Mati

The Lyrio Childrens Foundation, an orphanage based in the village of Neos Voutzas which was destroyed in the deadly fires in east Attica in July of 2018, opened its doors again on Sunday to conduct the wedding ceremony of a...

A touching tribute to the 102 victims of the 2018 fire in Mati, eastern Attica, where 102 people lost their lives has been created by a street artist who goes by the name of "Hambas" in nearby Rafina, Greece. The...

Political analysts have often described the behavior of Greek voters during the economic crisis as "vote to punish" tactics. If a citizen disapproves of a government policy, they are likely to vote in favor of the opposition in order...

Greek media revealed on Wednesday that Greece is notably absent from the newly-established ''RescEU'' initiative, a common European Union fleet dedicated to firefighting. The ''RescEU'' project aims to assist the national authorities in any EU member state when natural disasters, such...

NBA phenomenon Giannis Antetokounmpo offered to finance the creation of a basketball arena in Rafina, Attica, Mayor Evangelos Bournus revealed recently. The revelation was made by journalist Dimitris Kottaridis, who posted on his Facebook profile on Sunday that during a...

The Greek government is under renewed pressure over the deadly July 2018 fire at Mati following a new documentary aired on Thursday. The film brought to light the and shortcomings, and at times, outright negligence, of the authorities in...

The Athens Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday that twenty people will be brought up on charges related to the deadly fire at the resort of Mati last July, which claimed the lives of one hundred people. The individuals charged include...

Greece's President Prokopis Pavlopoulos will grant Greek citizenship to three migrant fishermen who helped rescue dozens of people from the sea during the deadly fire at Mati last summer. One hundred people died in the disaster, which struck eastern Attica...

The year 2018 was a tumultuous one for Greece, marked by tragic events such as the East Attica fires which claimed the lives of 99 people and the destruction of the entire town of Mati. The political world was...

Almost five months since the devastating fires in East Attica, a 73 year-old man died of his burns at the Evangelismos hospital in Athens. The latest fire victim brings the number of known total casualties to 100. The fires that began...