Chios
Festivals
Chios Island Marked Easter With Spectacular Rocket War
The rocket war, one of the most beautiful, spectacular and yet dangerous Easter spectacles of Greece, revived on Saturday night on Chios.
Business
Female Farmer Makes a Name from Greece’s Chios to Maldives
A woman farmer at Greece's Chios has opened the doors to unimaginable international potential with her organic aromatic herb business
Europe
Mayors of Greek Islands Call for Changes to EU Migration Pact
The mayors of the three Greek islands which have borne the worst of the migration crisis asked for an amendment to the new EU migration pact.
Greece
Chios Migrant Center in Lockdown; New Coronavirus Measures Imposed Nationwide
On Wednesday, a migrant and refugee identification and reception center on the Greek island of Chios was closed down after what the Greek health authorities termed "numerous" new coronavirus cases were diagnosed there.
In a press release, the Migration Ministry...
Business
Female Greek Farmer Makes a Name from Chios to Maldives
Her love for her homeland and determination to create a pioneering business on her native island of Chios have opened the doors to unimaginable international potential for young Greek farmer Argyro Koutsouradi and her rapidly growing, organic aromatic herb...
Greece
Migrant Camp on Chios on Full Lockdown Due to Coronavirus; Migrant Hotels Closed
The VIAL Reception and Identification Center for migrants on the Greek island of Chios was placed under full lockdown due to two cases of the coronavirus being diagnosed there as of Thursday, authorities announced. The complete lockdown will continue...
Environment
Firefighters Contain Large Fire in Greece's Chios
Greek firefighters have managed to contain a large fire on the island of Chios on Wednesday, after two villages were ordered to evacuate.
The fire was raging in the Kampos area aided by powerful winds are pushing the fire fronts...
Greece
Turkish Coast Guard Harasses Greek Fishermen in New Video
Two Turkish Coast Guard vessels harassed a Greek fishing boat off the island of Oinousses, near Chios in the eastern Aegean in the most recent incident of its kind, apparently occurring on Thursday morning.
According to the local web site...
Greece
Violent Clashes Erupt in VIAL Migrant Camp on Chios Island
Holy Saturday was marked by violent events on the island of Chios, and more specifically inside and around the VIAL refugee and migrant camp.
The clashes began when a 47-year old Iraqi woman was declared dead, after a few days of...
Greece
Priest and Parishioner Detained on Chios for Violating Coronavirus Restrictions
A Greek Orthodox priest and a woman who wanted to attend church services were detained on Holy Saturday on the Greek island of Chios, both accused of failing to abide by the restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Father...