Thessaloniki

Authorities in Greece seized another major shipment of cocaine on Friday as global production, according to reports, has reached record levels. According to a police announcement the cocaine was hidden in a container bringing bananas from Latin America to the...

The Petralona Cave and museum in Halkidiki, northern Greece, will reopen to the public by June 2023, following restoration works

Legendary Greek basketball player Nikos Galis was presented with an honorary doctorate in sports by the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki on Tuesday. He was honored both for his contributions to sports and culture and for his invaluable contributions to society...

11-year-old Evangelia Siskou from Thessaloniki has been crowned chess world champion in the category for girls up to 13 at the World Championship held in Rhodes over the weekend. She achieved 7.5 points in 9 matches (7 wins, 1 loss,...

Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest city, is both historic and avant-garde, and an ideal destination for a short city break.

Greek female basketball player, Elena Tsineke, was drafted by the Washington Mystics on Tuesday and will now play in the WNBA – the top women’s basketball league in the world. Born in Thessaloniki, Greece, Tsineke was selected out of the...

An oil spill from a cargo ship in the Port of Thessaloniki on Thursday has alarmed authorities who are racing against time to prevent pollution from spreading further. Although the spill is relatively small, covering an area of approximately seventy...

On Sunday Greece commemorated the first deportations of Greek Jews from Thessaloniki to the Nazi camps where thousands perished during the Holocaust. Holding white balloons captioned ‘Never Again’, around a thousand people of all ages marched to the old railway...

On Friday, the Greek airline SKY Express announced that it is offering members of Greece's student community free air travel tickets between Athens and Thessaloniki in the aftermath of the Tempi train tragedy. Free flights for students in Athens and...

A museum that will host part of the antiquities discovered during the excavations of the Thessaloniki metro will be created at the Fountain metro station, the Greek Ministry of Culture announced at the weekend. The metro works uncovered more than...