Kalamata
Greece
Golden Dawn’s Festival Angers Kalamata
A storm of protests has risen in Kalamata after Golden Dawn’s decision to organize a festival for its voters around Greece on August 4, the day the dictator, Ioannis Metaxas, carried out his self-coup in 1936.
Municipal factions, Kalamata’s Anti-Fascism...
Greece
Aegean Airlines in Kalamata
Aegean Airlines now flies from Kalamata to nine international destinations. The company's new operational base is added to Thessaloniki, Heraklion, Corfu, Rhodes and Kos. The opening took place on March 10 at the Captain Vasilis Constantakopoulos airport with the...
Greece
Quake Measuring 5.0 Strikes off Southern Greek Coast
An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck in the Mediterranean just off Greece's southern coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
The quake occurred at 7:42 a.m. (0542 GMT), 34...
Greece
5.6 Magnitude Quake Hits off Greek Coast
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Greece on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was one of the largest to strike the country this year.
USGS reports that the quake was 34 miles southwest...