Greece

A fire broke out onboard a ferry that had initiated its trip from Greece's Igoumenitsa to Venice in Italy. The fire broke out at the fourth level of the ''Olympic Champion's'' garage, affecting two trucks that were traveling on it. According...

A truck carrying 25 illegal immigrants was found at Igoumenitsa port. The truck was heading to Italy, leading authorities to believe that Greece was the transition point for the vehicle carrying the human cargo. The truck was supposedly carrying spare parts and...

A quantity of 15,9 kg of heroin was hidden in a camper van that would travel from the Greek port of Igoumenitsa to the Port of Ancona in Italy. Coast Guard officers and the Drug Enforcement Administration in Igoumenitsa...

Αn earthquake was felt at about 8am on Sunday on the island of Corfu and nearby port-city Igoumenitsa. Geology Professor Efthymios Lekkas told private channel SKAI that the tremor measured 4.5 on the Richter scale. The earthquake had a shallow focal...

The coastguard of Igoumenitsa port in Western Greece arrested an army officer because he was the driver of a truck carrying illegal migrants. In particular, the truck was carrying oranges and seventy illegal migrants that were hidden in a special...

Igoumenitsa was the first stop on our journey to explore Greece’s migration situation. The town has become a hotspot for migrants, who have set-up camps on the mountainside next to the port.

According to Igoumenitsa port officials, 120 kilos of heroin was confiscated yesterday in an Italy bound truck holding Croatian plates. The drugs were found in packets weighting 450-500 grams each. The Serbian driver was arrested and will be held...

On December 28, 2014, the Norman Atlantic, a passenger ferry, caught fire in the Strait of Otranto in the Adriatic Sea en route from the Greek port of Patras to Ancona, Italy. The Norman Atlantic became one of the deadliest...

Paxos, also called Paxoi and Antipaxoi, offers another side of Greek culture, full of art, history, and stunning landscapes.

Hopes are fading for the ten people who remain missing five days after a fire scorched a ferry that had been traveling from Greece to Italy. Firefighters are still fighting to put out the blaze on the Euroferry Olympia, which...

In late October, a ten-year-old Greek girl wrote a letter to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakios Mitsotakis shortly before he imposed a nationwide lockdown, fearing that the coming measures would mean her birthday party in November would be canceled. The Greek...

As Greece opens its borders to international tourists, various ferry routes between the country and Italy have also been reestablished amidst the coronavirus pandemic. On late Wednesday, July 1, a ferry route linking Italy to the Greek port city of...

The decision by the European Union to extend the ban on American tourists entering the bloc until at least July 15 has alarmed thousands of Greek-Americans who were planning to visit the homeland in the summer of 2020. Greek consular...

Greek authorities are on high alert following the alarming outbreak of the coronavirus in Italy. As of Monday morning, at least five individuals in northern Italy have died from the disease and more than 200 active coronavirus cases have...

Greek cruise industry insiders are increasingly alarmed about the effect of the coronavirus epidemic on the tourist industry as Chinese bookings have stopped completely and the virus has spread to Italy, a major cruise connection point with Greece. "We are...