Lavrio
Environment
Wildfire Southeast of Athens Leads to Refugee Camp Evacuation
Firefighters are battling Thursday to contain a wildfire which broke out near an arms factory near the town of Lavrio, some 50 kilometers (30 miles) southeast of Athens.
The fire service says the blaze is not directly threatening the arms...
Greece
Greek Minister: 'We are not Going to Turn Greece into a Refugee Concentration Camp'
Greece 's response to the refugee crisis will partly depend on Europe making progress with plans for the relocation of refugees, Alternate Minister for Migration Yiannis Mouzalas said in an interview with the newspaper "Avghi" on Sunday.
"We are not...
Greece
Strong Winds and Snow Disrupt Greece Again, One Dead From Uprooted Tree Fall [Video]
One death and two injuries have been recorded in Greece due to deteriorating weather conditions in the eastern island of Lesvos when their car was crushed by an uprooted poplar in the road connecting the island's capital town Mytilene and...
Crime
Boat Carrying Weapons Detected in Chios
Early in the morning of July 30, the port police detected a vessel of about seven meters moving between Chios and Oinousses. A port police patrol boat rushed to the spot and immobilized it.
According to the police announcement, two...