Ioannina
Crime
Elderly Couple Beaten to Death in Ioannina
An investigation is under way to identify a murder suspect of a 72-year-old national and his 73-year-old wife, who were found murdered inside their home in a village of Ioannina, Ktismata, on the Greek-Albanian border. The elderly couple according...
Greece
Ark Of The World In Ioannina
The humanitarian work of the Ark of the World has crossed the borders of Athens. Father Antonios, the soul of the effort, is in the border municipality of Pogoni, Ioannina, where he finalized an agreement with city officials for...
Culture
Tsarouhi Makers Lost In Time
A pair of tsarouhia hanging on the wall of a shoe repair store in a beautiful traditional alley in the old market of Ioannina, was the occasion to meet with one of the last tsarouhi makers in Epirus.
The 54-year-old...
Crime
Drugs Flow Through Greek Border With Albania
“The law enforcement authorities in Epirus are faced on a daily basis with an organized crime, that of drug trafficking from Albania to Greece, a natural bridge, as it borders on the neighboring country, 240 kilometers in length, while...
Greece
New Folk Art Museum in Ioannina
Fotis Rapakousis from Ioannina, the capital city of Epirus, north-western Greece, decided to donate his precious collection of relics and set up a Folk Art Museum on the island of Lake Ioannina.
In this museum priceless relics, artifacts and objects of...
Europe
Turkish Airlines Opens Wings to Ioannina
A delegation of Turkish Airlines visited Ioannina on Oct.8-9, to expand the company's cooperation with the city. A meeting was held between the General Director of Turkish Airlines in Greece, Gulay Ozturk, and the Mayor of Ioannina, F. Filho.
The...
Canada
Canadian Firm Submitted Application for Exploration License in Ioannina, Greece
Petra Petroleum Inc. is a Vancouver-based company that announced they have submitted an application in response to the Greece Open Door invitation in order to be granted rights for the exploration of hydrocarbons.
The Canadian Corporation, in collaboration with Energean...
Europe
15-Year-Old Student from Northern Epirus was Named Miss Albania 2012
A 15-year-old student coming from Dropolis in Northern Epirus was appointed Miss Albania 2012. The beauty competition took place in the country's capital, Tirana.
Cleoniki Deliyiorgi lives in Ioannina along with her family. Her father, Michael Deliyiorgis, has been sentenced...
Europe
Spyros Kostadimas Elected President of Pan Epirotic Federation of Europe
Spyros Kostadimas was elected President of the Pan Epirotic Federation of Europe by the members of the Federation, who recompensed his long lasting contribution to the Pan Epirotic issues.
The Federation meeting took place in Frankfurt, Germany and included representatives...
Greece
Northern Greece Embraces Olympic Flame for London Games, Next Stop Being Greek-Turkish Borders
Northern Greece embraced the Olympic Flame Sunday that burns for the 2012 London Games on the fourth day of the Torch Relay that will continue Monday towards the Greek-Turkish borders.
Starting from the city of Ioannina in the western part...