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Culture
Culture Min Visits Bayed Mosque Damaged by Fire, Says Restorations will Start ASAP
Culture Minister Lydia Koniordou visited on Sunday the ruins of the Bayezid Mosque in Didimotycho, which was destroyed by a blaze on March 22, and said restoration of the 14th century building will start as soon as possible.
“I came...
Greece
Celebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque in Northern Greece Badly Damaged by Fire
The Celebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque, also known as Bayed Mosque located in northern Greece in the town of Didymoticho close to the Greek-Turkish border suffered extensive damage due to a fire on Wednesday, authorities have reported.
The mosque was completed...
Crime
Three Trolley Buses Set Ablaze in Athens and Kifissia ISAP Train Station Vandalized
In the late hours of Monday, three trolley buses were set on fire in downtown Athens, police have reported.
Initial reports reveal that the trolley buses were set ablaze by unknown assailants near the Polytechnic building and that there were no...
Greece
Fire Causes Damage at Nea Kavala Migrant Center, No Injuries Reported
According to sources, on Monday morning in northern Greece a fire broke out in a migrant reception center in Nea Kavala, Kilkis.
Officials are not sure how the fire began at around 6 a.m. and are looking into possible causes...
Greece
Fire at Oraiokastro Migrant Camp Injures Three Syrian Refugees
A fire broke out from unknown circumstances around 4:45 am on Wednesday morning at the migrant camp in Oraiokastro in northern Greece.
Three Syrian refuges, two children and their mother, were injured when their tent caught fire. The eight-year old...
Environment
Syros Brush Fire Partially Under Control by Firefighters
Firefighters are trying to contain a brush fire that broke out Tuesday afternoon on the Greek island of Syros, authorities have reported.
According to the latest accounts, authorities say that the fire has been partially contained and has not spread...
Hollywood
Hank Azaria’s Apartment Damaged in Fire
A blaze in the Central Park West neighborhood of New York City damaged several luxury apartments, including actor Hank Azaria's $9.2 million home.
The fire was caused indirectly by renovation in actress Amy Irving's home, which was located just a...
Greece
Vessel to Arrive on Lesvos to Accommodate Migrants Following Blaze at Moria Camp
As a fire raged through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos Monday night, more than half of the 4,400 residents of the overcrowded camp fled the blaze, only to return on Tuesday to ashes.
The large...
Environment
Fires on Thassos Continue to Burn out of Control for Second Day; Damaged Homes, Villages Evacuated (video)
The four fires that started around dawn on Saturday on the Greek island of Thassos continue to burn out of control for a second day, authorities have reported on Sunday.
Saturday officials of the fire department and the municipality of...
Environment
Lightening May Have Caused Fires Burning on Thassos Island; Two Villages Evacuated
Four fires have sparked since dawn on the Greek island of Thassos.
The blazes in the early morning caused the immediate evacuation of the entire vicinity and villages of Prinos Kazaviti and St. Panteleimon by the fire department and the municipality of Thassos.
The...


