On the 28th October, 2018, Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old man belonging to the native Greek community of Northern Epirus in today’s Southern Albania, was shot dead by Albanian police near Vouliaratis, around…
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Xronia Polla to Nikos Vertis who turns 44 years old today! The Greek-Dutch singer was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands in 1976, before moving to Thessaloniki with his family at the age of five.…
Partygoers are subjected to temperature checks before they enter one of the largest entertainment venues in Thessaloniki, ‘ORAMA The music show’, Protothema reported. Due to the new measures, the nightclub had to…
‘ORAMA The music show’ in Thessaloniki has found a solution to the new coronavirus measures. On Monday, the Greek government announced a series of new emergency measures to curb the spread of…
Anyone lucky enough to be in Greece at the moment, must enjoy the August Full Moon events. On August 3, seventy-seven archaeological sites, monuments and museums across Greece will host free cultural events.…
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has proposed ways to curb overtourism on one of the world’s popular but overcrowded islands, Santorini. With more than two million people flocking to the…
The largest Vasilopita was created by the Baker’s Union of Athens, Proasti and Peristeri along with the Municipality of Peristeri, to celebrate the New Year in a unique celebration at the Town…
Xronia Polla to two of Greece’s most popular artists, Nikos Vertis who turns 43 years old and Demy who turns 28 today! Nikos Vertis The Greek-Dutch singer was born in Gorinchem, Netherlands…
If you’re anywhere near water in Greece on Sunday 18th of August, you must go to the nearest lighthouse as Greece’s navy will be opening twenty-eight lighthouses to the public, as part of…
The Municipal Council of Athens is placing a statue of Alexander the Great in the centre of Athens, on the corner of Vassilissis Olgas and Amalia Street. Construction of the base is…
The community of Sitia in Crete has been left shocked and saddened by the news of a local Cretan man who strangled his wife to death in front of their two young…
Athenians are in protest against the construction of ten-storey buildings around the Acropolis Hill in Greece’s capital, which hides part of the historical Parthenon. Local residents have initiated an appeal with more than 4,100 residents…
Weather conditions in Greece are expected to turn icy cold again on Wednesday and Thursday before taking a sharp turn for the worse on Friday and especially over the weekend. Very cold…
Thousands of family, friends, and locals from Crete turned up to bid a final farewell to young couple Rodoula Tsgaraki and Kostas Giannakis, as well as Rodoula’s sister Marinela and her mother…
Dynamic Greek duo Vanessa Archontidou and her teammate Christina Flambouri have set out to “conquer” the world’s highest mountains and on April 5 will embark on their toughest challenge yet, as they…
Greek authorities confirmed that rescue crews have recovered the bodies of four people who were swept away in their car by a swollen river in Crete, following heavy rainfall in the region.…
Greek PM Alexis Tsipras and his North Macedonia counterpart Zoran Zaev were awarded the Ewald von Kleist Award in recognition of their efforts to end the name dispute between the two countries.…
A search operation is currently underway in the area of Mires in Heraklion, Crete, as four people in a car were swept away by flood waters at the passage of Geropotamos. According…
The Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDCP) announced on Thursday that the flu virus has claimed a total of 56 lives. According to the HCDCP, complications from the flu during…
Greek authorities have busted a major racket offering illegal naturalisations that helped dozens of Syrians and Lebanese immigrants to fraudulently acquire Greek citizenship. The revelation came from the General Inspector of Public…