Thessaloniki municipal authority meets Monday to discuss a tender for giving the northern port city’s iconic Aristotelous Square a much-needed facelift. The competition aims to spruce up and modernise an area of…
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CNN has singled out the Top 24 Greek dishes that everyone should try, because of their taste and their big nutritional value.
The new national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Wizz Air, began operations with its inaugural flight to Athens last Friday, January 15. The airline will run flights from Abu Dhabi to Thessaloniki as of…
Wanted for being a fighter of the Al-Qaeda affiliated Al-Nusra Front, a Syrian man was arrested in a migrant camp in Thessaloniki after Dutch law enforcement authorities executed an arrest warrant. He…
Illegal immigrants clashed in the centre of Thessaloniki. According to GRTimes, despite COVID-19 lockdowns, there was an incident between two people in front of the surprised eyes of the few people out…
During a televised interview on ANT1 with journalist Nikos Chatzinikolaou, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis discussed the covid-19 vaccination program and the upcoming exploratory talks with Turkey. “We knew that a second…
The first of five state-of-the-art White Arrow trains, is en route to Thessaloniki from Italy, Trainose announced on Monday. The first trip with passengers will be held on the Athens-Thessaloniki route on…
With more people working from home due to COVID-19, Thessaloniki is among the world’s most attractive cities for remote workers, according to a ranking by Big 7 Travel. Greece’s second largest city was…
Thessaloniki resident Zana Santikario Satsoglou, who is 98 years is a survivor of the Holocaust in Auschwitz, was the first resident of a nursing home in the northern port city to get…
It took Lefteris Toulis five days and a crane to complete the street art.
Elias Giovanidis is an example of solidarity and kindness during the coronavirus health crisis. The 24-year-old from Dendropotamos, Thessaloniki cooks and packs meals for families in need. President of the European Commission Ursula…
In a village a few kilometres outside the city of Thessaloniki, a nurse set up an ICU unit at his home to provide the necessary care to his wife and in-laws who…
The Epirote Dance Association of Thessaloniki released an impressive Christmas carol done in the traditional style of northwestern Greece. Due to strict COVID-19 restrictions, the musicians and singers performed the Christmas carol…
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited several public institutions in northern Greece on Wednesday. He began by visiting the “Melissa” Orphanage for Girls in Thessaloniki, where he had the opportunity to speak with…
A 35-year-old Iraqi national was arrested on Friday in Thessaloniki. He was arrested after the Thessaloniki Public Prosecutor’s Office issued an arrest, as, according to a police investigation, from the beginning of…
Christmas is beating in Aristotelous Square, Thessaloniki. The lighting of the 13-meter tall Christmas tree this year took place without music, sparkles, sounds of the Symphony and the usual crowds. The impressive…
Infrastructure, such as charging stations, presupposes the development of electric mobility in Greece. Some of these infrastructures are rushed to be created by the country’s municipalities with funding through special programs, such…
Pavlos Tsakiris from Neochorouda in Thessaloniki, has been named the winner of this year’s ‘EU Young Farmers Prize’. The 36-year-old farmer who was up against 200 young farmers from 21 European Union…
2020’s largest Christmas nativity scene in Europe is located in Thessaloniki. Set up inside the Cultural Center of a well-known hotel in Thessaloniki, Nouvelle, it was created by famous Greek artist Vasilis…
The rate of daily deaths and patients intubated remains high in Greece, despite the fifth week of lockdown. The country is currently in lockdown 2.0 which is scheduled to end on January 7,…