Northern Epirus

December 8, 1940 - Greek Army liberates Argyrokastro in Northern Epirus again

During the Greco-Italian War of World War II, the capital of Northern Epirus in Southern Albania, Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër),…

8 December 2024

On this day in 2018, Albanian police killed Konstantinos Katsifas for raising the Greek flag on ‘OXI Day’

On the 28th of October 2018, Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old man belonging to the native Greek community of Northern Epirus…

28 October 2024

Ioannis Lagos Declares Nazi Allegiance During Golden Dawn Trial

In a dramatic moment during the ongoing Golden Dawn trial, Ioannis Lagos, a convicted member of the criminal organisation, openly…

25 May 2024

ALBANIA: The killer of the elderly Greek couple in Northern Epirus was a 69-year-old fellow villager

The 80-year-old man and the 84-year-old woman were murdered during a fight over previous disputes - About 50,000 euros were…

6 May 2024

Albania: Three villagers were interrogated for the death of the elderly Greek couple in Northern Epirus

Police sources said that the interrogated were two residents of the Greek minority village and a herdsman. Police investigations in…

3 May 2024

ALBANIA: Elderly Greek couple brutally murdered in Northern Epirus

The brutal murder of an elderly Greek couple in the Dropoli region of Northern Epirus is being investigated by the…

2 May 2024

Fredi Beleri: The mayor of Heimara withdrew his resignation, Rama does not find his own trusted plant

The arrest of the elected mayor of Heimara (Χιμάρα, Albanian: Himarë) is developing into a political crisis centred on the…

25 December 2023

December 8, 1940 - Greek Army liberates Argyrokastro in Northern Epirus again

During the Greco-Italian War of World War II, the capital of Northern Epirus in Southern Albania, Argyrokastro (Αργυρόκαστρο, Albanian: Gjirokastër),…

8 December 2023

Albanian court postpones appeal of elected Himare mayor Beleri to Dec 11

Tirana's special court against corruption decided on Monday to postpone for December 11 the appeal of the elected mayor of…

5 December 2023

On this day in 2018, Albanian police killed Konstantinos Katsifas for raising the Greek flag on ‘OXI Day’

On the 28th October 2018, Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old man belonging to the native Greek community of Northern Epirus in…

28 October 2023

Mayor Fredi Beleri Incarceration: Albania's Decades-Long Persecution of Greeks

Dionysis-Fredi Beleri, the ethnic Greek mayor-elect of the town of Himara in southern Albania, was arrested only two days before…

3 October 2023

Greek Bar Associations delegation visits Fredi Beleri in Durrës prison

A delegation of the plenary of presidents of Greek Bar Associations visited Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himare, at…

20 September 2023

HIMARA: Beleri's lawyers meets with Greek counterparts in Athens

The lawyer representing Fredi Beleri, the elected mayor of Himara (Χιμάρα, Albanian: Himarë) in detention in Tirana, visited the Athens…

9 September 2023

The elected mayor of Himara ended the career of Olta Xhaçka, Albania's foreign minister

The impeachment of the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Olta Xhaçka, by Prime Minister Edi Rama, is not…

8 September 2023

Greece's requests in the WW2 Peace Treaty talks - The Arda Valley, Northern Epirus and the Dodecanese Islands

Unfortunately for Greece with an ongoing civil war, the Greeks could not effectively defend themselves in the Peace Treaty talks…

2 August 2023

May 30, 1913: Southern Epirus, Macedonia and Aegean islands unify with Greece from Ottoman Empire

On this day in 1913, the Balkan League, consisting of Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia and Montenegro, utterly defeated the Ottoman Empire,…

30 May 2023

The Greek Minority of Albania celebrated Epiphany - See the photos

The autocephalous Greek community in Northern Epirus (southern Albania) celebrated with splendor the feast of Epiphany. In Dervitsani (Δερβιτσάνη, Albanian:…

7 January 2023

DUA LIPA: Albanian-British superstar is building a multimillion-dollar mansion in Greek minority zone

British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa is building a multimillion-dollar mansion in Agioi Saranta (Άγιοι Σαράντα, Albanian: Sarandë) in the Greek Minority…

1 January 2023

Mitsotakis to Greek Minority in Heimarra: "It is Albania's obligation to respect your rights"

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Heimarra where he visited the Greek school Homeros. The prime minister received a warm…

22 December 2022

On this day in 2018, Albanian police killed Konstantinos Katsifas for raising the Greek flag on ‘OXI Day’

On the 28th October 2018, Konstantinos Katsifas, a 35-year-old man belonging to the native Greek community of Northern Epirus in…

28 October 2022

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