreign (Turkish and Bulgarian) Occupation.…
On June 10, 323 BC in the late evening, after battling an unknown illness for nearly two weeks, Alexander the Great (Megas Alexandros), otherwise referred to as the “King of Kings”, quietly…
Northeast of Thessaloniki, part of East Macedonia and Thrace, the port town of Kavala serves as an excellent base for visiting the ancient city of Philippi and wine tastings around the mountains.…
Graffiti was sprayed on the path in front of the Pontian Genocide Monument in Arnissa, a town in the Pella regional unit of Macedonia, on the occasion of May 19, the Pontian…
A YouTuber from Germany with heritage from the country known today as “North Macedonia”, has uploaded a new video that he said is a “very controversial topic” and that he was “contemplating…
Greece’s northern neighbour now known as “North Macedonia” has a policy of imposing an artificial identity with a falsification of Bulgarian history that does nothing good and divides society further, said Bulgarian…
Even today, the famous Hellenic symbol, the Sun of Vergina, that was withdrawn as an official symbol of the country now known as “North Macedonia” as part of the Interim Agreement signed…
Ekaterina Zaharieva, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister, spoke about the so-called “Macedonian language and history” in her last interview with the Bulgarian television Kanal 3. Unsurprisingly, this has caused an outroar in Skopje’s…
In the past two weeks, it has become quite clear that “North Macedonia’s” European integration is facing a major obstacle. The demands from Bulgaria have thrown a spanner in the works as…
The first ever Foreign Affairs Minister of the Former Yugoslavia Republic of “Macedonia” (now known as “North Macedonia”) after the breakup of Yugoslavia in 1991, Denko Maleski, caused an outraged in Skopje’s…
The current situation and the exact population of the Greek Community of Skopje is not known, as government data from the 2002 census did not reflect the reality and the number was…
Greece’s Health Ministry’s coronavirus spokesman and infectious diseases professor, Sotiris Tsiodras gave the daily government update on the coronavirus situation affecting the country confirming 81 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece…
An innovative group of volunteers in Greece has produced straws made of wheat, a new eco-friendly alternative that is being applauded worldwide. The volunteers from the northern Greek city of Kilkis searched…
Thessaloniki, Greece’s second-largest city is set to open the doors to its first smart hotel. Greek hotel company Anatolia Hospitality is behind the new hotel in Thessaloniki: ONOMA, the first to open under the company’s…
Central Macedonia has become Greece’s most popular region for tourists, winning over international visitors and welcoming 7.9 million tourists in 2018, up by 22 percent against 2016, and accounting for 22 percent of…
Thessaloniki is known for its cool art scene, buzzing nightlife, and fabulous café culture. Thessalonians love nothing more than sipping on their latte, Freddo, or Greek kafe, while spending time catching up…
Greek authorities announced a vehicle carrying 14 Syrians crashed early Monday in Macedonia, injuring all passengers in a car that failed to stop for a police check and is believed to have…
A store in Drama, Macedonia, is hiring people with special needs to help them integrate into society and says, “We do not want people to come here because they feel sorry for…