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Vandals Ransack University Campus in Thessaloniki (photos)

Unknown assailants stormed the administrative office of the University Of Macedonia (PAMAK), on Wednesday evening in Thessaloniki, and caused extensive damage to the interior. According to reports, about a dozen hooded men stormed the building without being noticed by the...

Greek Court Gives 1,489-year Sentence to Migrant Smugglers

A court in northern Greece has sentenced 23 people to prison terms ranging from eight to 1,489 years for smuggling Iraqi and Syrian refugees into the country from the Turkish border in 2015 and 2016. The Thessaloniki court imposed the...

Angry Demonstrators Jeer Tsipras on the Eve of National Strike (video)

Angry municipal workers jeered the Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, as he was leaving his office in Thessaloniki on Wednesday. Earlier, the Greek PM apparently refused to meet a delegation of the workers, mostly staff, whose contracts are about to...

Construction of Holocaust Museum in Thessaloniki to Start in January

The mayor of Thessaloniki announced that construction for the long awaited Holocaust Museum in the city, will begin in January. Yannis Boutaris said during a meeting of the municipal council on Tuesday, that the museum "will be a project of...

Historic Battleship 'Averoff' Bids Farewell to Thessaloniki (photos, video)

The historic Hellenic Navy battleship "Georgios Averoff" set sail from the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Tuesday; after a two month stay, and has begun its long journey back to Athens and its usual berth at the Trocadero...

Heart-breaking Moment as Woman in Thessaloniki Discards Dog (video)

A video showing a woman driver discarding a dog on a busy street in Thessaloniki, has gone viral. The woman, seen driving a red car, opens the door to let the dog out. She then takes a few seconds to perhaps...

Antiquities Smuggling Arrest in Thessaloniki

A 67-year old man, owner of a shop in downtown Thessaloniki was arrested for antiquities smuggling. A raid in his house and his shop revealed objects made of clay dated back to the Bronze Era and the Hellenistic Period as...

Student Halls at Thessaloniki University Left to Rot (photos, video)

Students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki warn of a health hazards, as photos emerge of their halls of residence depicting a picture of complete abandonment. Cracked ceilings, mold in toilets, smashed washbasins and unstable elevators are only some of the...

Feta Cheese Exporters to Benefit from EU-Canada Trade Agreement

Greek exporters of feta cheese will benefit from the CETA trade agreement between the EU and Canada for four reasons, the president of the Hellenic-Canadian Chamber of Commerce (HCCC) Konstantinos Katsigiannis said on Monday. Katsigiannis was speaking at a...

Mayor of Thessaloniki Calls FYROM "Macedonia" During Skopje Visit

The mayor of Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, referred to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) with its constitutional name "Macedonia," during his visit to Skopje. Boutaris met with FYROM’s President Georgi Ivanov and Prime Minister Zoran Zaev. In comments to the assembled...