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The Unknown Cart Maker Who Contributed to the Liberation of Thessaloniki

Sometimes history is made of footnotes; little unknown details that turn out to be of great importance. Like the case of an unknown peasant from Kouliakia village who had a simple but brilliant idea that helped the Greek army...

Twelve Detained in Thessaloniki After Anti-Turkish Protest Reaches Ataturk's Home

A total of twelve protesters were detained by Greek police officers on Thursday morning in Thessaloniki and charged with breaking security measures by entering the city's Kemal Ataturk Museum. A Greek anarchist group claimed responsibility for the protest, which included...

Abandoned Busts of Macedonian Heroes Will Stand Once Again in Thessaloniki

Several statues of heroes from the Macedonian struggle for union with Greece in the early twentieth century are set to return to a prominent place in a Thessaloniki square, the city's mayor announced on Monday. The marble busts of Greek...

Three Dead as Vehicle Crammed with Migrants Crashes in Northern Greece

Greek police said on Thursday that three people were killed and at least 12 were injured when a vehicle crammed with migrants crashed into an oncoming car and then tumbled off a cliff. The collision took place late Wednesday near...

Former Nazi Bunker in Thessaloniki to Become Digital History Learning Lab

Thessaloniki's Anatolia College announced recently that it will turn four underground rooms on its premises which were used as Nazi shelters during WWII into a digital space to host history workshops. The shelter was built on Macedonia Hill in Pylea,...

Several Passengers Injured in Bus Crash in Northern Greece (video)

An intercity bus crashed into a metal barrier along the eastbound lane of the Thessaloniki-Edessa highway on Tuesday, injuring at least 12 people. According to initial reports citing the ambulance service, nine women and three men ranging in age from...

Shocking Footage Emerges of Elderly Football Fan Murdered in Thessaloniki

Shocking video footage has emerged of an elderly football fan being pushed over and killed by a fellow spectator at a football game in Thessaloniki on Sunday. The footage shows 70-year-old Nikos Triglianos arguing with another spectator during the Apollon...

Greek Summer Comes to an Abrupt End as Floods Hit Thessaloniki (video)

A fierce storm hit Thessaloniki on Thursday night, resulting in dozens of homes being flooded and two motorists becoming marooned along submerged streets which were completely submerged in murky water. The fire service received more than 150 calls with seventeen...

Pfizer Pharma Conglomerate to Establish Tech Hub in Thessaloniki, Greece

Pfizer, the American multinational pharmaceutical corporation, is planning to establish a digital research hub with a focus on artificial intelligence and big data analytics in Thessaloniki, Greece it emerged earlier in the week. The Thessaloniki hub is part of a...

University of Crete Ranked Best Academic Institution in Greece, According to New Study

According to the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which was published on Wednesday, the University of Crete takes first place among all of Greece's higher education institutions for the academic year 2019-2020. This specific ranking uses a total...