The village of Echinos in the region of Xanthi, northern Greece, will continue to be on a strict lockdown for another five days (until June 30). Echinos was placed on lockdown for…
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A drive-through coronavirus testing station has been set up in Xanthi to quickly, safely and conveniently test people for the novel virus. Patients will drive through the site, wind down their windows…
Greece’s Civil Protection placed the village of Echinos in the region of Xanthi, northern Greece, on a strict lockdown for a week following 73 new coronavirus cases and four deaths over the…
The President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou was declared an honorary citizen of Xanthi on Thursday. “The city of Xanthi and the region of Thrace in general was and must continue…
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.…
It was the early morning hours of May 14, 1920, when the advancing Greek army, entering the city of Komotini, victorious and liberating, were singing. Their first verse: “Dawn dawned and we…
Among the sad pictures that prevail in hospitals during the pandemic, there are also moments of joy and excitement. Dedicated to the medical staff at the General Hospital of Xanthi, Health Minister Vasilis…
Greece has reported a further 82 cases of coronavirus, pushing the country’s total to 1,314. According to the daily press briefing from Health Ministry spokesperson and infectious diseases expert Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, seven more…
Greece’s Civil Protection Deputy Minister, Nikos Hardalias presented the government’s daily coronavirus briefing on Wednesday where it was announced the country had 78 news cases and 22 deaths to date. During the…
In the wake of PAOK and Xanthi both being found guilty of multi-ownership, the Greek government has proposed the removal of the relegation punishment. Yesterday, the Committee of Professional Sport recommended that…
A resident in Xanthi, a city located in Thrace, has taken advantage of the snowfall and decided to sell snowballs for €0.50 each. The interesting business idea could of been inspired by…
Locals in Thessaloniki and Trikala woke up to their first snow of the season on Wednesday with much of Macedonia, including mountainous parts of Halkidiki welcoming the pretty snowfall for Winter 2019!…
The President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. Prokopios Pavlopoulos, on Sunday unveiled a statue of former Greek Prime Minister Constatine Karamanlis, during a ceremony to honour the late great politician at Dioikitirio…
Greek police found 41 migrants obnubilating in a refrigerated truck at a motorway in northern Greece on Monday, police officials verbally expressed. The migrants, most of them Afghans, were not injured, one…
Greece’s highest administrative court, the Council of State has rejected an appeal by the muftis of Xanthi and Komotini in northern Greece against their obligatory retirement at 67 years of age, which…
Greece’s National Public Health Organisation (NPHO) announced in its weekly report on Thursday that five cases of infection with the West Nile virus have been diagnosed in Greece in 2019, up until…
Greek authorities dismantled an organised illegal infant adoption ring following the arrest of the mastermind and three other alleged gang members in the towns of Evros and Xanthi. According to the announcement…
Greek police raided a mosque in Xanthi, north-eastern Greece, on Tuesday, and arrested an Imam for weapons possession after discovering two guns, a hunting rifle and thirty cartridges in the Islamic place…
The quiet town of Xanthi was seen to violence and clashes with police on Saturday, after a peaceful rally of locals protesting the opening of a branch of political right party Golden…